The true lovers tragedy: being an incomparable ballad of a gentleman and his lady that both killed themselves for love, under the disguised names of Philander and Phillis. Phillis, Philanders scattered garments find, and thinks him slain, for which with fate she joyns, and with her fatal poniard striketh deep, as life no longer can its station keep, the crimson streams so fast flowd from her veins yet dying, of her loves dear loss complains no sooner death had closed up her starry eyes but her return'd Philander her espyes: and finding that for him she lost her breath, he kills himself and crowns his love with death. To a new play-house tune: Or, Ah! Cruel blood fate.

People / Organizations

• Nathaniel Lee (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby near West-Smithfield, [between 1680 and 1682]

Publication year

1680-1682

ESTC No.

R234411

Grub Street ID

105760

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 1⁰

Note

Verse - "Ah cruel bloody fate,".

Place and date of publication and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 3, p. 9.

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