A jolly fine girl did ride on the way

DMI number:

7836

First Line:

A jolly fine girl did ride on the way

Last Line:

At fourteen a penny I'd fain know the sum

Poem Genre / Form:

Question and Couplet

Themes:

Money / wealth and Science[mathematical question]

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Content/Publication

Title:

Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [July-September 1711]

Page No(s):

p.274

Poem Title:

Qu. 2

Attribution:

By Mr. S. Widdowes

Attributed To:

S Widdows