%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Damsels Dream:/ OR, HER/ Sorrowful Lamentation for her most unhappy Disappointment. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/24/2007 21081

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

3.80 R174508 1 I often for my Jenny strove I Often for My Jenny Strove I Often for My Jenny Strove I Once lay slaping on my Bed/ in a most joyfull Extasie, My Friends believe me, it did grieve me,/ When I found it but a Dream. (with variations) Pepys 3.80 Wing D159[a]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: 80 The Damsels Dream:/ OR, HER/ Sorrowful Lamentation for her most unhappy Disappointment. The Damsels Dream: OR, HER Sorrowful Lamentation for her most unhappy Disappointment. The Damsel's Dream: Or, Her Sorrowful Lamentation For Her Most Unhappy Disappointment. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 194 x 330 cropped left and bottom edges headpiece: 36 x 160, vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back PBA

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 8/24/2007 2:45:22 PM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 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 8/24/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 08/24/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph fixed some tabs 08/07/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Transcription Checked and X-Ballad 08/09/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/21/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The Damsels Dream:</hi> </seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">OR, HER</hi> </seg> <seg n="3" rend="left">Sorrowful Lamentation for her most unhappy Disappointment.</seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the Tune of</hi> I often for my Jenny strove. <hi rend="italic">Licensed according to Order.</hi> </seg>
I Once lay slaping on my Bed in a most joyfull Extasie, No Creature but my Maidenhead all night to bear me Company; There I dream't of Golden Pleasures, which did most delightfull seem; My Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream.
A youthfull Gallant tall and trim to me did perfect kindness show, My Heart was soon enflam'd with him, and Love in e'ery Vein did flow; Twenty thousand times he Kist me which did most delightful seem: Yet Friends believe me it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream.
He talked of a Married State and bid me then appoint the Day; To which I condescended strait having not power to say nay; I thought e'ery Minute seven, Marriage Life so sweet did seem Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a dream. The wish'd for Morning came as last, wherein I should be happy made, And through the Street I thought I past, with Bride-maids sumptuously array'd. And my Heart with Joys transported, this blest day did pleasant seem: Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream. When Dinner came my Joys was crown'd, my Heart was lifted up in Pride, To see the smiling Bowl go round, with Healths to the beloved Bride, And therewith they often joy'd me, this did most delightfull seem; Yet Friends believe me, this did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream. I after Dinner was convey'd, into a fair and spacious Hall, Where most delgihtful Music play'd, we for the sweetest Tunes did call; But I wish'd the day soon ended, the night would more pleasant seem: Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream.
I thought it then a tedious day, wishing for the approaching night: I to my self did often say I then shall have my Hearts delight; In the Arms of my sweet Bridegroom thus did most delightfull seem: Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream. Now when the tedious day was past, and I was in my Chamber lead Thought I long look'd for's come at last oh! now Farewell my Maidenhead: This no longer shall torment me, Married State do's pleasant seem: Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream. I was unstripp'd, to Bed I went, then came to me my sweet Bridegroom, After short time in laughter spent, our Friends did all depart the Room; In his Arms he then embrac'd me, this did most delightfull seem; Yet Friends believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream. His Arms was round my slender Waste, the pleasant Joys of Love did reap; E'er I those pleasant Charms could taste alas! I waken'd from my Sleep: Would my Sleep had longer lasted, for it did most pleasant seem; Young-men believe me, it did grieve me, When I found it but a Dream.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.