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• Author/Creator:Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?
  
• Title:A looking-glass for a covetous miser, or, Comfort to a contented minde : being a serious discourse between a rich miser in the west country, and a poor husband-man, as they accidentally met upon the way : their dispute being so tedious, and of so great concernment, a neighbour of theirs hearing them, took pains to write down the subject of their discourse, after he had heard what had befallen to the rich-man, he sent a letter to a friend of his in London, and desired that he would get it printed for an example to all unthankful men : to the tune of, the Fair angel of England, or, the Tyrant.
  
• Published/Created:London : Printed for W[illiam]. Thackeray, T[homas]. Passinger and W[illiam]. VVhitwood, [between 1670 and 1677]
  
• Physical Description:1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill. (woodcuts) ; 22 x 34 cm.
  
• Links:View a digital version in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
  

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  • Location:BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
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  • Call Number: 2000 Folio 6 234
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Local Notes:BEIN 2000 Folio 6 234: Mounted to 30 x 42 cm.
  
• Notes:Verse - "Come listen kind neighbours with heart and good".
  Place and date of publication and publisher's names from Wing.
  
• Variant and related titles:Looking-glass for a covetous miser
  Comfort to a contented minde
  
• Format:Book
• References:Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), J1044
  English short title catalogue, R227252
  
• Subjects:Misers--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
  Ballads, English--England--Texts.
  
• Genre/Form:Ballads.
  
• Also listed under:England--London.