%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Dispairing Maiden Reviv'd/ By the Return of her Dearest Love./ The dark and dismal clouds of Love,/ did overwhelm her mind,/ But at the last, the Clouds they past,/ and now are both Combin'd. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1671-1702 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/30/2007 21194

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3.181 R234438 3 The fair one let me in The Fair One Let Me In The Fair One Let Me In Busie Fame Busy Fame Busy Fame Jenny Gin Jenny Gin Jenny Gin AS I walkt forth to take the air,/ one morning in the Spring, Pepys 3.181 Wing D1197[B]; Rollins (2) ?2722 (March 1, 1675, ii, 500). 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: 181 The Dispairing Maiden Reviv'd/ By the Return of her Dearest Love./ The dark and dismal clouds of Love,/ did overwhelm her mind,/ But at the last, the Clouds they past,/ and now are both Combin'd. The Dispairing Maiden Reviv'd By the Return of her Dearest Love. The dark and dismal clouds of Love, did overwhelm her mind, But at the last, the Clouds they past, and now are both Combin'd. The Despairing Maiden Revived by the Return of Her Dearest Love. The Dark and Dismal Clouds of Love, Did Overwhelm Her Mind, but at the Last, the Clouds They Passed, and Now Are Both Combined. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 194 x 303 1671-1702 Printed for I. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-street. J. Deacon Spufford and BBTI

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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 8/30/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant affliction/health animals/nature love marriage 8/30/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 8/17/06 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/25/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A S I walkt forth to take the air, one morning in the Spring, And for to view the Lillies fair, and to hear the small Birds sing: Near to a pleasant silent shade, as near as I could guess, I heard a fair and comely Maid, her mind she did express. O cruel and unconstant love, unfaithful and unkind, Yet I did never Loyal prove, thou didst it ever find: How can'st thou then so cruel be, to leave me in dispair, Since I have been so true to thee, O turn to me my dear.
She rent her robes and Ornaments, and mournfully she said, In heart and Soul I do lament, a poor and harmless Maid: You pritty birds, that hear my words, full little do you know, Whilst I relate my heart will break, with bitter grief and woe. Didst thou not solemnly protest, thou would'st be ever kind, And with thy love I should be blest, but now I can't it find: For now I see, thou art fled from me, my heart's supprest with care, In tears she burst out bitterly, and tore her golden hair.
O cruel death be not unkind, but ease me of those pains, My breath to thee I do resign, to shake off these my chains: For he is gone who was indeed the comfort of my life, For whom my very heart doth bleed, O death come end the strife. She smote upon her Ivory breast, the fountains of her eyes, With tears, true sorrow did express, her sighs did pierce the Skies: O that I could but see his face, I willingly could dye, And change with him one kind embrace in right Solemnity. No sooner had she thus declar'd, the subject of her mind, But her true love did straight appear, who had his heart enjoyn'd: Who said i'le ever constant be, since thou dost loyal prove, I'le love none in the world but thee, thou art my Turtle-Dove.
The Young-Mans Answer. I did withdraw my self a while, loves fancies for to try, But now thou shalt enjoy true smiles, with thee i'le live and dye: And here's my hand with all my heart believe me this is true, Till death doth come we'l never part, whatever doth ensue. I'le range the world from side to side, for to express thy fame, With jewels I will deck my Bride, and raise thy glorious name: Had I ten Thousand pounds and more, thou should'st enjoy it all, I set by thee such mighty store, thy beauty I extol. Then let us cast all grief aside, that joys may so abound. Thou art indeed my only Bride, with bliss thou shalt be crown'd, And then they joyned hand in hand, and kindly did embrace, As plainly I did understand, and did avoid the place.
Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-street.