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3.60 R172363 1 I often for my Jenny strove I Often for My Jenny Strove I Often for My Jenny Strove A Youthfull Serving=Man of late,/ Bewail'd his wofull wretched state, Pepys 3.60 Wing A3421[A] 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. 3: 60 An ANSWER to the Love-sick/ SERVING_MAN:/ OR, The comfortable Returns of the kind Lady, who being/ surpriz'd by Cupid was compell'd to Love. An ANSWER to the Love-sick SERVING-MAN: OR, The comfortable Returns of the kind Lady, who being surpriz'd by Cupid was compell'd to Love. An Answer to the Love-sick Serving Man: Or, the Comfortable Returns of the Kind Lady, Who Being Surprized by Cupid Was Compelled to Love. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 294 cropped right edge vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare. J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back PBA

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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 9/10/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant class love marriage mythology/Classicalworld 09/10/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 09/07/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 08/03/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A Youthfull Serving-Man of late, Bewail'd his wofull wretched state, The Beauty of a Lady fair His yielding Heart did so ensnare, That he strightway call'd to Cupid For to bring his Golden Bow, To Wound this Lady who was ready Now to prove his Overthrow. Then being willing to obey, Kind Cupid made no more delay, But did resolve to take his flight, When as the silent sable Night
Had convey'd her to her Lodging, Where he bent his Golden Bow, And did invade her, till he made he Love whether she would or no. For in a Vision, or a Dream, Her Father's Serving-man did seem Before her Presence there to stand, While Cupid held him by the Hand, Saying, Lady you must love him, Therefore now some pity show; Then don't deny him, nor defie him, For it must and shall be so.
A Thousand thoughts ran in her head, As many Cupids round her Bed, Which did like armed Angels stand, With Golden Bows and Shafts in hand, E'ery one was pleading for him, And their Silver Shafts did show, Saying, Receive him, do not grieve him, For it must and shall be so. The youthfull Lady did reply, What must I love, or must I dye? Tell me, is there no other way But this, to cast my self away, On my Father's meanest Servant? Well, I find it must be so, I well approve him, needs must love him, Though it proves my Overthrow. I know my Father he will Frown, And Ladies too of high Renown, But yet I needs must love him still, Let all the World say what they will:
My soft Heart is now enflamed, Love in e'ery Vein doth flow, I'll freely take him, ne'er forsake him For it must and shall be so. What tho' my noble Father dear Disowns his Daughter utterly, I have Five Thousand Pounds a year, Of which no one can hinder me; 'Tis sufficient to Maintain us, Should my Father prove our Foe, My Love I ll Marry, long not tarry, For it must and shall be so. What tho' a Serving-man he be, Whose Substance is but mean and small[,] His proper Person pleases me, True Love will make amends for all: 'Tis beyond all Gold or Treasure, Him alone my Heart doth crave, I will not tarry, but will Marry, And make him Lord of all I have.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare. J. Black.