%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Ladies Delight, / OR, / Narcissus his Love-Flower. / A pleasant and delightful new Ditty, / Made by a Lover for Ladys so witty, / When to Venus sports, they please to resort / To pull sweet Flowers, that yeelds the best sport. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/18/2014 32765

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R179895 2 Narcissus come kiss us, &c. UNKNOWN Narcissus come kiss us, &c. to the same tune! UNKNOWN To the same tune! AS I was walking I cannot tell when, / nor I cannot tell whether nor where AT length he did put in this pretty fine toy, / in I cannot tell where below, Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside. Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 110 The Ladies Delight, / OR, / Narcissus his Love-Flower. / A pleasant and delightful new Ditty, / Made by a Lover for Ladys so witty, / When to Venus sports, they please to resort / To pull sweet Flowers, that yeelds the best sport. The Ladies Delight, OR, Narcissus his Love-Flower. A pleasant and delightful new Ditty, Made by a Lover for Ladys so witty, When to Venus sports, they please to resort To pull sweet Flowers, that yeelds the best sport. The Ladies Delight, OR, Narcissus his Love-Flower. A pleasant and delightful new Ditty, Made by a Lover for Ladies so witty, When to Venus' sports, they please to resort To pull sweet Flowers, that yields the best sport. ?-? Charles Tyus

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AS I was walking I cannot tell when, nor I cannot tell whether nor where I met with a crew, of I cannot tell who, nor cannot tell what they were, But Virgins I think, for they cryd Narcissus, come kisse us, and love us beside. They sung a fine song of I cannot tell what, nor whether in Verse or in Prose, Nor knew I their meaning, although they all sate even as it were under my Nose, But ever and anon they all cryd, Narcissus, come kisse us, and love us beside.
There came in a Lad from I cannot tell whence with I cannot tell what in his hand, It was a live thing that had little sense, but yet it could lustily stand: Then lowder these Ladies they cryd Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside. Some shakd it, some stroakd it, some kist it tis said it looked so lovely indeed, All hugd it as honey, and none were afraid, because of their bodily need, And lowder these Ladys they cryd, Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside,
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AT length he did put in this pretty fine toy, in I cannot tell where below, Into one of these Ladys, but I cannot tell why nor wherefore it should be so. But in the mean time they cryd, Narcissus come kiss us, and love us beside. But when that these Ladies had sported all night and rifled Dame Natures store, And tired themselves in Venus delight, that they could hardly do more, Yet louder these Ladys they cryd, Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside. This Lad being tired, began to retreat, and hang down his head like a flower, The Ladies the more did desire the feat but alas twas out of his power, Then louder and louder they cryd, Narcissus come kisse us, and love us beside. When full forty weeks were almost expird, a pittiful story to tell These Ladies did hate what most they desird their bellys began so to swell. Than a woful tune they all cryd Narcissus wont kisse us, nor love us beside.
Lucina in pitty then lent them her aid, to ease them of their sorrow, But when that these Ladys were gently laid they had the same mind to morrow, And dandling their Bantlings they cryd, Narcissus shant misse us, to lye by our side But as I was minding these pretty fine toys how Venus with Cupid did play What pleasure these Ladys did take in their Boys did lead my Fancy astray, To hear how they lulld them and cryd Narcissus come kisse us and love us beside. I then returned I cannot tell how, nor what was in my mind Nor what else I heard I know not I vow, nor saw, for Cupid is blind: But that these Ladys still cryd Narcisses come kisse us and love us beside. But now to conclude, I cannot tell what, nor when, nor how, nor where, Nor found I the Sense of their Song or their Chat for Ladys are fickle as Air: Therefore I did laugh till they cryd Narcissus come kisse us and love us beside.
London, Printed for Charles Tyus at the sign of the three Bibles on London-Bridge.