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R5713 3 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN The Ring of Gold Cupid's Courtesy The Ring of Gold RAnging the silent spade / seeking for Pleasure, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 32 THE / Bleeding Lovers Lamentation: / OR, / Fair Clorindas sorrowful Complaint for the loss of her / Unconstant Strephon. THE Bleeding Lovers Lamentation: OR, Fair Clorindas sorrowful Complaint for the loss of her Unconstant Strephon. THE Bleeding Lover's Lamentation: OR, Fair Clorinda's sorrowful Complaint for the loss of her Inconstant Strephon. 1675-1675 P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare / and J. Back.

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RAnging the silent shade seeking for Pleasure, I heard a fair young Maid weep out of measuree: Her curled locks she tore and often crying, Strephon whom I ador is from me flying.
Sure by some charming Saint he is deluded, While here in sad complaint I lye excluded From all the Joys of love, and grief lye under. My sorrows to remove, heart break in sunder.
O Strephon most unkind how could you leave me With a tormented mind, the which doth grieve me, Return, return again whom I admire, Or in tormenting pain I shall expire.
AAlas you little know how I lye bleeding, These melting tears that flow for me are pleading, Let them some pity find, do not destroy me; I am to love inclind, let me enjoy thee. In vain this moan I make, he will not hear me, Altho my heart should break hell not come near me; But Violates the Laws of Lovers passion; What have I done to cause this seperation. None had my heart but he ever in keeping, This said immediately, she fell a weeping, Her hands as white as Snow, she wrung them, crying, Down to the shades below, my soul is flying. My last Farewel Ill write and leave behind me, Since he for ruins quite thus hath designd me,
When he the same shall read, it may offend him; A mournful life hell lead, grief may attend him. When he shall call to mind what Vows he made me, Seeming to love inclind till he betrayd me: This may his Soul enslave and cause his weeping, While in the silent Grave I shall lye sleeping. Death ease me of the smart which I lye under, And let this stubborn heart now break in sunder. Why should I live to feel loves flaming fire, Which I cannot conceal, let me expire. Once more her melting eyes like Fountains flowing And with relenting Crys, said she Im going, Farewel thou perjurd swain who from me parted, Thou hast a lover slain being hard hearted.
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