The Old Man's Complaint Against His Wretched Son, Who to Advance His Marriage Did Undo Himself
"A Ballad Intituled, The Old Mans Complaint against his / Wretched Son, who to Advance his Marriage, did undo himself" is a broadside ballad about an aged father’s plaintive account of the suffering he endured under his son and daughter-in-law. The publication date for this ballad is not definitive. The English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) at the Department of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara lists the dates from 1686-1693, while the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) records the date at 1695. An extant copy of this ballad can be found in the British Library's Collection of Roxburghe Ballads. This ballad is recognized by its opening lines, "ALL you that fathers be, / look on my misery".
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The Old Man's Complaint Against His Wretched Son, Who to Advance His Marriage Did Undo Himself
"A Ballad Intituled, The Old Mans Complaint against his / Wretched Son, who to Advance his Marriage, did undo himself" is a broadside ballad about an aged father’s plaintive account of the suffering he endured under his son and daughter-in-law. The publication date for this ballad is not definitive. The English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) at the Department of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara lists the dates from 1686-1693, while the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) records the date at 1695. An extant copy of this ballad can be found in the British Library's Collection of Roxburghe Ballads. This ballad is recognized by its opening lines, "ALL you that fathers be, / look on my misery".
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"A Ballad Intituled, The Old M ...... hers be, / look on my misery".
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"A Ballad Intituled, The Old M ...... hers be, / look on my misery".
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The Old Man's Complaint Agains ...... His Marriage Did Undo Himself
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