A looking-glass for ladies, or, a mirrour for married-women. Lively setting forth the rare constancy, chastity, patience, and purity of Penelope the wife of Ulisses, one of the Grecian generals, who during the ten years absence of her husband at the siege of Troy, was solicited, and importund, by numbers of emminent suitors; who attempted her chastity, and endeavoured to violate her honour, but never could prevail. She addicted herself wholly to charity, and good housewifery, until her husbands return. Which may serve as a pattern for all ladies, gentlewomen, and others to imitate her vertuous example. With allowance. Tune of, Queen dido: or, Troy town.
University of California, Santa Barbara.Early Modern Center.
London, England : Coles, Francis; Vere, Thomas; Wright, John; Clark, John,
c. 1674-1679.
Title from English Broadside Ballad Archive Catalogue
ESTC
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996)
Digital
National Library of Scotland.
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Ballads, English
Broadside