Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

Verses in Vogue with the Vulgar

The girl of my heart, together with the Maid of Lodi, and Country 'squire

The first text is described in another broadside of the same title, The Girl of My Heart.

“The Maid of Lodi” appears to be a different translation of the same general text that appears on the broadside The Woodman.

“The Country ’Squire” is described in another broadside of the same title, The Country ’Squire.

Additional Metadata

Date

August 28, 1811

Place of Publication

Boston.

Publisher

Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

Subjects

Love songs
Nature
Love
Desire
Women
Cuckolds

First Line

I have parks and I have grounds.
I sing the maid of Lodi.
Not far from town a country 'squire.

Identifiers

BIB ID: 305575
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm84429637
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191497451
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=305575
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Physical Dimensions

28 x 22 cm.

Transcriptions

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Citation

“The girl of my heart, together with the Maid of Lodi, and Country 'squire,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/317.