%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The MAY-Morning Ramble;/ OR,/ Robin and Kate, Will and Prue's Pleasant Pastime amongst the VVoods and/ Groves. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1689-1692 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/16/2007 21731

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4.65 R188560 1 I Marry and thank ye too Aye, Marry, and Thank You Too I Marry and Thank You Too KInd Robin he met young Kate,/ and caus'd her a while to stay; to ramble and gather May. [with variations] advertisement in imprint Pepys 4.65 Wing M1419[a]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. 4: 65 The MAY-Morning Ramble;/ OR,/ Robin and Kate, Will and Prue's Pleasant Pastime amongst the VVoods and/ Groves. THE MAY-Morning Ramble; OR, Robin and Kate, Will and Prue's Pleasant Pastime amongst the Woods and Groves. The May-morning Ramble; Or, Robin and Kate, Will and Prue's Pleasant Pastime Amongst the Woods and Groves. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 326 cropped right edge, damaged surface horizontal and vertical rules, and cast fleurons 1689-1692 printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Ducklane; J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-/ Brittain; and A. Milbourn, at the Stationers-Arms in the Little Old-Bayly./ Where all Country Chapmen and others may be Furnish'd with all Sorts of small Books and/ Ballads, at Reasonable Rates. W. Thackeray, J. Millet, A. Milbourn 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 8/16/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant and Unfortunate animals/nature holidays/seasons love sex/sexuality 08/16/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, Metadata added, XML created 09/09/06 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original Transcription 9/9/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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KInd Robin he met young Kate, and caus'd her a while to stay; And said that she should be his Mate, to ramble and gather May. My Jewel I do invite, to ramble till Morning day; For you know in the silent Night, we gather the sweetest May. There's William and his love Prue, are willing to take their way;
Along with us amongst the Dew, to gather the sweetest May. She made him a Cursy low, and eke with a smile did say; With all my heart I'll freely go to gather the sweetest May. Then taking him by the hand, she to her true Love did say, Nothing can please a Maid beyond, a sprig of the sweetest May.
Then they by a joynt consent, did merrily trip away, And with a Resolution bent to gather the sweetest May. They came to a pleasant Grove, adorned with flowers gay, And Kate she call'd upon her love, to give her the sweetest May. Upon a fair Primrose Hill stout Robin his Love did lay, And likewise so did lusty Will, and gave them the sweetest May. These Lasses of Beauty bright, they both to their loves did say; It is a Maidens cheif delight, to gather the sweetest May. Then Robin began to rise, and fain wou'd a sneak'd away, But Kate she hugs him close, and crys some more of that pleasant May. She was in a transport hurl'd, and did to her Robin say,
No greater pleasure in the World, then gathering sprigs of May. And Prue did her William hold, and often did sigh and say, I'd rather have then Crowns of G[old], this delicate Sprig of May. But Robin and Will repy'd, O what will your Mothers say; Tush, let them frown, nay scold and chide since we have the Sprigs of May. Alas, I can freely part with what you have gain'd this day: My Maiden-head with all my heart, for a delicate Sprig of May. Quoth Prudence, nay right or wrong, we'l Ramble another day; Before a year I'm sure to Long for more of this pleasant May. The Sun did begin to rise, then homeward they took their way; And Prue and Kate did highly prize the delicate Sprigs of May.
printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Ducklane; J. Millet, at the Angel in Little- Brittain; and A. Milbourn, at the Stationers-Arms in the Little Old-Bayly. Where all Country Chapmen and others, may be Furnish'd with all Sorts of Small Books and Ballads, at Reasonable Rates.