%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Loves of / Damon and Sappho: / OR: The Shepherd Crown'd with good success. / You Lovers all that would successful be; / Be not too bashful, but in Love be free: / Time but your passion and you'l never fail, / There is a time when you'l be sure prevail. / Maids will deny, its true, but soon will yield, / If once you charge, they soon will lose the Field: / Though they deny, it is but for a fashion, / For when they do, they have the greatest passion. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1678 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2011 30767

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R227268 1 Hail to the Myrtle Shades UNKNOWN Hail to the Myrtle Shades COme turn they Rosie face, / leave blushing at me my Dear, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 316 The Loves of / Damon and Sappho: / OR: The Shepherd Crown'd with good success. / You Lovers all that would successful be; / Be not too bashful, but in Love be free: / Time but your passion and you'l never fail, / There is a time when you'l be sure prevail. / Maids will deny, its true, but soon will yield, / If once you charge, they soon will lose the Field: / Though they deny, it is but for a fashion, / For when they do, they have the greatest passion. The Loves of Damon and Sappho: OR: The Shepherd Crown'd with good success. You Lovers all that would successful be; Be not too bashful, but in Love be free: Time but your passion and you'l never fail, There is a time when you'l be sure prevail. Maids will deny, its true, but soon will yield, If once you charge, they soon will lose the Field: Though they deny, it is but for a fashion, For when they do, they have the greatest passion. The Loves of Damon and Sappho: OR: The Shepherd Crowned with good success. You Lovers all that would successful be; Be not too bashful, but in Love be free: Time but your passion and you'll never fail, There is a time when you'll be sure prevail. Maids will deny, it's true, but soon will yield, If once you charge, they soon will lose the Field: Though they deny, it is but for a fashion, For when they do, they have the greatest passion. 1678-1678 F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger

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COme turn thy Rosie face, leave blushing at me my Dear, Lets kindly now imbrace, whilst Cupid does banish all fear: The Neighbouring Swains are gone to water their Flocks you see: And now we are all alone, in pleasure let us be free. I fancy now to be like Adam in Paradice; Then let me taste the Tree of pleasures, and be not nice:
For Beauty fades away, Old Age it will waste it quite: And time for none will stay, then lets pursue Delight. Under this Spreading Shade, all near to this Chrystial Spring, Our vows they shall be payd, while th Birds do pleasantly sing: A yielding in your Eyes, my Sappho I do behold: Then let us act our joys, before that our passions cold.
THe blooming Spices smell, and Summer is in her Pride, Come let us sport a while, and Sappho shall be my Bride: With Flowers Ile Crown thy brow, thou shalt be Queen of the Field: Where all plenty does grow, Oh then my fair Sappho yield. See Earth Embroyderd smiles, and all things do gay appear: While time our Love beguiles, come blush no more my dear: Lets search for joys unknown, and each of us trade in bliss: Fair Nymph we are alone, in you shall no more resist. Alas, my Damon, fie, do not a poor Nymph betray: A Virgin I will dye, Diana I will obey: Then think, kind Swain, no more to flatter your self with Love: God Cupid Ile ner adore, nor rank him with powers above. O say not so my joy, for Beautys ner made in vain: Not use is to destroy what the powers above ordain:
Hark how the Birds invite, and Love with their Song do charm Alluring to delight, while thus we hold arm in arm. No more sweet Damon spare, my blushes that do arise: O fie kind Shepheard forbear, and do not a Maid surprize. I am too young for Love, and must not as yet be won: Oh help ye Powers above, or I shall be quite undone. In vain fair Nymph you strive, for passion will have its way: And he that did love contrive, in these shades you must obey. Alas, I resistance loose, and now can resist no more: What coy I did refuse, Loves pleasures do over-powr. Witness this pleasant Grove, I to denyal was bent: Had not you forced my love, but now I shall ner repent: No, never my Dear, for we our mutual joys will encrease: So happy we will be, and live in an endless peace.
FINIS. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.