Joans victory over her fellow-servants. A young-man that with many maids does dwell, thought Joan the rest in beauty did excell; Mall was too coy, Jenny was too bold, Kate was too stale, and Nanny was a scold: that he dislikes them all, and would with none be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. Tune of, My own sweet Nichol a cod.

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Joans victory over her fellow-servants. A young-man that with many maids does dwell, thought Joan the rest in beauty did excell; Mall was too coy, Jenny was too bold, Kate was too stale, and Nanny was a scold: that he dislikes them all, and would with none be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. Tune of, My own sweet Nichol a cod.
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[London] :: Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball, near the Hospital-gate, in West-smithfield.,
[between 1670-1696]
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Ballads, English -- 17th century.
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"Joans victory over her fellow-servants. A young-man that with many maids does dwell, thought Joan the rest in beauty did excell; Mall was too coy, Jenny was too bold, Kate was too stale, and Nanny was a scold: that he dislikes them all, and would with none be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. Tune of, My own sweet Nichol a cod." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B03908.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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