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1 To a new Court tune Fairest Nymph the Valleys, The To a new Court tune THe fairest Nymph that valleys / Or mountaines ever bred: Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 260 The Obsequie of faire Phillida, / With the Shepheards and Nymphs lamentation for her losse. The Obsequie of faire Phillida, With the Shepheards and Nymphs lamentation for her losse. The Obsequy of fair Phillida, With the Shepherds' and Nymphs' lamentation for her loss. 1630-1630

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THe fairest Nymph that valleys Or mountaines ever bred: The Shepheards joy, So beautifull and coy, Faire Phillida is dead: On whom they oft have tended, And carold on the Plaines; And for her sake Sweet Roundelayes did make, Admird by rurall Swaines But cruell Fates the beauties envying, Of this blooming Rose, So ready to disclose: With a frost unkindly, Nipt this bud untimely, So away her glory goes. The Sheepe for woe go bleating, That they their Goddesse misse: And sable Ewes, By their mournfull shewes, Her absence couse of this. The Nimphs leave of their dancing, Pans Pipe of joy is cleft, For greats his griefe He shunneth all releife, Since she from him is reft. Come, fatall Sisters, leave there your spooles, Leave mourning altogether. That made this flower to wither, Let Envy, that foule Vipresse, Put on a wreath of Cypresse, Singing sad Dirges altogether.
Diana was chief mourner, At these sad Obsequies: Who with her traine, Went tripping ore the Plaine, Singing dolefull Elegies: Menalchus and Amintas, And many Shepheards moe, With mournfull Verse, Did all attend her hearse, And in sable sadly go. Flora, the Goddes that useth to beautifie Faire Phillis lovely bowers. With sweet fragrant flowers, Now her grave adorned, And with flowers mourned. Teares thedeon in vain she powers. Venus alone triumphed, To see this dismall day, Who did dispaire, That Phillida the faire, Her lawes would nere obey. The blinded Boy his Arrowes And Darts were vainly spent, Her heart, alas, Inpenetrable was, And to love would nere assent. It which affront Citharea repined Cause Death with his Dart, Has piercd her tender heart But her noble spirit, Doth such joyes inherit, Which from her shall nere depart,
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