%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Distressed Damsels; / OR, / A dolefull Ditty of a sorrowfull Assembly of young Maidens that were met together near Thames=street, / to bewail the Loss of their Loves which were lately press'd away to Sea. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1675 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 03/01/2012 31729

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R215348 1 an Orange With a Fading an Orange MY sweet Sister Sue, ah! what l shado? I / I fain wou'd be married but know notl to who; Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 57 The Distressed Damsels; / OR, / A dolefull Ditty of a sorrowfull Assembly of young Maidens that were met together near Thames=street, / to bewail the Loss of their Loves which were lately press'd away to Sea. The Distressed Damsels; OR, A dolefull Ditty of a sorrowfull Assembly of young Maidens that were met together near Thames=street, to bewail the Loss of their Loves which were lately press'd away to Sea. The Distressed Damsels; OR, A doleful Ditty of a sorrowful Assembly of young Maidens that were met together near Thames=street, to bewail the Loss of their Loves which were lately pressed away to Sea. 1675-1675

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MY sweet Sister Sue, ah! what I shado? I I fain woud be married but know not I to who; For why, I protest, the young Men are Prest, And my Sweetheart Robin is gone with the rest For a Seaman. Then Susan replyd theres many beside, That Fortune this Summer will surely divide;
Each sudden surprize will cause Lasses cries, While Tears they do trickle like Rain from the Skies, For our Sweethearts. Theres Bess at the Bell you know her full well, A sorrowful story to me she did tell, That Thomas her Dear, was Prest she did hear, And then the poor Creature did tremble for fear He should leave her.
In Thames-street of late, young pretty-fac,d Kate Had lost her dear sweeting, the Bricklayer her Mate; He was prest away but yet the next day They freed him, then Kate she did lovingly say. My sweet Johnny. In the open Street her John she did meet, And gave him a thousand soft Kisses so sweet, With stroaking his Chin, she welcomd him in, For Joy she was fit to leap out of her Skin, For her Johnny. Theres Doll at the Swan, her true Love is gone, Poor Heart she with sorrow doth sigh and take on; Yet all is in vain, he is gone to the Main, She fears that he neer will return home again, To embrace her. Theres Bridget & Joan tis very well known, Of Fourteen young Sweethearts they have not left one But all Prest on Board for to stand by the Sword, And this dos much Sorrow and Trouble afford, At the Parting. If Pressing goes on, there wont be a Man To please a young Lass, let her do what she can, For they will be scarce here in a short space, Then we shall be all in a sorrowful case, To be Married.
Two Twelvemonths ago, swee[t Sister you know] The Batchelors then we could [bring to our Bow] Nay, at our Command, they [stood Cap in Hand] But now they grow scarcy all o[ver the Land] We must prize them. Young Nancy and Ned [last week they were Wed,] And within an hour of g[oing to Bed,] Just in all their Pride he [was Prest from her side,] Before he had dallied one Ni[ght with his Bride] Want it Pitty? To leave his delight, a[nd Beuaty so bright] Before he had ever enjoyd [her one Night] But what shall we say? [he was prest away] Now you that have Hus[bands value them, I pray,] They are Jewels. Last year I declare, young Maids [was choice Ware] But now they grow wonderful ple[nty I sware,] All over the Town they [walk up and down] I reckon you may have [a Score for a Crown] By Midsummer.
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