Though they may have lived about the same time, the romance of their love is now gravely denied by scholars and antiquarians.
Odd Titles of Old Books.
In "Gleanings for the Curious" we find the following list of odd titles to books, most of which were published in the time of Cromwell:—
A Shot aimed at the Devil's Head-Quarters through the Tube of the Cannon of the Covenant.
Crumbs of Comfort for the Chickens of the Covenant.
Eggs of Charity, layed by the Chickens of the Covenant, and boiled with the Water of Divine Love. Take Ye and eat.
High-heeled Shoes for Dwarfs in Holiness.
Hooks and Eyes for Believers' Breeches.
Matches lighted by the Divine Fire.
Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soul for Sin; or, the Seven Penitential Psalms of the Princely Prophet David; whereunto are also added William Humius' Handful of Honeysuckles, and Divers Godly and Pithy Ditties, now newly augmented.