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1.328-329 S126267 1 Walking of late abroad Walking of Late Abroad ONe morning when bright Sol / Did first ith East appeare, WHen loue doth me constraine, / from him to steale a kisse, Pepys 1.328-329 Rollins (1) II:76-81; STC 24829.5 for F. Coules [c.1630]. Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1 : A bearded gentleman with a decorated cape or cloak draped over his shoulders faces to his right. He wears a wide-brimmed hat with a feather, and has a sword sheath appearing below his cape. His hose are tied with ribbon garters, and he wears low shoes. His left arm is held out behind him, and his right hand emerges from the neckline of his cloak. Behind him, two plants are visible.: 79 x 49 Woodblock 2: first 1/2 sheet, over column 2: A queen holds a scepter and the sovereign's orb. She wears an elaborate decorated gown, split to show a decorated underskirt, a large ruff, and a headdress or hat surmounted by several plumes.: 83 x 47 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3: A bearded man stands with his right hand on his hip. He is dressed in a doublet, slops, hose, boots, and wears a hat with plumes and a brim. A cloak over his left shoulder conceals his left arm and hangs behind him. His doublet has a broad collar, and projecting shoulders. He wears a sword belt and stands on uneven terrain .: 83 x 57 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: The woodcut is a faded image of a woman wearing an elaborate gown. In her right hand she holds a large object, possibly a branch or a feather fan. Plants appear to be growing around her feet and there is a floral pattern on the front of her dress. She appears to be wearing a large ruff and her sleeves appear to be puffed and elaborately embroidered. Her left hand she holds in front of her. : 80 x 60 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 328 1: 329 The louing Virgins Complaint. / Or, her destre to obtaine the loue of a young man. The loving Virgins Complaint. Or, her destre to obtaine the love of a young man. The Loving Virgin's Complaint. Or, Her Desire to Obtain the Love of a Young Man. The second part. The second part. The Second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 290 x 124 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 288 x 125 damaged surface cropped bottom edge, damaged surface cast fleurons cast fleurons 1630 Printed for Fr. Coules. Fr.Coules Weinstein: STC

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 6/27/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love mythology/Classicalworld sex/sexuality 06/27/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/26/07 Checker Eugene Hart Ballad Checked 2006 Transcriber Summer Star Ballad Transcribed 7/22/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The loving Virgins Complaint.</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Or, her destre to obtaine the love of a young man.</hi></seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the tune of Walking of late abroad.</hi></seg>
ONe morning when bright Sol Did first ith East appeare, abroad I walked, abroad I walked, the Nightingale to heare. Close by a pleasant Grove, I heard a Maiden cry, with sobs of sorrow, with sobs of sorrow, she wept most heartily. O fie on Cupids Chaine, That hath my heart in hold, to endlesse bondage, to endlesse bondage, I am for ever sold. Was never silly lasse tormented with such paine, I long have loved, I long have loved, and all alack in vaine. Ill fortune sure had I to dote thus on a boy, the more I love him, the more I love him, the more the foole is coy. Like Venus Queene of Love, I woo my sweet Adonis, but he is bashfull, but he is bashfull, all comfort from me gone is. I dote upon his face. I more respect his sight, then did that virgin, then did that virgin, who wooed Hermaphradite.
So beautifull is he, and of so rare complexion, his eyes like lodestones, his eyes like lodestones, have drawne me to subjection. His lockes of lovely browne are every one a snare, to binde poore Maidens, to binde poore Maidens, to sorrow, griefe, and care. Would I had never seene those honey smiles so sweet, which did inthrall me, which did inthrall me, when first we two did meet. Me thought he to mine eye did seeme so pleasant rare, that sure a creature, that sure a creature, he was without compare. But all that breeds my care, is that he is so young, he hardly knowes yet, he hardly knowes yet, what doth to love belong. When he and I by chance in any place doe meet, from me he turneth, from me he turneth, with rosie blushes sweet. I doe more then my ser will give me leave to doe, yet he is silent, yet he is silent, and knowes not how to woo.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part. To the same tune.</hi></seg>
WHen love doth me constraine, from him to steale a kisse, hee'll not afford me hee'll not afford me so small a thing as this. When Maids & young men meet where they all merry be, with pleasant pastime, with pleasant pastime, their company I flee. Unlesse my love be there, whose presence breeds my joy, yet heell not see me, yet heell not see me, which brings me sad annoy. But why doe I complaine, or wherefore am I sad, I hope my lover, I hope my lover, will one day make me glad. You goddesses and Nymphes, who Cupids captives were, O make my sweeting O make my sweeting commiserate my care. O Cupid god of Love, shoot forth thy golden dart, that he may love me, that he may love me, who now doth breed my smart. If he would but regard how deare I him respect, it sure would move him, it sure would move him, more deare me to affect. Yet though he be so coy, still to reject my love, my constant fancy, my constant fancy from him shall never move.
The knees of my poore heart to his subjection bend, though he disdaine me, though he disdaine me, Ile love him to the end. Like eccho to the Woods, I here distrest doe flye, where I a virgin, where I a virgin, doe vow to live and dye. And so farewell fond world, farewell my lovely boy: thy love shall end me, thy love shall end me, because thou art so coy. I hearing this poore maid, so pitiously complaine, I stept unto her, I stept unto her, to ease her of her paine. Sweet virgin cease your mone, quoth I, and be content, by me be ruled, by me be ruled, and you shall not repent. By my perswasion she was rul'd, and did agree to leave the greene wood, to leave the greene wood, and walke along with me. In hope that after wards his heart would tender prove, which she deserved, which she deserved, by true and constant love,
FINIS. Printed for Fr. Coules.