Ladyes Of the New Dresse

[valina_anne]

Last one.

LADYES OF THE NEW DRESSE
THAT WEARE THEIR GORGETS & RAYLES DOWN TO THEIR WASTES
&
THE LADIES ANSWER
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Both poems are written by Dean Corbet (b1582, d1635). Possibly around 1621 (the poem refers to an incident from that time)
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Ladyes, that weare black cipress-vailes, (cipress-fine crape or gauze)
Turn’d lately to white linen-rayles;
And to your

Comments

[witandwisdome]

This is great!
Please keep sharing these with us
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[valina_anne]

They are all from an amazing book by Fredrick Fairholt called 'Satirical Songs and Poems on Costume: From the 13th Century to the 19th Century' London: The Percy Society (1849)

It is held in the special collections at Essex University. I had a quick look on Amazon and there seems to be a paperback reprint. It's well worth a look if your library can get it for you. There are some that would be very funny if they could be set to music.

However I have to get it back to the library tomorrow - so that will be the last one for a while. But thank you for your comment.

[witandwisdome]

I think I've seen it in the London Library - will have a look next time I go in