%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Lovers Invitation: OR,/ THE/ Forsaken Batchelors Complaint./ It Being a Pleasant New PLAY-SONG./ See how Cross Fates work Lovers daily woe,/ Which from hard-hearted Virgins Eyes they throw;/ Such as Create Diseases in the Mind,/ For which no Cure but yielding Love they Find. Behn, Aphra University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1684-1686 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/14/2007 21712

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4.46 R188495 1 Love in Phantastick Triumph sat; Or, May in all her Youthful Dress As May in All Her Youthful Dress Love in Fantastic Triumph Sat; May in All Her Youthful Dress LOve in Phantastick Triumph sat,/ Whilst Bleeding hearts around him flow'd Pepys 4.46 Wing L3254[a]E 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. 4: 46 The Lovers Invitation: OR,/ THE/ Forsaken Batchelors Complaint./ It Being a Pleasant New PLAY-SONG./ See how Cross Fates work Lovers daily woe,/ Which from hard-hearted Virgins Eyes they throw;/ Such as Create Diseases in the Mind,/ For which no Cure but yielding Love they Find. The Lovers Invitation: OR, THE Forsaken Batchelors Complaint. It Being a Pleasant New PLAY-SONG. See how Cross Fates work Lovers daily woe, Which from hard-hearted Virgins Eyes they throw; Such as Create Diseases in the Mind, For which no Cure but yielding Love they Find. The Lover's Invitation: Or, the Forsaken Bachelor's Complaint. It Being a Pleasant New Play-song. See How Cross Fates Work Lovers' Daily Woe, Which from Hard-hearted Virgins' Eyes They Throw; Such as Create Diseases in the Mind, for Which No Cure but Yielding Love They Find. Behn, Aphra 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 300 creased and damaged surface 1684-1686 Printed for J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. J. Clark, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger. Simpson; 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 8/14/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant and Unfortunate 08/14/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription double-checked 08/13/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, Metadata added, XML completed 09/01/06 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original Transcription 9/8/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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L Ove in Phantastick Triumph sat, whilst Bleeding hearts around him flow'd From whose fresh pains he did create, and strange Tyrannick power he show'd; From thy Bright eyes he took his Fires, which round about in Sport he hurl'd, But 'twas from mine he took desire, enough 'tundo th' Amorous World. From me he took his sighs and tears, from thee his pride and cruelty, From me his languishment and fears, and e'ry killing Dart from thee? Thus thou and I the God have arm'd, and set him up a Deity, But my poor heart alone is harm'd, whilst thine the Victor is, and free.
O're me he reigns without controul, spurs on my passion as he please, and with Loves Feavours heat my soul, whilst you are calm and live at ease: Whilst you your Ears shut to my moan, and turn my gentle sighs away, You little think I am undone, whilst with your frowns you Love delay. What if my Wealth be not so great, if Lands and Flocks I call not mine; Can Fair Aminta therefore [ha]te, can she on nought but Riches shine; True Love and Fortune seldome lye under one Roof, seldome agree, Riches true Love can never buy, by Treasure it can't purchast be.
Fortune it's true has large command. Riches and Honour her obey, Yet ne'r with mighty Love could stand, o're true Love she ne'r yet had sway, Then turn my Dear Aminta turn, to thy admiring Loving Swain, Who scorch'd by your fair Eyes do burn, and without you must live in pain. Must Sigh his days away in grief, and tell the senceless Woods his woe, To Rocks complain without relief, if you my Dear no pitty show: O give a Cordial Smile to raise my Drooping Soul send from your Eyes Those pleasing Glances, those sweet Rays, that can with ease all Hearts surprize. Consider well that you was made to yield to Love and soft Delight, O why are then our joys delay'd, why turn you thus our day to night: A thing so fair sure never can be cruel, when such vows are sent, To all the powers of Love by Man, to ratifie his true intent. Delay not then, no more delay, come smile a Gentle smile or two, And turn my night into a Day, restore me, make me live a new: To Pleasure you my care shall be, my Tongue shall your loud praises chime, Aminta then be kind and free, and loose not in disdain your Prime. Great Nature made you for increase, and things not us'd, their Luster loose, Then to be Cruel ever cease, and a Kind Lover kindly chuse; Love and good Nature do not scorn, O! be not cruel to the Man Who for your sake so oft doth mourn, Who must without you be undone.
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