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The doting old dad, or, The unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen. : When dads thus old, whose blood is cold, young damsels seeks to wed; for their neglect, they may expect horns grafted on their head. To the tune of, All trades. This may be printed, R.P.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, at the sign [of] the Golden-Ball, near the Hospita[l] gate, in West-Smithfield., [between 1685-1688]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Satire, English > Early works to 1800. Marriage > Humor > Early works to 1800. Broadsides > England > London > Early works to 1800. Ballads > England > 17th century.
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