A Tragical song, or, Mr. Wil. Montfort, the famous actor, unfortunately kill'd tune of Mary live long.

A Tragical song, or, Mr. Wil. Montfort, the famous actor, unfortunately kill'd tune of Mary live long.

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A Tragical SONG: OR, Mr. Wil. Montfort, The Famous Actor Unfortunately Kill'd.

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A Tragical SONG: OR, Mr. Wil. Montfort, The Famous Actor Unfortunately Kill'd.

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Tune of Mary Live L [...]ng.

GOod People draw near,

And hear my ſad Ditty

With Hearts full of Pity,

This Tragical Year

Is bloudy indeed:

Some they fairly do fight,

Others ſtab'd in the Night,

as they do go home,

Brave Montfort the Player,

B [...]ave Montfort the Player,

He lately was one.

His Name ſtill will laſt

In Court Town or Country,

By Cits, or the Gentry,

Till Ages are paſt

For Acts on the Stage;

For in playing a Part,

He excells the fam'd Hart,

Or Moon that's dead too,

Nay, no one thats living,

Nay, no one thats living,

Can Montfort out-do.

His Carriage was ſuch,

In all Converſation,

To be free from Paſſion,

And never thought much

To oblige any one;

From a Lord to a Cit,

He was free with his VVit,

And Courteous withal:

But now alas Killing,

But now alas Killing,

Is us'd all in all.

Each one does lament

His death ſince lifes ſhortn'd

By bloudy misfortune,

And cries out amain

Poor Montfort is gone,

It is all ore the Town,

VVas the like ever known,

To uſe a man ſo,

when coming to's Lodging,

when coming to's Lodging,

He ſhould be run through.

O cruel hard Fate,

Since Murder's in faſhion,

VVith the Engliſh Nation,

That men cannot ſcape,

Being kill'd by the Sword;

One can hardly paſs by,

But another does cry,

Lets kill the next man.

Some never will leave it,

Some never will leave it,

Untill they be hang'd.

Here's Monfort of late,

Tho young and beloved,

How ſoon Life is moved,

VVhen malice or hate

Shall once reſolve Death,

As he went without Light,

He was run thro that Night,

And dy'd the next day;

So he thats Moon-blinded,

So he thats Moon blinded

May ſoon lo [...]ſe his way.

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London, Printed for Charles Barnes.

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A Tragical song, or, Mr. Wil. Montfort, the famous actor, unfortunately kill'd tune of Mary live long.

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1692

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2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A63041

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Wing T2016A

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ESTC R22784

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12490657

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ocm 12490657

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62367

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— A Tragical song, or, Mr. Wil. Montfort, the famous actor, unfortunately kill'd tune of Mary live long.,

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Printed for Charles Barnes,. London :: [1692]. (Parts of title and text faded.) (Text only.) (Date of publication from Wing.) (Item at 2158:2 identified as Wing T2016B (entry cancelled).)

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