%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Mistery Discovered; / OR, / Frollick upon Frollick. / A Pleasant New Play Song, Greatly in Request. / [Sno]w melts not sooner when the Sun Regains / [his] long lost heat, and beats upon the Plains, / [wit]h scorching Raies, then Female hearts do yield / [if] men be bold and Brave in Venus Field: / Shame on the softer sex Impression makes / And though they wish, yet words their tongues forsakes; / But put them too't, and tho' (though faintly they) / Do strugle long, they'l gladly loose the Day. 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 06/19/2014 33440

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R228452 1 Come Let us be Frollick, &c. Under the Greenwood Tree Come Let us be Frolic COme Let us be Frollick and Gay, / 'tis now merry days let us quaff it, Oh fain they would Firk it, / Caper and Jerk it, / Though they'r asham'd for to crave it. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 253 The Mistery Discovered; / OR, / Frollick upon Frollick. / A Pleasant New Play Song, Greatly in Request. / [Sno]w melts not sooner when the Sun Regains / [his] long lost heat, and beats upon the Plains, / [wit]h scorching Raies, then Female hearts do yield / [if] men be bold and Brave in Venus Field: / Shame on the softer sex Impression makes / And though they wish, yet words their tongues forsakes; / But put them too't, and tho' (though faintly they) / Do strugle long, they'l gladly loose the Day. The Mistery Discovered; OR, Frollick upon Frollick. A Pleasant New Play Song, Greatly in Request. [Sno]w melts not sooner when the sun Regains [his] long lost heat, and beats upon the Plains, [wit]h scorching Raies, then Female hearts do yield [if] men be bold and Brave in Venus Field: Shame on the softer sex Impression makes, And though they wish, yet words their tongues forsakes; But put them too ’t, and tho’ (though faintly they) Do strugle long, they’l gladly loose the Day. The Mystery Discovered; OR, Frolic upon Frolic. A Pleasant New Play Song, Greatly in Request. Snow melts not sooner when the Sun Regains His long lost heat, and beats upon the Plains, With scorching Rays, then Female hearts do yield If men be bold and Brave in Venus Field: Shame on the softer sex Impression makes And though they wish, yet words their tongues forsakes; But put them to it, and though (though faintly they) Do struggle long, they'll gladly lose the Day. ?-? I. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger

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COme Let us be Frollick and Gay, now merry days let us quaff it, And Kiss each brisk Lass in our way, there's not one in ten but would have it, Oh fain they would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Though they'r asham'd for to crave it. Their's Jenny with Roling Black eyes, with Silence does court you to doe it, Your kindness she scorns in despise, if once that you dare put her to it; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Tough she's ashamd for to shew it.
There's Margery minces along, The Pride of the bonny brisk Lasses, A Buckle she has for your Thong, whenever you dare to meet faces: Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Though she seems cold in Carresses. Brisk Betty's both Witty and fair, her Locks they are curled most Neatly, Her Amorous looks do declare, that she does desire it greatly; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, But that she's asham'd to intreat ye.
Simpering Molly comes next to hand, her Smiles do foretell she'd be doing Constable-like she'd make you stand, and take an account where your going; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Though she's asham'd to be Wooeing. Dorothy next with Rosie Cheeks, where Lillies for Conquest are striving, To win your Liking plays mad freaks, and a Bargain would fain be driving; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Although she's asham'd to crave Swiveing, Fair Susan so Courteous and toward, wou'd never the less be a gaining, At put Inn and Inn, or All-Fours; she'l play for what Bett you'd be naming Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and Jerk it, Although she's asham'd of defaming. Kind Nancy with panting white breasts, so pleasant, delightful and Loving, Would afford you those delicate rests, whilst her Buttocks nimbly were moving Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and jerk it, Though she's asham'd to be proveing.
Brisk Joan she will never stick out, but with plain broad signs she'l dare you, For to give her a breathing bout during which she will never spare you Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and jerk it, Although she'l not ask for to bear you. Blith bonny Frances comes the next, to lye alone alas! she's grieved, She'd have you Comment on the Text, that's written in her Book Two-Leaved; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and jerk it, But alas she fears she's deceived. Grave Rachel does fall in the Rear whose sighs do betray her deep passion She moves to delight with much fear, yet denys not the Recreation; Oh fain she would Firk it, Caper and jerk it, Though she's asham'd to Petition. Thus boldness in Love it does all, whilst he is despis'd that wants courage, Push hard and the Lasses will fall, when you in each Field may find forrage; For fain would they Firk it, Caper and jerk it, With Ay, or without the thing Marriage.
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