%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> FLORA's FAREWELL; / OR, / The Passionate Shepherd's Love-Song. / Wherein he greatly doth complain, / Because his Love was spent in vain. Price, Lawrence University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/04/2011 31138

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T35616 1 A thousand Times my Love commend UNKNOWN A Thousand Times My Love Commend FLora farewel, I needs must go, / for if with thee I longer stay, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 444 3: 445 FLORA's FAREWELL; / OR, / The Passionate Shepherd's Love-Song. / Wherein he greatly doth complain, / Because his Love was spent in vain. FLORA’s FAREWELL; OR, The Passionate Shepherd’s Love-Song. Wherein he greatly doth complain, Because his Love was spent in vain. FLORA’s FAREWELL; OR, The Passionate Shepherd’s Love Song. Wherein he greatly does complain, Because his Love was spent in vain. Price, Lawrence ?-?

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FLora farewel, I needs must go, for if with thee I longer stay, Thine Eyes prevail over me so I shall grow blind, and lose my Way. Fame of thy Beauty and thy Youth, to seek for Love me hither brought; But when in thee I found no Truth, it was no Boot for me stay. Now Im engagd by Word and Oath, Servant to anothers Will; Yet for thy Sake would forego both, wouldst thou besure to love me still.
But what Assurance can I have of thee? who seeing my Abuse, In that which Love desires to crave, may leave me with a just Excuse. For thou must say, Twas not thy Fault that thou didst so unconstant prove, Thou wert by mine Example taught, to break thy Oath and leave thy Love. No, Flora, no, I will recal the former Words which I have spoke, And thou shalt have no Sense at all to hamper me in Cupids Yoak.
But since thy Humour is to range, and that thou bearst a wavering Mind, Like to the Moon with thee Ill change, and turn I can with every Wind. Henceforth blind Fancy Ill remove, and cast all Sorrow from my Heart, Young Men dye for dotting Love, I hold it but a foolish Part. Why should I to one Love be bound, and my Thoughts on none but thee; When as a Thousand may be found, thats far more fair and fit for me. Though I am but a Shepherd Swain, my Mind to me doth Comfort bring, Feeding my Flock upon a Plain, I triumph like a petty King. No Female-rat shall me deceive, nor catch me by a crafty Wild; Though I do love, yet I can leave, and will no longer be beguild. Flora, once more, farewel, adieu, so I conclude my Passion long: To thy new Love see you prove true, for thou hast done me double Wrong. Fair Floras Answer to the Shepherds Song, Wherein she shews that he has done the Wrong. Fye Shepherd, fye thou art to blame, to rail against me in this sort, Thou dost disgrace a Sweet-hearts name, to give thy Love a false Report. There was a Proverb used of old, and now I find it is no Lye,
One Tale is good, till anothers told; she that Loves most is set by. A brief Description I will tell of my Favour, Love, and Flattery; And how at first thou didst excel with cunning Tricks and Policy. But oh! that flattering Tongue of thine and tempting Eye sought to entice, And to ensnare the Heart of mine, and bring me in Fools Paradice. When thou at first began to Woo, and with thy Skill my Patience tryd; You though there was no more to do, but presently to up and ride. Thou saidst that I was fair and bright, and fitting for thy Marriage-bed; Thou fedst my Fancy with Delight, thinking to have my Maden-head. But when thou sawst thou could not get the Jem that thou desirest to have, My Company than didst refrain, like to a false desembling Knave. Whereby I answered thus and said, To shun the Cause of further Strife, I would contain my self a Maid, until such time Im made a Wife. And since you my poor mind have crost, go bestow your self as you will; Shepherd farewell, theres nothing lost, I am resolvd to say so still. Blind Cupid with his wounding Dart, could never make me Sorrow feel; Ill not lay that unto my Heart, that others shake off with their Heel.