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Author: Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712

Date printed: 1685

Date printed: 1800-1900

English ballads > Literature & Theatre > Prologue and epilogue to the new comedy, called Sir Courtly Nice, or, It cannot be >

[PAGE 2] [74914340]

Author: Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712

Date printed: 1685

Date printed: 1800-1900

Prologue and epilogue to the new comedy, called Sir Courtly Nice, or, It cannot be

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Description

First line reads: What are the charms by which these happy Isles. In one column. Imprint from colophon. Based on Moreto's play "No puede ser", which is itself an imitation of Lope de Vega's "Mayor imposible".

Shelfmark

Crawford.EB.3399

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Form / genre:

Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides

Dates / events:

1685 [Date printed]

Places:

Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed]

Subject / content:

Ballads
Theatrical productions
Comedies

Person / organisation:

Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712 [Author]
Benskin, Thomas [Bookseller]
Lope de Vega, Félix, 1562-1635 [Bibliographic antecedent]
Moreto, Agustín, 1618-1669 [Bibliographic antecedent]

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English ballads

Description

Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Attribution and copyright:

Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

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