Young Jemmy, or, The princely shepherd. Being a most pleasant and delightful new song. In blest Arcadia, where each shepherd feeds his numerous flocks, and tunes on slender reeds, his song of love, while the fair nymphs trip round, the chief amongst 'um was young Jemmy found: for he with glances could enslave each heart, but fond ambition made him to depart the fields to court, led on by such as sought to blast his vertues which much sorrow brought to a pleasant new play-house tune. Or, in Ianuary last, or, The gowlin

People / Organizations

• Aphra Behn (Author)

Imprint

London] : Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in West-smithfield, [1672 - 1696

Added name

Brooksby, Philip, active 1672-1696, bookseller.

Publication year

1672-1696

ESTC No.

R227506

Grub Street ID

100409

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; obl. 1°.

Note

Anonymous. By Aphra Behn--Wing

Wing suggests publication date "[c. 1681]"; publication date based on dates when Philip Brooksby was active as a bookseller according to Plomer

In this edition there are four woodcuts, and the last word of line 3 of title is spelled "shepherd"

Verse - "Young Jemmy was a lad,"

First four verses appear in Aphra Behn's 'Poems upon several occasions', 1784, p.123-125.