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5.173 R187781 1 an Excellent New Ayre, Sung at the Play-House. An Excellent New Air, Sung At The Playhouse IF Love's a Sweet Passion, why does it Torment? If a Bitter, O tell me, whence come my / Content? date from imprint; author noted by Simpson as possible author from whose song this ballad is expanded; another edition at 5.174; see also 5.175. Pepys 5.173 Wing Y104B 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: 173 The Young Lovers Enquiry: / OR; / The Batchelors Question to Cupid. The Young Lovers Enquiry: OR, The Batchelors Question to Cupid. The Young Lover's Inquiry: or, The Batchelor's Question to Cupid. Settle, Elkanah 1/2 sheet folio, 290 x ?195 cropped right edge, creased, uneven inking decorative initial, horizontal and vertical rules 1692 Printed for C. Bates, next door to the Crown-Tavern near Duck-Lane=end, / in West Smithfield.1692. C. Bates Weinstein: imprint

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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 9/4/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant appearance love sex/sexuality virtue 09/04/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/06/2007 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad Checked 07/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Original Transcription 10/26/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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(2) I grasp her Hand gently, look languishing down, And by passionate silence I make my Love known; But Oh! how I'm blest when so kind she does prove, By some willing Mistake, to discover her Love; When in striving to hide it, she reveals all her Flame, And our Eyes tell each other what neither can name. (3) How pleasant is Beauty? how sweet are the Charms? How delightful Embraces? how peaceful her Arms? Sure there's nothing so easie, as learning to Love, 'Tis taught us on Earth, and by all things above; And to Beauties bright Standard all the Hero's must yield, For 'tis Beauty that Conquers and keeps the fair Field. (4) To Beauties bright Scepter thus all things do bow, And 'tis to her that we Court, and to her that we Wooe; It so strangely does Vanquish, and soften the mind, That we yield at first sight, to a Beauty that's kind: 'Tis a Treasure we dote on, and Dream on each night, And there's nothing but Beauty can breed such Delight.
(5) As soon as the Mornings bright Rays I behold, (Like a Bride deck'd with Roses, and Rubies, and Gold) Straight I think on fair Celia, Divine and so sweet, And long for to see her, and sigh at her Feet: Every moment I'm absent, I languish and dye, And I love by the sweetness and Beams of her Eye. (6) Then grant, O ye Powers, that her I may find Always yielding to Love, and most Charmingly kind; That at last by Entreaties, she may be my Bride, And I have the Honour to lye by her side: Oh! the Pleasures that Beauties can give when they please, They can Wound and can Cure a poor Lover with ease, (7) I'll envy no Princes, but sweetly will live Rest contented with Pleasures that Celia can give; From all Rivals and Fears, may we both ever live free, And for ever be Happy, and ever agree: Thus in Sweetness and in innocent Freedom we'll prove All the Joys that kind Heav'n gives to those that do Love.
Printed for C. Bates, next door to the Crown-Tavern near Duck-Lane-end, in West Smithfield. 1692.