The court ballad: By Mr. Pope. To the tune of, To all you ladies now at land, &c.

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THE COURT BALLAD.

By Mr. POPE.

To the Tune of, To all you Ladies now at Land, &c.

I.

TO One Fair Lady out of Court,

And Two Fair Ladies in,

Who think the TURK
The Little Turk.

and POPE
The Author.

a Sport,

And Wit and Love no Sin,

Come these soft Lines with nothing Stiff in

To B_+ll_+ne, Le_+p_+lle, and G_+ff_+n.

With a fa, la, la.

II.

What passes in the Dark Third Row,

And what behind the Scene,

Coaches and crip'led Chairs I know,

And Garrets hung with Green;

I know the swing of sinful Hack,

Where many Damsels cry alack.

With a fa, la, la.

III.

Then why to Court shou'd I Repair,

Where's such ado with T_+d.

To hear each Mortal Stamp and Swear

And ev'ry Speech with Zouns end,

To hear 'em Rail at honest S_+d

And rashly Blame the Realm of Blunderland
Ireland.

With a fa, la, la.

IV.

Alas like S_+z I cannot Pun,

Like C_+t_+n Court the Germans,

Tell P_+k_+n_+g how Slim she's grown,

Like M_+d_+ws Run to Sermons,

To Court, Ambitious Men may Roam,

But I and Marlbro' stay at Home.

With a fa, la, la.

V.

In truth by what I can discern,

Of Courtiers 'twixt you Three,

Some Wit you have and more may Learn,

From Court than Gay or Me,

Perhaps in time you'll leave High Diet,

To Sup with Us on Mirth and Quiet,

With a fa, la, la.

VI.

At Leicester-Fields a House full high,

With Door all Painted Green,

Where Ribbons Wave upon the Tye,

(A Milliner I mean)

There may you Meet Us Three to Three,

For Gay can well make Two of Me.

With a fa, la, la.

VII.

But shou'd you catch the Prudish Itch,

And each become a Coward,

Bring sometimes with you Mistress R_+h,

And sometimes Mistress H_+d.

For Virgins to keep Chaste must go

Abroad with such as are not so.

With a fa, la, la.

VIII.

And thus Fair Maids my Ballad ends,

God send the King Safe Landing,

And make all Honest Ladies Friends,

To Armies that are Standing,

Preserve the Limits of these Nations,

And take off Ladies Limitations.

With a fa, la, la.

FINIS.

Printed for R. Burleigh, in Amen-Corner. Price 2d. Where may be had, Pope's Miscellany. Containing the following Poems, viz. The Basset-Table, The Drawing Room, The Toilet, The Looking-Glass, The Worms, The First Psalm, Translated for the Use of a Young Lady. Price Six Pence. Also, A True Character of Mr. Pope, and his Writings. Price Three Pence.

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The court ballad: By Mr. Pope. To the tune of, To all you ladies now at land, &c.

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.

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1106006674

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9781106006677

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K023019.000

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CW3313744783

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— The court ballad: By Mr. Pope. To the tune of, To all you ladies now at land, &c., Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.. 2p. ; 1/2⁰. [London] :: Printed for R. Burleigh, in Amen-Corner,. [1717]. [Reproduction of original from the British Library.] [Foxon, P762] [Griffith, 67] [English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT5527.] [Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).]

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