%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The true Lovers Happiness / Or, Nothing venture, / Nothing have. / Shewing how an Apprentice made bold to court his Masters Daughter, got / her good will, and married her unknown to her Parents yet afterwards / her father feeling they loved each other so intirely, he gave them a considerable portion of money to set up with, and now they live in a happy / condition; this may serve for a pattern for others. / Their complements to you I will rehearse / According as they are printed down in verse. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1692-1692 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 07/01/2011 30983

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R227407 6 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Amintas on the new-made Hay UNKNOWN Amintas on the New-Made Hay Loyal Lovers UNKNOWN Loyal Lovers OH my Dearest come away, / and hearken what thy love doth say Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 486 The true Lovers Happiness / Or, Nothing venture, / Nothing have. / Shewing how an Apprentice made bold to court his Masters Daughter, got / her good will, and married her unknown to her Parents yet afterwards / her father feeling they loved each other so intirely, he gave them a considerable portion of money to set up with, and now they live in a happy / condition; this may serve for a pattern for others. / Their complements to you I will rehearse / According as they are printed down in verse. The true Lovers Happiness Or, Nothing venture, Nothing have. Shewing how an Apprentice made bold to court his Masters Daughter, got her good will, and married her unknown to her Parents yet afterwards her father seeing they loved each other so intirely, he gave them a considerable portion of money to set up with, and now they live in a happy condition; this may serve for a pattern for others. Their complements to you I will rehearse According as they are printed down in verse. The true Lovers' Happiness Or, Nothing venture, Nothing have. Showing how an Apprentice made bold to court his Master's Daughter, got her good will, and married her unknown to her Parents yet afterward her father seeing they loved each other so entirety, he gave them a considerable portion of money to set up with, and now they live in a happy condition; this may serve for a pattern for others. Their compliments to you I will rehearse According as they are printed down in verse. 1692-1692 W. Thackeray, E.M. and A.M.

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Man. OH my Dearest come away, and hearken what thy love doth say As I am here I vow and swear I kindly will embrace thee; Thou need not fear my only dear that I shall eer disgrace thee. Ile be as honest as the day, thy vertues I will not bewray, No face alive shall ere deprive me of my dearest jewel. If thou deny I sure shall dye, then be not thou so cruel.
many years I loved thee, therefore dearest pitty me, Thy very frown doth cast me down, thy smiles again revive me: Thou hast my heart wherer thou art then dont of love deprive me. Maid. O fie thou simple Prentice boy, how durst thou with me tick & toy! Or be so bold this to unfold unto thy mastes Daughter? If he should know, twould breed th[y] woe, then what will follow after.
I am my Fathers own delight This you may understand aright, No Daughter he hath else but me, which makes him highly prize me; Therefore be mute, leave off thy suit I friendly do advise thee. My Fathers anger pray you shun, Least you are utterly undone, The prison-grate will be your fate, if you run such adventures, Besides all this, if maids you kiss you forfeit your indentures. Man. Prithee dearest do not flout, At Easter next my time is out, And then I swear I will not care for master nor such Histories: But a wife ile have my life to save, and your my only mistriss. Blame me not for saying so, For love will creep where it cannot go Had I not spoke, my heart had broke I could indure no longer: Though I did fight both day & night yet Cupid grew the stronger. Methinks I see thy lovely face As I do walk in any place, Thy chrystal eyes where Cupid lies, thy cheeks are like to Roses: Thy lips are sweet, when as we meet all vertue there incloses.
Though I am poor and thou art rich Slight me not I thee beseech, You know my trade will keep a maid as well as yeoman Jarvis, If I get Pearl my dearest Girl, it shall be at thy service. Maid. Thy speeches I do much commend, Yet dare I not to condescend For fear I lose as I suppose, my fathers dear affection. Or else id yield to you the field, if I might have my election. Man. Never stand to complement, This doth give me no content, Tho father frown & mother frown, yet none of them shall rout me, I am not in jest I do protest I cannot live without thee. Thus he gaind the Damsels love, And honest to her he did prove, He wedded her and bedded her although his Masters Daughter; He pleasd her well the truth to tell, and parents love came after. For they gave them eightscore pound wherby this couples joys were crownd Thus may you see in each degree this youth was well befriended, They live in peace, their goods increase and thus my Song is ended.
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