%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Willovv Green. / OR, / The Distressed lovers Complaint, because that his true / Love Compassion doth want. / The like to this Ditty was never read, nor seen, / For he weareth a Garland all of Willow-Green. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1670-1670 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/26/2011 30441

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R216103 3 a new Tune UNKNOWN A New Tune the same Tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune The willow green, Sung by Musitians, and in the Theator UNKNOWN The Willow Green, Sung by Musicians, and in the Theater YOung men & maids that live in love, / come listen to this harmless ditty, COme all that bears good will unto me / do so much as tell me how, now to wear the willow green. [with variation] which makes me wear the willow green. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 132 3: 133 The Willovv Green. / OR, / The Distressed lovers Complaint, because that his true / Love Compassion doth want. / The like to this Ditty was never read, nor seen, / For he weareth a Garland all of Willow-Green. 1670-1670 J. Hose

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YOung men & maids that live in love, come listen to this harmless ditty, And let fancy your hearts move, for to take of me some pitty: For unto you I will declare, the strangest thing that ere was seen, Sad happiness to prove my share, now to wear the willow green. Ime almost eighteen years of age, and so deep am faln in Love; Nothing can Cupids fire asuage, except my Dear do constant prove: Oft did I make suit unto her, in place where we both have been, With sighs and tears I then did woe her though now I wear the willow green.
Many gifts I did her proffer, if she would grant love to me, But she refused my kind offer, I could not esteemed be. Behold how my body is wasted, little thought I these days to have seen So deep of loves cup oft have tasted, and now to wear the willow green. Search the stories of old ages, from Adam to this present time, That have filld volums and pages, no mans case is like to mine; For my Love doth prove hard hearted, harder then Adamant I ween, And cunningly from me is parted, which makes me wear the willow green.
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COme all that bears good will unto me do so much as tell me how, This green garland doth become me, which I am forst to wear now: Because obdurate she doth prove, whose beauty might become a Queen, And most unfaithful is in Love, which makes me wear the willow green. My love sleeps on another mans pillow, were it but for an hour or two, Then ide leave off this mournful willow then Love see what I can do: Was ever man more kind in tryal, to a Lass then I have been, But she to me doth prove disloyal, and makes me wear the willow green. Harder hap had never no man, from the Creation until now: To love a cruel unkind woman, which will to me no love allow. Both day and night I am tormented, no rest long time that I have seen, My torture cannot be prevented, but I must wear the willow green. And some friends have lately told me, which my sad fates much deplore I look like death when they behold me, though I was jovial heretofore: O that my love-sick suit was granted, by her that I most esteem. I should enjoy what I long wanted and leave off this willow green
My dearest when I do behold thee, as thou passest along the street, In mine arms I wish to infold thee, with kissee I would thee greet: Oh that thy heart was not obdurate, but in Church we might be seen, And be wedded by an honest Curate, then ide cast off this willow green. Thou art a Damosel full of beauty, rare perfections dwells in thee, Cupid reports it is my duty, to wait with patient constancy: Many brave Damsels have I viewed, and Lasses rare where I have been, But for thy love I have greatly rued, till death ile wear the willow green: Fairest of fairest [I] thee implore, on thy slave to take some pitty: Thou art the Goddess that [I] adore, I pray thee read my mournful ditty: For yet ere many days be spent, with thine own eyes it will be seen, When to the grave [tho]u hast me sent, ile dye wearing the willow green. I hope an answer to receive, ere it be long assuredly, All happiness I thee bequeath, and I will Love thee till I dye: Thus I remain the faithfullest Lover, that ever to this day was seen, direct thine when thou hast read this over to him that wears the willow green.
Printed for J. Hose, over-against Staples-Inn in Holbourn.