Black ey'd Susan's lamentation for the departure of her sweet William, who was impress'd to go to sea. To an excellent new tune.

All titles

• Black ey'd Susan's lamentation for the departure of her sweet William, who was impress'd to go to sea. To an excellent new tune.
• Sweet William's farewell to black ey'd Susan
• Sweet William's farewell to black-ey'd Susan.

People / Organizations

• John Gay (Author)

Imprint

[Boston]: Sold at the Heart and Crown, in Cornhill, Boston, [1731?]

Publication year

1731-1731

ESTC No.

W34962

Grub Street ID

345635

Description

1 sheet : ill. (relief cut) ; ⁰⁰

Note

Song in two parts; first line: All in the downs the fleet was moor'd.

Attributed to John Gay in the Dictionary of national biography, where it is cited as Sweet William's farewell to black-ey'd Susan.

Dated [176-?] by Bristol. The Heart and Crown, Boston, was the sign of Thomas Fleet (1685-1758) from 1731 to 1757, and of Thomas (1732-1797) and John Fleet from 1757 to 1776.

Text in two columns; relief cut of a naval engagement (Reilly 1126) at left of title.

Uncontrolled note

Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides. Not before 1731 and not after 1776