Titles:
Parody on Queen of my heart
First Lines:
I burnt both my hands while a trying
Themes:
Domestic violence
Imprint Names: Catnach, J. , Bennett
Imprint Locations: London , Brighton
Date between 1813 and 1838
Imprint: Printed by J. Catnach, 2, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials [Sold] by Bennett, Brighton
Title: The breeches
First Line: I've often heard Will's wife declare
Themes: Domestic violence
Notes: Slip
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Notes: Slip
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Imprint Names: Pollock, J.K.
Imprint Locations: North Shields
Date between 1815 and 1855
Imprint: Pollock, Printer, North Shields
Notes: Printed in two columns, the first headed \"The husband\", the second \"The wife's answer, in limbo\".
Title: A new song, called The fire shovel
First Line: I married with a scolding wife some twenty years ago
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Imprint: Pitts, Printer, and Toy Warehouse, 6, Great st. andrew street, 7 dials
Title: My wife did wear the breeches
First Line: Come all young men and pray give ear
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Imprint: Pitts, Printer, Toy and Marble Warehouse 6, Great st Andrew street 7 Dials
Title: New married couple
First Line: Come wife sit down by me prithee draw near
Themes: Domestic violence
Notes: Slip
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Notes: Slip
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Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Imprint: Pitts Printer, Wholesale Toy Warehouse, 6, Great st. Andrew street 7 dials
Notes: With a prose piece entitled, \"Petticoats is master\"
Title: The husband's lamentation
First Line: I married with a scolding wife 'bout 20 years ago
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
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Title: Don't keep your wives at home
First Line: Some married ladies I declare
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
[s.l.]
Title: The scolding wife
First Line: I married to a scolping [sic] wife
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: The Poet's box
Imprint Locations: Glasgow
Date 1868
Imprint: ... the Poet's Box ... Saturday morning, Dec. 26, 1868
Title: The chap that married Hannah
First Line: Excuse my coming in
Tune: Hamlet, prince of Demark
Notes: Verse and prose. Three stanzas only of the full ballad
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
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Title: The chap wot married Hannah
First Line: Excuse my coming in where all are gay and merry
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
[s.l.]
Title: My beautiful Jane
First Line: When you've heard my song, you'll say I'm wrong
Authors: Hayden, James
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations: [s.l.]
Notes: Appears in a sheet of two ballads; see Harding B 19(47a).
Title: A new comic song called the Comforts of man
First Line: When I was young what troubles I had cot [sic]
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: Thackeray, W.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1688 and 1689
Imprint: Printed for W. Thackeray near the Crown Tavern in Duck-Lane
Title: The married wives complaint. Or, The hasty bride repents her bargain
First Line: I am a poor married wife God knows
Tune: Come off my mother sirrah, sirrah
References:
ESTC: R233310
Themes: Domestic violence
Imprint Names: Burton, R.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1641 and 1674
Imprint: Printed for R. Burton at the Horse-shoe in West Smithfield
Title: The married mans complaint who took a shrow instead of a saint
First Line: Was ever poor man mistaken so
Tune: Come off my mother, sirrah, sirrah
References:
ESTC: R233388
Themes: Domestic violence
Titles:
The drunkard's story
First Lines:
Tell you my story? well, to please you I'll try
Themes:
Drunkenness
Domestic violence
Titles:
My wife must wear the breeches
My wife did wear the breeches
The battle eve
First Lines:
Come all young men and pray give ear
To-morrow, comrade, we
Come all young men pray give ear
Themes:
Domestic strife
Domestic violence
Titles:
Dick Awl
Dick Awl the cobler
First Lines:
A cobler I am, and my name is Dick Awl
A cobler I am and my name is Dick awl
Themes:
Shoemakers
Domestic violence
Titles:
The hasty damosel. Or, Her worthy praise of her beloved William, a seaman
The married wives complaint. Or, The hasty bride repents her bargain
First Lines:
Mother, pray when shall I marry
I am a poor married wife God knows
Themes:
Marriage prospects
Domestic violence
Titles:
What a fool I must have been to marry Jane
First Lines:
I've just popp'd in to tell you all
Themes:
Marriage
Domestic violence
Titles:
An advice to married women
Advice to married women
First Lines:
Now you married women all
Themes:
Drunkenness
Domestic violence
Titles:
The scolding wives vindication: or, An answer to the Cuckold's complaint
First Lines:
I have been abus'd of late
Themes:
Domestic violence
Adultery
Cuckoldry
Titles:
Three-legged stool
Three legged stool
First Lines:
I love it, I love it, don't think I'm a fool
Themes:
Working class
Domestic violence
Titles:
Don't keep your wives at home
First Lines:
Some married ladies I declare
Themes:
Marriage
Domestic violence
Titles:
Proof
First Lines:
Oh dear what a life is mine
Themes:
Domestic economy
Domestic violence
Titles:
Widow Waddle of Chickabiddy-lane
Widow Waddle. Of Chickabiddy lane
First Lines:
Mrs. Waddle was a widow, and she got no little gain
Mrs.Waddle was a widow, and she got no little gain
Themes:
Shopkeepers
Domestic violence
