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Rakes and Rogues
collected by John Wardroper
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The publisher calls it "A new garner
of love-songs and merry verses, 1580 to 1830". Most of the
pieces in Lovers, Rakes and Rogues are at least a bit past
period, but there are many fun and bawdy verses anyway. We have
here "Sweet, do not stay, but come away" (c. 1630), "I
gave her cakes, I gave her ale" (1689), "My lovely
wanton jewel" (1595), "Maids they are grown so coy of
late" (1656) and "A Relation of a Quaker that to the Shame
of his Profession Attempted to Bugger a Mare near Colchester"
(1659). The more obscure words and references are translated,
sometimes a bit of the music is included and, in the back, most of the
pieces are given sources and dates.
British remainder $9.25 (paperback)
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