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5.259 R187981 1 De'el Take the War Devil Take the War Devil Take The War DE'el take the War that hurry'd Willy from me, who to love me just had swoarn, they/ made him Captain sure to undo me, waa is me he'll ne'er return; date from imprint Pepys 5.259 Wing ?E3814 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. 5: 259 AN/ Excellent New Scotch Song,/ Being lately Sung in a New Play, Called,/ A Wife for any Man. An Excellent New Scotch Song, Being lately Sung in a New Play, Called, A Wife for any Man. An Excellent New Scotch Song, Being Lately Sung in a New Play, Called, A Wife For Any Man 1/2 sheet folio, 287 x 180 cropped right edge, creased, uneven inking cast fleurons Printer A. M. 1696 Printed by and for A. M. 1696 A. M. Weinstein

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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 8/9/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love marriage military/war violence 08/09/2007 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad Checked 08/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Ballad Transcribed 9/27/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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DE'el take the War that hurry'd Willy from me, who to love me just had swoarn, they made him Captain sure to undo me, waa is me he'll ne'er return; A thousand Loons abroad will Fight him, he from thousands ne'er will run, day and night did I invite him to stay safe from Sword or Gun: I us'd alluring Graces, with muckle kind Embraces, now Sighing, then Crying, Tears droping fall, and had he my soft arms prefer'd to wars alarms, my love grows mad, without the Man of Gad, I fear in my fit I had granted all.
Just at our parting how my hand a squeezed, and gave to me a gentle Kiss, And spoke so kind, in truth I was well pleased, for I found a joy in this, then I did beg him to quit his Commission; least he ne'er return again: And then how wretched wou'd be my condition, If Willy in the Wars were slain. I sighing oft did tell him, What dangers might befel him, In battle Guns rattle, thousands likewise fall: and if my love should dee, What will become of me, Who here must stay lamenting e'ery day, And if Willys kill'd, then adieu to all. How happy's she whose love is not for fighting, nor in the Wars oblieg'd to be, but for to stay with her he takes delight in, If mine did so then happy me; but my love runs thorow many dangers, all for Honour that empty name, O had he to Wars but been a stranger,
Then my arms he'd ne'er refrain, Tho' I had store of beauty, still he cry'd twas his duty, To hasten for Flanders, and must be gone, But had he sweet Repose Preferr'd to bloody blows, He nere would fly to Flanders for to dye, And thus for to leave me lye alone. I washt and patcht to make me look provoking, snares that they told me would catch the men And on my head a huge Commode sat cocking, which made me show as tall agen: For a new Gown too I paid muckle money, which with golden flowers did shine; My Love well might think me gay and bonny, no Scotch Lass was ere so fine. My Petticoat I spotted, Fringe too with thread I knotted, Lace Shoes, silken Hose, garter'd over knee, But oh! the fatal thought, To Willy these are nought, Who rid to Towns, and rifled with Dragoons, When he silly Loon might have plunder'd me.
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