88. An excellent ditty

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 46. The passionate lover 1
4. 47. A pleasant country Maying song 8
5. 48. A lover’s lamentation to Phillida 12
6. 49. Anything for a quiet life 16
7. 50. The contented cuckold 22
8. 51. Nobody loves me 29
9. 52. Master Basse’s career 36
10. 53. The falconer’s hunting 40
11. 54. The rimer’s new trimming 43
12. 55. Cheap side’s triumphs 47
13. 56. A brave warlike song 54
14. 57. Sure my nurse was a witch 63
15. 58. Sweetheart, I love thee 70
16. 59. The loving virgin’s complaint 76
17. 60. A quip for a scornful lass 82
18. 61. Here’s to thee, kind Harry 88
19. 62. The beggar’s intrusion 94
20. 63. O gramercy penny 99
21. 64. To him, Bun 104
22. 65. A bachelor’s resolution 110
23. 66. A new merry ballad I have here 116
24. 67. Love’s up to the elbows 124
25. 68. A most sorrowful song of Banister 128
26. 69. I smell a rat 139
27. 70. The defence of Hyde Park 145
28. 71. The merry forester 151
29. 72. A pleasant song of a maiden fair 157
30. 73. A wench for a weaver 162
31. 74. The married woman’s case 169
32. 75. Four witty gossips 174
33. 70. The new soho 180
34. 77. A whetstone for liars 185
35. 78. The Essex man cozened 191
36. 79. Love without luck 196
37. 80. A constant wife 201
38. 81. Under and over 207
39. 82. Rock the baby, Joan 213
40. 83. The praise of London 219
41. 84. A most pleasant dialogue 224
42. 85. The constant wife of Sussex 229
43. 86. Roaring Dick of Dover 234
44. 87. Good admonition 239
45. 88. An excellent ditty 244
46. 89. All lovers’ joy 249
47. 90. The discourse between a soldier and his love 253