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Flora's farewel, or, The shepherds love passion song : wherein he doth greatly complain because his love was spent in vain : to a delicate tune; or, A thousand times my love commend.

L. P. (Laurence Price), active 1625-1680?, attributed name, author.; Milbourn, A., -1708, bookseller, publisher.; Onley, W. (William), active 1697-1709, bookseller, publisher.; Thackeray, T., active 1692-approximately 1700, bookseller, publisher.; Harvard College Library, former owner.
1693
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Title
Flora's farewel, or, The shepherds love passion song : wherein he doth greatly complain because his love was spent in vain : to a delicate tune; or, A thousand times my love commend.
Variant title
First line: Flora farewel, I needs must go
Created/published
[London] : Printed for A. Milbourn, W. Onley, and T. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-Lane, [1693?]
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 20 x 34 cm (oblong fol.)
Associated name
L. P. (Laurence Price), active 1625-1680?, attributed name, author.
Milbourn, A., -1708, bookseller, publisher.
Onley, W. (William), active 1697-1709, bookseller, publisher.
Thackeray, T., active 1692-approximately 1700, bookseller, publisher.
Harvard College Library, former owner.
Note
Published anonymously; attributed to Laurence Price (Wing).

Publication date conjecture from Wing.

Printed in four columns, black letter, with woodcuts at head of first two.

Sheet includes: "Fair Flora's answer to the shepherd's song, vvherein she shows that he hath done the wrong".
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R217450
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), P3365
Includes
Fair Flora's answer to the shepherd's song.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library 235- 069b
Genre/form
Ballads.
Songs.
Broadsheet (format)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
235- 069b
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lower outer corner torn away, with some loss of last line and imprint; head scraped, with slight loss. Stamps: "Harvard College Library, May 29 1901"; "Harvard College Library released." Encapsulated.
Folger accession
235069