%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Amoret and Phillis./ OR,/ Two to One is Odds./ Strephon a fair and comely Lad,/ who made two Shepheardesses mad,/ Above the rest one did pursue/ Phillis by Name, what's that to you./ Fair Amoret with love did dye,/ 'Cause Strephon did her love deny. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1674-1679 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/27/2007 21254

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3.240 R174893 1 an Excellent new Play-house Tune, called, Whilst Amoret Amoret and Phyllis An Excellent New Playhouse Tune, Called, Whilst Amoret AS Amoret with Phillis sate,/ one Evening on the Plain, [repeat final line of each stanza] THe pretty Nymph with silence heard/ the utmost of her fate, Pepys 3.240 Wing A3016[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: 240 Amoret and Phillis./ OR,/ Two to One is Odds./ Strephon a fair and comely Lad,/ who made two Shepheardesses mad,/ Above the rest one did pursue/ Phillis by Name, what's that to you./ Fair Amoret with love did dye,/ 'Cause Strephon did her love deny. Amoret and Phillis. OR, Two to One is Odds. Strephon a fair and comely Lad, who made two Shepheardesses mad, Above the rest one did pursue Phillis by Name, what's that to you. Fair Amoret with love did dye, 'Cause Strephon did her love deny. Amoret and Phillis. Or, Two to One Is Odds. Strephon a Fair and Comely Lad, Who Made Two Shepheardesses Mad, Above the Rest One Did Pursue Phillis by Name, What's That to You. Fair Amoret With Love Did Die, Because Strephon Did Her Love Deny. The Second Part, The Second Part, The Second Part, 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 290 cropped right edge, creased, uneven inking cast fleurons 1674-1679 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke 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 9/27/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant animals/nature love rurallife 9/27/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 6/22/07 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A S Amoret with P hillis sate, one Evening on the Plain, And saw the charming S trephon wait, to tell the Nymph his pain, The threatning dangers to remove, she whispered in her ear, Ah phillis if you cannot love, the Shepheard do not hear, the Shepheard do not hear.
None ever had so strange an art, his passion to convey, Into a listning Virgins heart, and steal her soul away. Fly, fly, betimes, before you give, occasion to your Fate, In vain, quoth she, in vain you strive, alas 'tis now too late, alas 'tis now too late.
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T He pretty Nymph with silence heard the utmost of her fate, And found from hopes she was debat'd, because 'twas now too late. Whilst charming Strephon did pursue, his phillis with kind smiles, Says Amoret what shall I do, his face my soul beguiles, his face my soul beguiles. But with unwearied art she trys, her Strephon for to gain, Whilst he as oft her love denys, and kills her with disdain. For phillis had his heart surpriz'd, and in his breast did reign, All other Shepheards she despis'd, young S trephon was her swain, young Strephon was her swain. Fond Amoret he bid adieu, who sighs and crys alone, Strephons unkind, and phillis too, to cause my endless moan. Thus without hope she did complain, till fate some pitty gave, And gentle death reliev'd her pain, and took her to the grave, and took her to the grave. Now phillis revels day and night, with Strephon in her arms, And with each other take delight, both equal in their charms: Each smile from phillis doth rejoyce fond Strephon every hour, Whilst he doth bless his happy choice, and worships loves great power, and worships loves great power.
The Shepheards now together throng, their loves to celebrate, Each pritty Nimph with charming song do bless their happy Fate; Their curious fingers Garlands make, to Crown this happy pair, Who for God-Cupid's honours sake, were fortunate and fair, were fortunate and fair. Now languishing fair phillis lies, under a shady Tree, And wantonly with cast up eyes, crys Strephon , Strephon , see What Pleasures does my Love afford, is there no other bliss, Whilst Strephon gave her ne'r a word, but gently did her kiss, but gently did her kiss. When such like pleasures ended were, then hand in hand they went, To see how well their flocks did fare, which gave them much content, Then with a Pipe he sweetly plaid, among the Kids and Goats, The pritty birds were not afraid, but warbled forth their Notes, but warbled forth their notes. Thus happily this couple live, no Prince such joys can find, No discontent can sorrows give, no griefs perplex the mind, Long may they live and happy still, and merrily time spend, Till age does both together kill, and brings them to their end. and brings them to their
End.
With Allowance, Ro. L'Estrange. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke .