%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Loves Torments Eased by Death: Or, / Lovers Delay'd, grow Desperate. / Being a Relation how a young Gallant thinking he was despised by Cloris, poysoned / himself, the which the Nymph understanding by a Letter that she found lying by / him, ran Distracted, &c. / Cevus by Loves fierce Shaft tormented lyes, / Dispairing of all Cure, self-poyson'd Dyes. / Leaving a Letter that contain'd the cause / Of his sad fate, which Cloris finds, does pause, / A while upon them with the sense of grief, / Distracted grows, admitting no relief. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/17/2014 33086

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R227271 2 Phillis thou Soul of Love. UNKNOWN Phillis thou Soul of Love. to the same Tune. UNKNOWN To the same Tune. BEauty thou Throne of Graces, / Bright Queen of Charmed faces, WIth cruelty pursuing, / Until she prov'd my ruine: Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 171 Loves Torments Eased by Death: Or, / Lovers Delay'd, grow Desperate. / Being a Relation how a young Gallant thinking he was despised by Cloris, poysoned / himself, the which the Nymph understanding by a Letter that she found lying by / him, ran Distracted, &c. / Cevus by Loves fierce Shaft tormented lyes, / Dispairing of all Cure, self-poyson'd Dyes. / Leaving a Letter that contain'd the cause / Of his sad fate, which Cloris finds, does pause, / A while upon them with the sense of grief, / Distracted grows, admitting no relief. Loves Torments Eased by Death: Or, Lovers Delay’d, grow Desperate. Being a Relation how a young Gallant thinking he was despised by Cloris, poysoned himself, the which the Nymph understanding by a Letter that she found lying by him, ran Distracted, etc. Cevus by Loves fierce Shaft tormented lyes, Dispairing of all Cure, self-poyson’d Dyes. Leaving a Letter that contain’d the cause Of his sad fate, which Cloris finds, does pause, A while upon them with the sense of grief, Distracted grows, admitting no relief. Loves Torments Eased by Death: Or, Lovers Delayed, grow Desperate. Being a Relation how a young Gallant thinking he was despised by Cloris, poisoned himself, the which the Nymph understanding by a Letter that she found lying by him, ran Distracted, &c. Cevus by Love's fierce Shaft tormented lies, Despairing of all Cure, self-poisoned Dies. Leaving a Letter that contained the cause Of his sad fate, which Cloris finds, does pause, A while upon them with the sense of grief, Distracted grows, admitting no relief. ?-? P. Brooksby

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BEauty thou Throne of Graces, Bright Queen of Charmed faces, Thou Goddess of endless Passion, Thou Tyrant of the Nation: Thou Soul that doth incharm us, Thou Fury sent to harm us; How happy shou'd we be? Proud foe wer't not for thee. Numerous shining Glories, Adorn my Lovely Cloris; Her Face as bright as Summer, Her Pride did well become her:
Her Praise above was given, Each Angel flew from Heaven; And smiling clap'd his Wing, For joy to hear her sing. My Soul was still admiring, Her falshood still aspiring: I strongly did besiege her, Yet ne'r durst disobleige her, But she like frosty weather, Nip'd all my Buds together: Believing me untrue, My poor heart did undoe.
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WIth cruelty pursuing, Until she prov'd my ruine: My youthful joys consuming, And blasted love just blooming: Which must have fatal ending, Now Death on me's descending, Der[i]sing torments new, My poor heart to subdue. Grief shall no more distress me, Nor wounding love oppress me: This mortal Poyson tasted, To shades below I'm hasted: Tis done ye cruel powers, Death now that Love devours, With his bright Shaft strikes through, My heart for ever true. Which Cloris Love undoing, Has forc'd upon sad ruine; No more the Light desiring, But to dark shades retiring, Among Ghosts to be telling, In my Elizium dwelling, Now thinking me untrue, My poor heart did undoe. Fair Tyranness I leave thee, Thy Charms of Life bereave me; Under this shade where Eying, The first I will be dying: Farewel my hope for ever, My Love and Life together: But this the World shall shew What did my heart undoe. Which he no sooner saying, But from his bosome drawing, He by him lay'd the Paper, When with a sigh his Tapour Of Life from Earth ascended, And so his torments ended:
Whom Cloris thought untrue, And his heart did undoe. He no sooner dying, But Cloris that way prying, Beheld her cruel conquest, At which with fear being Non-plust: She started, but desire Made her full soon draw nigher: Whereby the Root she knew, Which did his heart undoe. And that her charming Beauty, To which he long pay'd duty, Had been his overthrowing, Which she no sooner knowing: But sigh'd, woes me, and crying, Alas! while I was trying, His constancy so true, I did his heart undoe. The which no longer bearing, But golden Tresses tearing, Her Ivory Breast still smiting, Distraction so inciting: And frantick loud did clamour, Nor could the wood-Nymphs tame her, But crying false untrue, That coud'st thy Love undoe. She through the Groves does wander, Traceing each Meander, Against the Fates exclaiming, And her own hard heart blaming: And comfortless deceived, But quite of sense bereaved, She crys, Ah me! untrue, That could my Love undoe.
FINIS. Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Gol- den-Ball, in West-smith-field.