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5.327 R234515 1 an excellent New Tune An Excellent New Tune WElcome Death, the Cure of all my sorrow, thou alone can'st give me ease; / Of all the Delights my Senses e're did borrow, none could e're my Fancy please: Pepys 5.327 Wing L417 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: 327 The Languishing LADY; / Or, The False-hearted Lovers Unspeakable Cruelty. The Languishing LADY; Or, The False-hearted Lovers Unspeakable Cruelty. The Languishing Lady; Or, the False-hearted Lover's Unspeakable Cruelty. 1/2 sheet folio, 276 x 175 cropped top and right edges, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking horizontal and vertical rules 1683-1703 Printed for C. Bates, next the Crown-Tavern, in West-Smithfield. C. Bates 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 3/4/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate death infidelity love marriage trickery/deceit 03/05/08 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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II. When first these Eyes of mine did view him, O how my heart was inflam'd to Love; I lost my senses ever since I knew him, since he to me does unconstant prove: Love that transports me so in sadness, makes me languish and complain, O cruel Cupid, come and ease my Madness, let me no longer grieve in vain. III. Farewel Joy, and farewel Pleasure, farewel all things of Delight; For of Sorrow I have had my measure, unto all I bid Good-night: Farewel to him, the cause of my weeping, I hope he never will thrive in Love; And she that has gotten his heart in keeping, may she for ever unconstant prove. IV. Thus shall my bleeding wrongs be righted, while I range the silent shade, And my ungrateful love be requited, who my yielding heart betray'd: Long was I Woo'd before I consented unto the thoughts of Love, said she; Till he in sorrowful sighs lamented, blaming me for my Cruelty.
VI. Now when I heard his mournful Ditty, wh[i]le in sights he did complain, I was immediately mov'd to pitty, granting love for love again: But I have found him now most deceitful, I of his presence am deny'd, Never was Lover sure so ungrateful, as he has been to me, she cry'd. VII. Did he not once admire my Beauty, and did solemnly declare, That he did count it a Damsels Duty, to be full as Kind as Fair: Then in his Arms he'd freely receive me, saying he did my Charms adore; Yet after all, he does slight and leave me, was ever Man so false before? VIII. He little knows what bitter anguish does my drooping Spirits seize; Here in this Bower I lye and languish, shall I never be at ease! Yes, when I in the Grave lye a sleeping, then my false love may wish in vain, Yet neither sorrowful sighs, nor weeping, e're can recall me back again.
Printed for C. Bates, next the Crown-Tavern, in West-Smithfield.