%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> An ANSWER/ TO/ The Wronged LADY:/ OR, THE/ Young Nobleman's Dying LAMENTATION,/ FOR/ The LORD's Daughter of Leicestershire;/ Who lately broke her Heart for the love of him: the Remembrance of which he/ laid to Heart, so that it cost him his Life also. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1671-1702 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/22/2008 22126

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5.291 R172379 1 If Love's a sweet passion If Love's a Sweet Passion If Love's a Sweet Passion WAs ever young Noble so tortur'd as I?/ Under a guilty Conscience in sorrow I lye, Come release me, release me ye Powers above,/ Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. [with variations] Pepys 5.291 Wing A3453 [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: 291 An ANSWER/ TO/ The Wronged LADY:/ OR, THE/ Young Nobleman's Dying LAMENTATION,/ FOR/ The LORD's Daughter of Leicestershire;/ Who lately broke her Heart for the love of him: the Remembrance of which he/ laid to Heart, so that it cost him his Life also. An ANSWER TO The Wronged LADY: OR, THE Young Nobleman's Dying LAMENTATION, FOR The LORD's Daughter of Leicestershire; Who lately broke her Heart for the love of him: the Remembrance of which he laid to Heart, so that it cost him his Life also. An Answer to the Wronged Lady: or, the Young Nobleman's Dying Lamentation, for the Lord's Daughter of Leicestershire; Who Lately Broke Her Heart for the Love of Him: the Remembrance of Which He Laid to Heart, so That It Cost Him His Life Also. 1/2 sheet folio, 260 x 185 cropped right edge,uneven inking, slight shadow impression funerary border: 140 x 9, horizontal rule 1671-1702 Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street. J. Deacon Spufford and 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 4/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate affliction/health love 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 Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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WAs ever young Noble so tortur'd as I? Under a guilty Conscience in sorrow I lye, Having wronged a Lady who did me adore, All the World is not able her Life to restore. Come release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. Most like a false Lover, I acted my part, For I having betray'd her young innocent heart, To another fair Beauty in love did I go, Which immediately proved her sad Overthrow. Now release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. This life is a torment which I cannot bear, Here is nothing but anguish and woful dispair, E'ry moment my Dearest runs fresh in my mind, Not an hour or minute of joy can I find: Then release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. Why did I expose her to sorrow and grief? When it lay in my power to yield her relief. Now alas! 'tis too late to recal her again; I am left now to feel this sad torment and pain. Then release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in Grave by my Lady and Love. So soon as soft slumber e're closes mine eyes, I am seiz'd with a frightful and sudden surprize, For methinks that I hear her sad passionate moan, So that I have no pleasure but torments alone: Then release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love.
Sometimes in a Dream or a Vision I see, My fair Beautiful Lady stand weeping by me, Still intreating I'd make now no longer delay, But to leave this vain World here and hasten away: Then release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. I slighted the Vows which between us had past, Till I now am awaken'd by Conscience at last; And my heart here with sorrow is ready to break, I can part with the Joys of the World for her sake Then release me, release me ye Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. I value no Beautiful Creature alive, Nay, nor would I here longer my Lady survive, Let the arrows that wounded the heart of my Dear Do the like for her Lover who langushing hear, Wou'd expire, and begs of the Powers above, For to lye in the Grave by my Lady and Love. The flames of a Feaver does burn in my breast, Let me go to that injured Soul which doth rest In the Regions of Joy, where sweet pleasure does flow I am weary of living, now, now let me go: O release me, release me you Powers above, Let me lye in the Grave by my Lady aad Love.
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