Advice to the ladies of London, in the choice of their husbands. To an excellent new court tune. This may be printed, R.P.

Advice to the ladies of London, in the choice of their husbands. To an excellent new court tune. This may be printed, R.P.

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Advice to the Ladies of LONDON, In the Choice of their Husbands.

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Advice to the Ladies of LONDON, In the Choice of their Husbands.

To an Excellent new Court Tune.

This may be Printed, R.P.

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LAdies of London both wealthy and fair,

whom every Town Fop is pursuing,

Still of your Persons and Purses take care

the greatest deceit lies in Wooing:

From the first rank of the bonny brisk sparks

their Vices I here will discover

Down to the basest mechanick Degree

that so you may chuse out your Lover.

First for the Courtier look to his Estate

before he to far be proceeding,

He of Court Favours and Places will prate,

and settlements make of his Breeding:

Nor wear the yoak of dull Country Clown,

although they are fat in their Purses;

Brush you with Brissles and toping full Fowls.

make Love to their Dogs and their Horses.

But above all, the rank Citizen hate;

the Court or the Country chuse rather;

Would you have a Blockhead that gets an Estate

by Sins of the Cuckold his Father?

The [...]raking Clown intreaging does mar,

the Prentices husting and ranting,

Cit▪ puts on his Sword, when without Temple-Bar

and goes to Whitehall a Gallanting.

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Let no spruce Officer keep you in awe,

the Sword is a thing Transitory;

Nor be blown up by the Lungs of the Law,

a World has been cheated before you:

Soon you will find your Captain grow bold

and then 'twill be hard to get from him,

But if the Lawyer touch your Copy-hold

the Devil can ne'r bring you from him.

Fly like the Plague from the huffing brave Boys

that Court you with many Bravadoes,

Tyr'ing your sences with Bumbast and Noise

and Stories brought from the Barbadoes:

And besides, ever the Doctor, that Fool,

who seeking to mend your Condition,

Tickles your Pulse, peeps in your Close-stool,

then sets up a famous Physitian.

Chuse not a spark that has known the Town,

who makes it his Practice to Bully,

You'd better take up with a Country Clown

he'l make an officious Cully;

You with a word may his Passion appease

and make him a Cuckold at leasure;

Give him but money to live at his ease,

you may follow Intregues at your Pleasure.

Neither admire much a Man that is wil [...]

if e're you intend to deceive him,

He cunning Plots and Intreagues will

and trap you, e're you shall perceive h [...]

Therefore beware that he never disclose

your Tricks, if he do's he will slight

He'l keep a gay Mistriss under your nos [...]

if it be but on purpose to spight you.

But if you'd thrive, and grow wealthy a [...]

then marry a doting old Sinner;

What if you view there Old Time in hi [...]

you will by that bargain be winner;

You may have lusty Gallants good store,

if you can produce but th' Guinea,

And those young Coxcombs your Face w [...]

if this don't please, Old Nick is in y [...]

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LONDON: Printed for J. Back, at the Black Boy, Draw-Bridge on London-Bridge.

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Title statement

Advice to the ladies of London, in the choice of their husbands. To an excellent new court tune. This may be printed, R.P.

D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.

Edition statement

1686-1688?

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Date

2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

B02811

ID [STC]

Wing D2697A

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[5]

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99887569

ID [PROQUEST]

ocm99887569

ID [VID]

183214

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— Advice to the ladies of London, in the choice of their husbands. To an excellent new court tune. This may be printed, R.P., D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723..

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).

Printed for J. Back, at the Black Boy, [...] draw-bridge on London-Bridge.,. London: :: [between 1686-1688]. (Attributed to Thomas D'Urfey.) (Date of publication suggested by Wing) (Verse: "Ladies of London both wealthy and fair ...") (Imperfect: cropped at edge affecting text and imprint.) (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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