%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> LOVE in a Bush:/ OR,/ The two Loyal Lovers Joy compleated./ She seem'd to slight her Hearts delight,/ which caus'd him to complain:/ But when she see his Loyalty,/ she made him glad again. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1684-1700 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/15/2007 21170

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3.158 R227255 1 Oh so ungrateful a Creature Oh So ungrateful a Creature ONe Evening in Summer season,/ when each Lad walks out with his Lass, imprint unclear: Printed for Iames Bissel at the Bible and Harp in West Smith[fi]eld. Pepys 3.158 Wing L3207 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: 158 LOVE in a Bush:/ OR,/ The two Loyal Lovers Joy compleated./ She seem'd to slight her Hearts delight,/ which caus'd him to complain:/ But when she see his Loyalty,/ she made him glad again. LOVE in a Bush: OR, T[h]e two Loyal Lovers Joy compleated. She seem'd to slight her Hearts delight, which caus d him to complain: But when she see his Loyalty, she made him glad again. Love in a Bush: Or, the Two Loyal Lovers' Joy Completed. She Seemed to Slight Her Heart's Delight, Which Caused Him to Complain: but When She Sees His Loyalty, She Made Him Glad Again. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 313 uneven inking vertical rules and cast fleurons 1684-1700 Printed for Iames Bissel at the Bible and Harp in West Smith[fi]eld. James Bissel 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 8/15/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love rurallife 8/15/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 8/01/06 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/24/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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ONe Evening in Summer season, when each Lad walks with his Lass, In the cool shades which are pleasing, as by a Grove I did pass, My wandring fancy contenting, musing my self all alone, I heard a youngman lamenting, making this sorrowfull moan. O cruel Maid! thus to slight me whom you once loved so dear; There is no thing can delight me, since my fate is so sovere, Just in the height of my Blessing to turn my pleasure to pain; And when I should be possessing, to cure me with her disdain.
You little Birds that flock hither, and in this Grove do abide, Witness how oft she vow'd never nothing our Hearts should divide: Yet now her love it is ended, and I the cause cannot tell; If I have ever offended, it was in loving too well. When I, with sorrow surrounded, move her to pitty my pain, The more I sue I am wounded with the Darts of her disdain: If that the love of another makes her deny me relief, Yet I for ever will love her, though she's the cause of my grief.
O ye kind powers befriend me, and in her Breast pitty move, That she some comfort may send me, since I so constant do prove: Though she give me a denial, thus by her unconstancy, Yet I will ever be loyal, and her true Lover will dye. When he had ended this Ditty, he was about to depart; Then a young Damosel most pretty out of a Bush there did start: Who to the young-man then going, Let not sad Grief thee annoy: Thus she said while Tears was flowing with the Excess of her joy. Dearest, since I unperceived heard you your passion express, And thereby my doubts relieved, now I the truth will confess: To try your Love I deny'd you, which since I find to be true; I will love no one beside you, therefore bid Sorrow adieu.
Though I did seem so ungrateful as your true Love do disdain, Yet in my heart I was faithful, and so I still will remain: Happy is she, my dear jewel, that such a Lover can find; Ah! who cou'd ever be cruel to one so constant and kind? All the sad grief you indured was for my sake I do know; Therefore you may be assured that I my Heart will bestow On thee without a denial; witness ye Powers above, That I will ever be loyal and true to thee my dear Love. Thus with sweet kisses expressing unto the young-man her mind, Who wrapt with joy such a Blessing so unexpected to find, Gave her a thousand sweet Kisses, both their joys then was compleat. There is no Maiden but wishes such a true Lover to meet.
Printed for James Bissel at the Bible and Harp in West Smithfield.