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5.277 R187226 1 Oh, my dearest dear Oh, my dearest dear Oh, My Dearest Dear COME pitty pitty me,/ all you that Lovers be date from imprint Pepys 5.277 Rollins (1) 7:294-296; Wing R1046B. 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: 277 The Repenting Maids,/ Sorrowful Lamentation;/ FOR THE/ Loss of her True Love that shot himself/ in SOHO. The Repenting Maids, Sorrowful Lamentation; FOR THE Loss of her True Love that shot himself in SOHO. The Repenting Maid's Sorrowful Lamentation; for the Loss of her True Love that Shot Himself in Soho. 1/2 sheet folio, 267 x 165 uneven inking, slight shadow impression 1698 LONDON, Printed by J. W. near Fleet-street. 1698 J. W. 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 8/13/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate advice appearance death love servitude urbanlife 08/13/2007 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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COME pitty pitty me, all you that Lovers be for 'tis that caused Johnny's fate I have broak a Heart, Caus'd a Lovers smart; But I now Repent alass to late I was too unkind, When he told his mind, And repaid his Love with prov'd disdain; you young Lovers all, that has heard his fall, Come and help me now for to complain. 'Twas my Pride indeed, made his Heart to Bleed, For his faithful Love I seem'd to scorne: but with Grief each Day, I do sigh and say, I may wish I never had been Born. Maidens great and small, I write unto you all, That you may a Warning take by me, I have been too shy, made a young Man Dye, Who did love me clear and tenderly. He was a Serving-man, and many witness can, He was full of truth and honesty, and I a Servant-maid, often to him said, That alas he was too poor for me.
In my beauty bright, I took too much delight, Hoping some Rich Miser for to Wed, but my folly I repent, and with Grief leament, Ever since my Faithful Lover's Dead. I am so oprest, I can take no Rest, For methinks my love appears to me, pointing to his smart, caus'd by my Prow'd Heart, Blaming me for my sad Cruelty. As I walk the Street's, People as I meet, Stares upon me as I pas along, Telling all that Night, That 'tis only I Was the cause of all poor Johnny's wrong Since my love is Dead, Joy is from me fled, For he shot himself for love of me: I shall never find, one that is so kind, For few lovers are so true as he. Maidens, all draw near, To this Song give ear, For 'tis unto you these, Lines I send, Let not Pride of heart, cause a Lovers smart, Lest it bring them to a fatal end.
LONDON, Printed by J.W. near Fleet-street. 1698.