%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE/ School of Venus./ When lusty Lads and Lasses meet,/ and Merrily do Play;/ The Pleasures are so strong and sweet,/ both Sexes Love obey. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1671-1695 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/18/2007 21234

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3.221 R187390 1 Hail to the Mirtle Shade Hail to the Myrtle Shade HOw long shall I sigh and mourn,/ and part with my sorrowfull tears, Pepys 3.221 Wing S886aA 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: 221 THE/ School of Venus./ When lusty Lads and Lasses meet,/ and Merrily do Play;/ The Pleasures are so strong and sweet,/ both Sexes Love obey. THE School of Venus. When lusty Lads and Lasses meet, and Merrily do Play; The Pleasures are so strong and sweet, both Sexes Love obey. The School of Venus. When Lusty Lads and Lasses Meet, and Merrily Do Play; The Pleasures Are So Strong and Sweet, Both Sexes Love Obey. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 190 x 290 creased, damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rule and cast fleurons 1671-1695 Printed for C. Passinger, at the seven stars, in the New-buildings on London-Bridge[.] C. Passinger 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 9/18/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 9/18/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 12/18/06 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/26/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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H Ow long shall I sigh and mourn, and part with my sorrowfull tears, How long shall I live forlorn; possessed with troubles and fears, Now, now I do vow and protest, the Torment is great that I feel; And I am debarr'd of rest, my sorrows I cannnot reveal. Oh who could imagine that love, should prove [s]uch a terrible pain, There's nothing my pangs can remove: while my love he doth show me disdain, For passion grows stronger, and stronger, and let me do all that I can; Th[e]se plagues I'le endure no longer, but will have a bout with a man.
Though Father and Mother perswade, their labours will prove but in vain, My thinks Ime too [o]ld for a Maid, all people they will me disdain: My ma[i]den head I will not keep, what ever to me doth de[c]ide, I never shall quietly sleep, till I have a stout lad by my side Oh happy are those that are wed, and nigh[t]l[y] do [ta]st of that bliss, For want of which I am half d[ea]d, and hardly can meet with a kiss: No creature was ever mo[r]e vext, then I [f]or the want of a man: But I'le be no longer per[p]lext, I'le have one this night if I can.
There's many more younger then I have tasted what I do so want, It makes me put finger in eye, to think that young-men are so scant: And my heart it is ready to burst since I can no comfort injoy Of Virgins I sure am the worst with me there is none that will toy, A young man that heard her complain, unto her did hastily go, He told her hee'd ease her of pain; and banish [h]er sorrow and woe: He catch'd her fast hold in his arms? and gave her sweet kisses good store, She freely could put up these harms, by no means shee'd give o're. At last he so wanton did grow, that nothing could serve but the bed: She t[h]i[t]her did willingly go, and parted with her maiden head Such kissing and cl[ip]ping was there, the like was s[carce] ever before, The youngster could no[t] forbea[r]? while she cry'd for more and for more,
But when she the youngster had tam'd, his courage began to grow cool, His eagerness then she much blam'd and told him he did like a fool Had you fair and softly gone you might have continued till night, But when you were forct to be gone you rob'd me of Joy and delight. And every minute said she to me will appear as a year Till again I do dally with thee who now art my Joy and my dear No pleasure before that I knew, could be half so pleasant as this Quoth she I'le thy courage renew, by the charms of an amorous kiss. About his neck she laid her arms, till kisses had made him half mad, And by the force of her charms, had wearyed the young wanton lad Then sighing to her he did say, I now must be forc'd to give o're, No longer the wanton I'le play, this time I can kiss thee no more.
Printed for C. Passinger , at the seven stars, in the New-buildings on London-Bridge[ .]