%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Love in A Maze. / OR, / The Young-Man put to his Dumps: Being a Gallant Discourse on May-day last, between Two Witty lovers. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / A Gallant Girl obtained by Wit and Honesty: All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, / May say true loves worth gold, and breeds much more delight. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1673-1673 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 03/01/2012 31933

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R180144 LAte in the Country as I abroad was walking, / all in a Meadow green I heard two Lovers talking, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 178 Love in A Maze. / OR, / The Young-Man put to his Dumps: Being a Gallant Discourse on May-day last, between Two Witty lovers. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / A Gallant Girl obtained by Wit and Honesty: All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, / May say true loves worth gold, and breeds much more delight. Love in A Maze. OR, The Young-Man put to his Dumps: Being a Gallant Discourse on May-day last, between Two Witty lovers. Here in this Song you may behold and see, A Gallant Girl obtained by Wit and Honesty: All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, May say true loves worth gold, and breeds much more delight. Love in A Maze. OR, The Young Man put to his Dumps: Being a Gallant Discourse on Mayday last, between Two Witty lovers. Here in this Song you may behold and see, A Gallant Girl obtained by Wit and Honesty: All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, May say true love's worth gold, and breeds much more delight. 1673-1673 J. Hose

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LAte in the Country as I abroad was walking, all in a Meadow green I heard two Lovers talking, With kisses sweet the young man her saluted, then I drew near to hear what they disputed. then I drew neer to hear what they disputed. Young-man. Fair Maid (quoth he) this merry May morning, present one smile to me, and be no longer scorning, Him who hath vowd to be thine own for ever, O say but so to me, our loves shall never sever. O say but, etc. Maid. Indeed Sir (quoth she) it is a misty morning, but I would have you know I always hated scorning, And as for love, I mean as yet to smother, I know not one as yet I love better than another I know not, etc. Young-man. True love sweet heart (qouth he) if ere you chance to know it it cannot smothered be, but at last youl shew it: The first time that I saw thy sweet and comely carriage I ever since desired that we were joynd in marriage. I ever, etc. Maid. Love Sir (quoth she) is like a fishers angle, which oft hath golden baits silly maidens to intangle, And cunningly cast out b[y] young mens false inventions then marriage theyl pretend when tis not their intentions, Then Marriage etc. Man. O tis so my dear true Love is like a Fountain, which casts out water clear out of a Rocky Mountain Whose stream for to stop youl say it is a wonder, likewise tis as strange to cleave the Rocks in sunder, Likewise, etc.
Such is my love to thee and shall be ever, no unconstant thoughts, or fickle mind shall sever, My heart from thee which always shall be bringing, fountains clear & fresh which from true love is springing. Fountains clear, etc. Maid. Your comparison (saith she) I must confess is witty, to stop the stream of true-love it were a pitty. But your Heart you compare indeed to Rocky Mountains for stony oft they are, and cast out several Fountains. For stony, etc. As from some Fountain several streams are running so many feigned Loves you oft have by your cunning, Tis hard indeed to pierce your flinty hearts asunder, and stop your fickle streams it is a wonder. and stop, etc. Young-man. Fie, fie, sweet-heart your wit doth over-match me: no words can impart but presently you catch me: You Maidens now each day, do grow so coy and witty, let young men beg & pray, youl take of them no pitty let young men, etc. Maid. Fie away for shame, you young-men can dissemble your wits are so ripe & your tongues are quick & nimble Indeed youl beg & crouch sometime to get your plesure then leave us in the lurch, & we may repent at leasure. then leave, etc. Young-man. I must confess dear love, theres many are so minded, but if thou once wouldst prove my constancy thout find it. Do but thou once command through danger I will enter and for to gain thy love through an Army would I venture, and for, etc.
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SWeetheart id have you know I never could dissemble & my complements are slow, my tongue was never nimble: Tis none but faithful love that makes me come unto thee it is not for thy wealth, but for thy virtue, that I love thee. It is not, etc. With that a Bush of May this lovely Maid espyed, neer to a Bank of Time, whereto she quickly hied: Down she plucks the May which was both green & tender. & up she pluckt the Time, with her pretty arm so slender. and up, etc. She stuck the bush of May, in the Time, & did present it, unto this young man, which was soon discontented: Here, sir, quoth she, if that you would be eased, read but this Riddle, sir, perhaps you may be pleased: read but, etc. Young-Man. He took it from her hand and receivd it as a token, then in a dump did stand & nev[e]r a word was spoken: Blushing then at last he modestly replyed, your Riddle I can read Love and shall not be denyed: your Riddle, etc. This May, stuck in Time, which is to me presenting, shew that I may in time gain your love with sweet contenting, Which if I may, ile stay your time & leisure, no time i[]l think too long so at last I gain the treasure. no time, etc. He took her by the hand, and lovingly they walked, being tied in Cupids bands, most amorously they talked They on each other smild, with interchangeing [k]isses, O tis pitty time beguild such Lovers of their blisses: O tis pitty, etc. Perhaps sweet Sir said she, you by this Riddle Reading may think you gained me by little or no pe[r]swading Which if you did tis yet at my pleasure, I am not bound to you yet, but you must stay my leisure. I am not, etc. Then let this heart, says he, which in this Breast lies panting. no happiness ere see, but let joys be ever wanting, If ere I think an evil thought of thee, then let mirth be banisht quite, & sorrows wait upon me Then let mirth, etc.
If it be so, quoth she, thou bears such true affection, hereafter ile agree to be ruled by thy direction, No friend shall sever or break our loves in sunder, for loyal loving hearts will be the worlds wonder. For loyal, etc. The time that late was mine to thee shall be represented, all that I have is thine, then rest thy self contented, Thy gallant wit, thy modesty, and carriage, hath won my heart, we will be joynd in Marriage. hath won, etc. Young-man. He took her at her word and modestly replyed, short time I will afford, long time shall be denied, This being the first of May our hearts being joynd & wedded, before the fifth day in wedlock wel be bedded. Before, etc. Five hundred pounds tis said with this Girl he then obtaind, on the marriage day was paid which by his wit he gaind, Although no means he had she never a jot repented, he was a gallant Lad, and she was well contented. he was, etc. Now all you pretty Maids that live in Town or City, the Author you perswades to learn from this his ditty, If a young man you love, look not then for his treasure, for if he honest prove, in him is Wealth and Pleasure. For if, etc. You young-men ile perswade likewise to hear my Motion if you affect a Maid regard not then her portion, Hang ten pounds, give me the Lass that loves me, if a constant Wife thoust found, no joys on Earth above thee If a, etc. Young men and Maids that lately went a Maying, if you mark the N[ig]htingale one tuns hes always playing, Jug, jug, jug, jug, sweet is all the note she singeth, as when faithful Lovers meet no double tongues they bringeth As when, etc. All you pretty Maids adieu, that are civil in your carriage this song is sent to you to be wary in your marriage, Try before you trust, be careful in consenting, when you are bound obey you must, for there is no repenting. When you, etc.
Finis. Printed for J. Hose, over-against Staple-Inn, in Holborn.