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5.275 R187302 1 Come, Sweet Lass Come, Sweet Lass; Greenwich Park Come, Sweet Lass Pepys 5.275 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: 275 Perjured BILLY:/ OR, THE/ Lamentable Overthrow of Fair PHILLIS,/ THE/ Maser's Daughter of Dorcester, who dy'd for the Love of Billy, a Counsel/lor's Clark in that Country. Perjur'd BILLY: OR, THE Lamentable Overthrow of Fair PHILLIS, THE Maser's Daughter of Dorcester, who dy'd for the Love of Billy, a Counsel lor.'s Clark in that Country. Perjured Billy: or, the Lamentable Overthrow of Fair Phillis, the Maser's Daughter of Dorcester, Who Died for the Love of Billy, a Counselor's Clerk in that Country. 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1?. [ESTC] 1664-1703 London: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on the Bridge. J. Blare 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 8/13/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate infidelity love rurallife virtue 08/13/2008 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad Checked; X-ballad performed 08/2006 Transcriber Jeffrey P. Hehymeyer Ballad Transcribed 10/8/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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IN the West A weeping Lover Here discover, In the West A Maid with beauty blest, Charming clear, A Maser's Daughter dear; But Billy two severe, He would not her come near. Though he swore He'd never leave her, Nor deceivee her, Though he swore Fair Phillis he'd adore, N'ertheless, With heart of heaviness, He left her in distress, Her sorrows to express. All in vain She strove, to smother, From her Mother, All in vain She strove to hide her pain, till she cry'd, I am disatisfy'd, Let Friends and Parents chide, My grief I cannot hide. Unkind Love, Why art thou cruel, To thy Jewel; Unkind Love, Like the unspotted dove, I will be In truth and loyalty, Though still you torture me, I love no one but thee.
Once I thought My life a pleasure Out of measure; Once I thought I never should be brought To despair; But now I do declare, This sorrow, grief and care, Is more than I can bear. Pitty me Your weeping Philly, Perjur'd Billy; Pitty me Whose life and liberty Lies at stake; My fainting heart will break With sorrow for thy sake, If you no pitty take. He never came, Though bound in duty, To this Beauty He never came; Phillis the fair, by name, Weeping lay, Many a mournful day; At length she dy'd away, Love wrought her life's decay. When she dy'd, Her discontented Friends lamented; When she dy'd Mourning they did provide For threescore Young Damsels, rich and poor, Who willow-garlands wore; The like not seen before.
London: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on the Bridge.