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R228747 3 UNKNOWN a new Tune UNKNOWN A New Tune I'le fix my Fancy on thee UNKNOWN I'll Fix My Fancy on Thee WHen first thy Feature and thy face, / I seriously espyed, to fix my fancy on thee. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 575 A New BALLAD, / Composed by a Lover, in / praise of his Mistriss. A New BALLAD, Composed by a Lover, in praise of his Mistriss. A New BALLAD, Composed by a Lover, in praise of his Mistress. ?-?

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WHen first thy Feature and thy face, I seriously espyed, I thought to thee there was no Grace, which Nature had denyed: The more I lookd, the more I lovd, contemplating upon thee, At length the force of love me mov[]d to fix my fancy on thee. Thy Headis as the highest sphere, adornd with all the Graces, Thy Soul sits as Commander there, orspread with dangling Traces; Which through the Casements of thine Eyes sends forth such flames upon me, That I am forcd to sympathize, and fix my fancy on thee. Thy Nose below mount-fore-head lies, proportiond well by Nature, Which doth divide thy cristal Eyes, and makes a comelie Creature; Thy odoriferous Breath atracts my soul to cease upon thee, And since thou art without compare, I fix my fancy on thee, Thy Thighs as Ivory columns are, by Natures kind well framed, Betwixt there is a place I[]le spare, which shall not here be named; But surely it attractive is, which makes me think upon thee, But since thourt, mine I will design, to fix my fancy on thee.
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