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5.289 R174593 1 an Excellent New Tune An Excellent New Tune IS she gone, let her go, I do not care,/ Though she has a dainty thing, I had my share: date from imprint Pepys 5.289 Wing D971[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. 5: 289 The Deluded Lasses Lamentation,/ OR,/ The False Youth's Unkindness to his Beloved Mistris. The Deluded Lasses Lamentation, OR, The False Youth's Unkindness to his Beloved Mistris. The Deluded Lass's Lamentation, or, the False Youth's Unkindness to His Beloved Mistress. 1/2 sheet folio, 254 x 175 cropped left edge horizontal and vertical rules 1689 Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street, without Newgate. 1689. J. Deacon 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 4/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate marriage sex/sexuality trickery/deceit 04/22/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 04/20/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph checked transcription 02/22/2008 Checker Kris McAbee checked transcription 08/18/2006 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer original transcription 10/18/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Slaon Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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1. IS she gone, let her go, I do not care, Though she has a dainty thing, I had my share: She has more Land then I by one whole Acre, I have plow'd in her Ground, who will may take her. 2. Did not you promise me when you lay by me, That you wou'd Marry me, can you deny it? If I did promise thee, 'twas but to try thee, Bring in your Witness, for now I defie thee. 3. Did not you swear by the Powers above, That you wou'd Marry if I'de grant you love? Of all fair Lasses I thought thee the bonniest, And wou'd have marry'd thee hadst thou kept honest 4. 'Twas your deluding Tongue made me Miscarry, Because you promis'd with me for to Marry: Had not you yielded so soon to lye by me, Then to have Marry'd I had not deny'd thee. 5. I never lay with Man, except it were you, Not thinking you wou'd have prov'd so untrue: If to lye by me thou then hadst refused, Then I thy person sure ne'er had abused. 6. You with the Art of a vigorous Lover, Told me your pleasure and joys cou'd discover; But you false pleasure did last but a moment, And for that pleasure I suffer more Torment. 7. Sweet fair charming Beauty you then had in store, Had Vertue been added, there needed no more; But if you had not been as willing as I, You had not yielded with me for to lye.
8. Your promise made me to let ye lye by me, I thought you constant, and cou'd not deny thee; But had I known the intent of your passion, Thus for to grieve there had been no occasion. 9. Thou fond and foolish Girl, leave thy lamenting, When thou are wiser then I'll be Relenting; When thou again art a Virgin I'll Wed thee, And then with License I boldly may Bed thee. 10. You pleasure take to Rail at my Misfortune, Whilst my poor heart does ake to think of parting; But since that you are resolved to fly me, I hope no other Lass e're will lye by thee. 11. Farewel thou perjur'd Youth, false and deceitful, I ne'r thought you would have prov'd so ungrateful First by deluding words thus to deceive me, Having obtain'd my ends, scornfully leave me. 12. Do but remember now when you came to me, Every solemn Vow made, to undo me; By your alluring Charms I was invited, You for my present harms may be requited. 13. Being the worst of Men, first to Defile me, And this no sooner done, but straight Revile me; From which I perfectly now do discover, You were no more at best, but a false Lover. 14. Let Lasses young and fair, that hears this Story, Of a false Love beware, blast not your Glory: For many Young-men will strive to deceive you, And when they have their Will, straightway will leave you.
Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street, without Newgate. 1689.