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

3.89 R188587 1 a Pleasant New Tune Only Tell Her A Pleasant New Tune ONe-ly tell her, onely tell her,/ onely tell her that I love; Manuscript Annotation: (vertical rules in 1st stanza); Advertisement: (see imprint); music Pepys 3.89 Wing M2359[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: 89 The Modest Batchelor;/ And, The Beautiful Virgin. The Modest Batchelor; And, The Beautiful Virgin. The Modest Bachelor; And, the Beautiful Virgin. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?200 x 323 cropped left edge vertical rules and cast fleurons Printer J. Millet 1682-1692 Printed and Sold by J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-Brittain; VVhere Countrey-/ Chapmen, and others, may be Furnish'd with all sorts of Old and New Small Books/ and Ballads, at Reasonable Rates. J. Millet Simpson; 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 8/28/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 08/28/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph fixed some formatting 08/08/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Transcription Checked and X-Ballad 08/15/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/21/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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O Ne-ly tell her, onely tell her, onely tell her that I love; Leave the rest to Fate, and Fortune, she at last more kind may prove: Some kind Pla- - net perhaps may move her, for to cast a Tender-Eye; Why? O why? should I give o--ver? she's too good to let me Dye.
L Ove has oft tormenting fear, all his Chains we must endure; To my greif, she may give Ear, and at length (in pitty) cure, Windy-sighs will Fan the fire, to so pure, and bright a flame, That each Lover will admire, and extoll her beauteous name, By her own Immortall power, by the Roses, in her Cheek, By the Mirtle-Grove, and Bower, (where true pleasure, Lovers seek,) Onely she is worth possessing, onely she (I think) Divine, Venus grant me then, this blessing, that, the only, may be mine. Have you seen her charming Beauty? (like the Blossoms, fair and sweet,) Have you seen, how all with duty, fall down prostrate at her feet? Have you seen how Stars with-draw? and twinkle at the Morning light, So poor Lovers stand in awe, amaz'd with beams so wondrous bright.
Thousand Cupids round her hover, play and Revel in her Eyes, Blest and happy is the Lover, that enjoys so rich a Prize, When the charms of beauty's tasted 'tis the sweetest in it's prime, Blooming-youth, should not be wasted, for it fades in little time. By the Law of tender Nature, no fair beauty should be coy, There is neither Face nor Feature, but, (by right,) we should enjoy, Beauty, always, shou'd breed Beauty, not lye all alone each Night; To be kind, is Maidens Duty, Maids were made for Mans Delight. Marble, by the Rain, relenteth, can a Beauty then so fair? Be a Fury, that tormenteth, must I Dye, and quite Dispair? Oh! sweet Nymph, be not so cruel, 'tis an easie thing to Love: Grant me then your Heart, (that Jewel,) I'll not envy Jove above.
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Printed and Sold by J. Millet , at the Angel in Little-Brittain ; Where Countrey- Chapman, and others, may be Furnish'd with all sorts of Old and New Small Books and Ballads, at Reasonable Rates.