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5.323 R172354 1 The Ring of Gold Cupid's Courtesy The Ring of Gold MY Youthful Charming Fair, / and Sweetest Jewel, Pepys 5.323 Wing A3403[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: 323 An Answer to the / Covetous=Minded Parents: / OR, / The Young-mans Resolution to free his Captiv'd / Love, at the Hazard of his dearest Life. An Answer to the Covetous-Minded Parents: OR, The Young-mans Resolution to free his Captiv'd Love, at the Hazard of his dearest Life. An Answer to the Covetuous-minded Parents: Or, the Young Man's Resolution to Free His Captived Love, at the Risk of His Dearest Life. 1/2 sheet folio, 264 x 150 cropped top edge, damaged surface cast fleurons 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, I, Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back. P. Brooksby, J, Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back PBA

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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 3/4/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate children economics/trade family/procreation love marriage 03/04/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/25/07 Checker Rachel Mann Ballad checked 09/14/06 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer Original transcription 10/22/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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MY Youthful Charming Fair, and Sweetest Jewel, I solemnly declare (tho' Friends are cruel) Thy wrongs I soon will right, could I come near thee, And study day and night how I might Clear thee. Tho' they so close confine my dear, and grieve thee, Yet in these Arms of mine I'll soon receive thee, Strong Locks and Bars I'll brake where soon I'll enter, For my sweet Creatures sake my Life I'll venture. 'Tis not thy Fathers Frown e're shall affright me, Thy days with joy I'll Crown who ne'er did slight me, What tho' vast heaps of Gold I a'n't possessing; True Love is still, behold, a greater Blessing. Parents we often find greedy for Treasure, They love the golden Mine here out of measure, It bears so great a sway in e'ery Action; That Loyal Lovers they meet with distraction. Being compell'd to Wed meerly for Riches, The Palsey Hoary head thus Coyn bewitches,
Some Parents who has now Treasure Possessing, Children must break their vow, or lose their blessing. Gray has more Wealth than I Yet she'll not waver, But yet her Parents cry, I shall not have her, This is as if, behold, my dearest Honey, Was to be bought and sold by price of Money. Yet my sweet charming Saint, never will leave me, Her sighs and sad complaint dayly doth grieve me, She shall not languish long, I vow to see her, Soon to redress her wrong, I'll dye, or free her. This wretched Misers Bags, are his best graces, Mixt with diseased dregs, of loath d Embraces: Yet tho' her Friends contrive thus to annoy her. While I remain alive, he shan't enjoy her? If Friends with anger fraught, clearly forsake her, so that she han't a Groat, yet will I make her, My Lawful Bride, said he, and ne'r refrain her By true industery, I can maintain her.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.