The doleful dance, and song of death; intituled, Dance after my pipe. To a pleasant new tune

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  • The doleful dance, and song of death; intituled, Dance after my pipe. To a pleasant new tune
  • Godly ballad of the just man Job.
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Imprint
London: printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, I. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger, [1678 - 1681]
Publication year
1678-1681
ESTC No.
S117492
Grub Street ID
137162
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 1°.
Note
Anonymous. By Thomas Hill

Publication date range from Wing

Verse - "Can you dance the shaking of the sheets,"

Includes: A godly ballad of the just man Job. Wherein his great patience he doth declare, his plagues and his miseries, and yet did not despair. The tune is, The merchant. (Wing G933I)

First line of "A godly ballad" - "Walking all alone,"

Though Wing considers "The doleful dance" and "A godly ballad of the just man Job" separate items, the sheet has only one imprint

"The doleful dance" is formerly STC 6224; identified as STC 6224 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1475-1640" reel 1233.