%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> CUPIDS Victory over the Virgins hearts, / OR, / LOVE in its Colours. / When Cupid's Dart does pierce the heart / of a fair Youthful Maid; / She's forc'd to bend, and not Contend, / his Laws must be Obey'd. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1685-1685 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/13/2014 34063

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R228106 1 The Maids a Washing themselves. Where's My Shepherd The Maids a Washing themselves. WHere's my Shepherd (my love) hey=ho, / On yonder Mountain amidst the Snow; Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1335 CUPIDS Victory over the Virgins hearts, / OR, / LOVE in its Colours. / When Cupid's Dart does pierce the heart / of a fair Youthful Maid; / She's forc'd to bend, and not Contend, / his Laws must be Obey'd. CUPIDS Victory over the Virgins hearts, OR, LOVE in its Colours. When Cupid's Dart does pierce the heart of a fair Youthful Maid; She's forc'd to bend, and not Contend, his Laws must be Obey'd. CUPID'S Victory over the Virgins' hearts, OR, LOVE in its Colors. When Cupid's Dart does pierce the heart of a fair Youthful Maid; She's forced to bend, and not Contend, his Laws must be Obeyed. 1685-1685 I. Deacon

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WHere's my Shepherd (my love) hey-ho, On yonder Mountain amidst the Snow; I dearly love him I vow, and now, will follow, and merrily to him go: My young Shepherd has Beauty and Charms And I long to find him in my arms, I long for Night, to Embrace him a Bed, And I long to give him my Maiden-head.
Soft and sweet are the joys of Love, Which every Virgin does long to prove, I will not tarry, but Marry, and every Rival will soon remove: Bonny Susan does muse on all night, Upon all our joys and sweet delight, She dreams of Kisses, Embraces, and charms, And she starts, and thinks my love in her arms
Sweetly looks the fair Bride in Bed, With thousand Cupids all round her head, She softly sighs, and wishes, and Kisses, as soon as the Curtains are closely spread: Every Bridegroom does then what he please, And the lovely Brides their flames appease, I need not name what young Lovers do do, For 'tis known to every one, I and to you. Mark how kindly she looks next day, More lively, lovely, more brisk and gay, 'Twould make maids long to be cooing & wooing to see how these wantons do sport & play: Some new charm in his looks she espies, And then he looks Babies in her eyes; Then while her fondling new pleasures does seek She kindly kisses and claps his cheek. Vain it is to be nice and coy, And let old Time all our youth destroy, I like not Whining and pining, for that which one easily mightly enjoy: There are bonny, brisk lovers in store, And then what can Maidens wish for more, What need has Susan to sigh and look pale, When she might o're Thomas his heart prevail. Have not Women soft charms and Arts, By Nature given to conquer hearts, Which never does fail, but prevail, as often as ever they shoot their Darts; No brisk youth can withstand a Maids charms But does strangely soften in her Arms, The Roughest Hero in all the bright field, To a brighter Beauty will bow and yield. Now young buxom fair Maids come here, And learn this Lesson (to Love give ear) The little Boy is so pritty and witty, and pleasant and soft, that you need not fear: Roger he shall have Cisley and Nan, And young Kate shall kiss my Ladies Man, Doll shall have William, & John shall have Jone, And thus neither Sex shall lye alone.
FINIS Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street.