%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Mariner's Delight, / OR, The Seaman's SEAVEN WIVES. / Being a pleasant new Song; shewing how a Seaman call'd Anthony courted a young / Maid whose Name is Susan, in London: and (with great difficulty) gain'd her affection; / Notwith- / standing he had seaven Wives, all alive at that time: and at last was discovered, to the great advan- / tage and satisfaction of the Vertuous Maid and all her Relations. From which every Woman, Wi- / dow and Maid may learn how to be wary, and cautious in their Courting. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1662-1662 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2011 30795

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R227294 1 Hail to the Mirtle Shades UNKNOWN Hail to the Myrtle Shades MY Dearest I must to the Sea / I'm come now to bid thee adieu: Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 355 The Mariner's Delight, / OR, The Seaman's SEAVEN WIVES. / Being a pleasant new Song; shewing how a Seaman call'd Anthony courted a young / Maid whose Name is Susan, in London: and (with great difficulty) gain'd her affection; / Notwith- / standing he had seaven Wives, all alive at that time: and at last was discovered, to the great advan- / tage and satisfaction of the Vertuous Maid and all her Relations. From which every Woman, Wi- / dow and Maid may learn how to be wary, and cautious in their Courting. The Mariner’s Delight, OR, The Seaman’s SEAVEN WIVES. Being a pleasant new Song; shewing how a Seaman call’d Anthony courted a young Maid whose Name is Susan, in London: and (with great difficulty) gain’d her affection; Notwith- standing he had seaven Wives, all alive at that time: and at last was discovered, to the great advan- tage and satisfaction of the Vertuous Maid and all her Relations. From which every Woman, Wi- dow and Maid may learn how to be wary, and cautions in their Courting. The Mariner’s Delight, OR, The Seaman’s SEVEN WIVES. Being a pleasant new Song; showing how a Seaman called Anthony courted a young Maid whose Name is Susan, in London: and (with great difficulty) gained her affection; Notwithstanding he had seven Wives, all alive at that time: and at last was discovered, to the great advantage and satisfaction of the Virtuous Maid and all her Relations. From which every Woman, Widow and Maid may learn how to be wary, and cautions in their Courting. 1662-1662 J. Conyers

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MY Dearest I must to the Sea, Im come now to bid thee adieu: But pray thee be constant to me, as I shall prove real, and true: The Wind and the Storms may blow. and make a tempestuous Sea; But (whithersoever I go my Heart it remaineth with thee. Dear Anthony, Susan replyd, I love you with Soul, and with Life; But (Im sure) you are basely belied If you reckon to make me your Wife.
Im told that you have a whole score of Sweethearts therefore tis in vain, To think that youl make me a Whore, My credit to blemish, and stain. He seemd as orehelmed with care; And since by all that is good: The Fowls that Fly in the Air; and Fishes that swim in the Flood Before that he provd a false Lover To her that he had by the hands No Water the Ocean should cover, nor green Grass grow on the Land.
Then Susan began to look grave, and sorry for doubting his Love And modestly Pardon did crave; perswaded he real would prove. Then after a Glass of Canary, and such as the house could afford The Seaman could no longer tarry, but kissd her and streight went aboard. Poor Susan (for Grief) she did cry, to think that her Sweet-heart was gone, And left her to sigh and to die in love and in sorrow alone. But (thinking upon his returning) to languish she thought it in vain? Therefore she left off her fond mourning, expecting to see him again. But ere a Month was overpast, the hopes of her Marriage was gone, And Sorrow her Face did orecast, her Heart was as cold as a Stone,
A Maid that was with her acquainted informd her of Anthonys Life; Her shame and disgrace she prevented, and kept her from being his Wife. A wife in Virginia he had, and three more in England and Waile In Holland a Phraw he did Wad, a couple he marrid in Cailes. But Anthony brave he was brisk, and past for a Batchellor still; And ready was for the next Frisk, and Women he had at his Will. Then Maids that are honest and chast, and you that are light (like the Wind And Widows that still are confest To be ever loving and kind Learn wisdom from what I have told For words they are made but of Air A Vertuous womans worth Gold; and Men that are honest are rare.
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