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P. 117. This song is in a miscellany, entitled, "Mock Songs and Joking Poems, all novel; consisting of Mocks to several late Songs about the Town. With other New Songs, and Ingenious Pieces, much in use at Court, and both Theatres. Never before printed. By the author of Westminster Drollery. London, printed for W. Birch, at the Peacock, in the Poultry, near Old-Jury, 1675."

Thus Virgil:

And Milton in Cornus:

P. 122. These fine moral stanzas were first printed at the end of a play, called "The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses," by James Shirley; a deservedly admired dramatic author; who died immediately after the great fire in London in 1666, in consequence, as is supposed, of the fright occasioned by that calamity. His wife died the same day, it is said, from the same cause. This song is both in Percy's "Reliques," and Ellis's "Specimens," but with some slight variations. In the MS. over the word actions, in the last line but one, is written ashes, which is perhaps an improvement.