%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Gowlin: Or,/ A Pleasant Fancy for the SPRING./ Being an Encounter betwixt a Scotch Leard, & a buxome begger-wench./ He captivated was at the first sight,/ Not with her gay attire, her Beauty bright;/ He Woo'd and won her for to serve his will,/ But he's a Leard, and she a Begger still. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1681-1684 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/15/2007 21113

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3.108 R234425 1 See the Gowlin London Is a fine Town See the Gowlin ABroad as I was walking,/ upon a Summers day, She was the first that taught me/ to see the Gowlin;/ Ah! to see the Gowlin my Jo,/ to see the Gowlin;/ She was the first that taught me/ to see the Gowlin. Pepys 3.108 Wing D2731 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: 108 The Gowlin: Or,/ A Pleasant Fancy for the SPRING./ Being an Encounter betwixt a Scotch Leard, & a buxome begger-wench./ He captivated was at the first sight,/ Not with her gay attire, her Beauty bright;/ He Woo'd and won her for to serve his will,/ But he's a Leard, and she a Begger still. The Gowlin: Or, A Pleasant Fancy for the SPRING. Being an Encounter betwixt a Scotch Leard, & a buxome begger-wench. He captivated was at the first sight, Not with her gay attire, her Beauty bright; He Woo'd and won her for to serve his will, But he's a Leard, and she a Begger still. The Gowlin: Or, a Pleasant Fancy for the Spring. Being an Encounter between a Scotch Lord, and a Buxome Begger Wench. He Captivated Was at the First Sight, Not With Her Gay Attire, Her Beauty Bright; He Wooed and Won Her for to Serve His Will, but He's a Lord, and She a Begger Still. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, folded, 224 x 307 cropped bottom edge, torn top edge vertical rules 1681-1684 Printed for I. Wright, I. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger Blagden

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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 8/15/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 08/15/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph fixed title metadata 08/15/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Transcription and Metadata Checked, XML 07/20/2006 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original Transcription 08/23/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A Broad as I was walking, upon a Summers day, There I met a Beggar-wench, cloathed all in Gray, Her Cloaths they were so torn, you might have seen her skin, She was the first that taught me, to see the Gowlin; Ah! to see the Gowlin my Jo, to see the Gowlin; She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin. You Gallants of delight, pray take it not in scorn, She came of Adams seed, though she was basely born: And though her Cloath were Ragged, she had a Milk-white skin, She was the first that taught me, to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc.
She had a pretty little foot, and a moist hand, For which she might compare, with any Lady in the Land, Ruby Lips, Cherry Cheeks, and a Dimpled Chin, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc. Her features did so tempt me, I could not be at rest, But I must fall aboard on her, although she was undrest: I bid her take it quietly, and not make any Din, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see the Gowlin, my Jo, to see the Gowlin; She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin.
A T first she seemed squemish, and blusht to see me smile, But I began to sweeten her, and pause a little while: At length I told her plainly, 'twas but a venial sin, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see the Gowlin my jo, to see the Gowlin, She was the first that taught me, to see the Gowlin. When that I had wooed her, and wed her to my will, I could not then devise a way, to keep the Baby still: She bid me be at quiet, She valued not a pin, She was the first that taught me, to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc. I found her free and frolick, and ready for the sport, My arms I then did handle, with speed to storm the fort: Quo I my blith and bonny Lass, it's time for to begin, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc. Then she took the Bearn in, and wrapt it well in cloaths, And then she took a Gowlin and stuck between her toes; And ever as the Lurden cry'd, and made any din, She took her foot and sung too't, see the Gowlin: Ah! to see the Gowlin, etc.
When as we came for to embrace, I made not many brags, But with all the skill I had, I folded up her Raggs, And then no matter what I did, or what she did agen, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see the Gowlin. When I had satisfi'd my sence, by doing of the feat, She motions made to me again, my Lesson to repeat: But I began to have enough, of play at In, and In: She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc. I bid her to be silent, and gave her a Gold Ring, Because she was a bonny Lass, and fit to do the thing: And so I left the Begger-wench, that had so white a skin, She was the first that taught me to see the Gowlin: Ah! to see, etc. The Gowlin is a yellow flower, that grows upon the Plains, Which oftentimes is gathered by Nymphs and Shepherd Swains When youngsters walk on the down they think it a fine thing, To give their Sweet-hearts a green gown, and see the Gowlin: Ah! to see the Gowlin, my jo, to see the Gowlin, To give their Sweet-hearts a green gown, and see the Gowlin.
Printed for J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.