Subject Heading: Courtship > Early works to 1800 / Subject (Topic): Disguise

1.
The fortunate lover, or, The old man out-witted

Published / Created:: [1760?]
Call Number:: Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Old man out-witted
Description:: Date from ESTC., Verse begins: "Let all loyal lovers, which round me do stand,", In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the sequence of woodcuts is: a ship near a castle and a couple in the country; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Mounted on leaf 45. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:: s.n.
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Topic):: Broadsides, Ballads, English, Fathers and daughters, Sex roles, Disguise, Man-woman relationships, Courtship, Lifestyle, Impressment, Cruelty, Love, Sailing ships, Castles & palaces, and Country life
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The fortunate lover, or, The old man out-witted

2.
The princely lovers garland

Published / Created:: [between 1783 and 1796?]
Call Number:: Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: Verse -- "Once I read a noble volume,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules; there is no imprint., Divided into four parts; each part headed with a line reading "PART [roman numeral].", Column 2, line 1: "Prince and princess both admire"; column 4, last line: "Since he’s dead let us two die."; last line of text: "He is ace,borrinp royal sir,n." (apparently the last line dropped out and the types were replaced haphazardly)., Some letters of the title appear above the space between the woodcuts; in this printing, all or part of "Y[space]LO" are above the space. The right edge of the left woodcut aligns with the p in "princess" (column 2, line 1)., There are several printings from this setting of the text, with variations in several points: text of column 2/line 1, column 4/last line, and the last line of text; the presence or absence of part numbers; the alignment of the woodcuts with the title and text; and the presence or absence of an imprint., The other printings are ESTC N48661, T44329, N511125, N511126, and T44330., Dated from the address in the imprint found on one printing (ESTC T44330); see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 25. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:: printed by Dicey's or Marshall
Subject (Topic):: Ballads, English, Disguise, Courtship, Lions, Shepherds, Shepherdesses, Animal attacks, and Kings
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The princely lovers garland