%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> An Excellent New SONG, / CALL'D, / The Praise of Women. / OR, / Wine, Women and Musick. / Being a Playhouse Song to a pleasant New Tune. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1695-1695 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 10/18/2018 36040

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R227938 1 to a pleasant New Tune How Lovely's a Woman To a Pleasant New Tune HOw lovely's a Woman before she's enjoy'd, when the Spirits are strong, & the Fancy not cloy'd, / we admire ev'ry part, tho never so plain, which when throly possest we quickly disdain Manchester Central Library Blackletter Ballads Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 49 An Excellent New SONG, / CALL'D, / The Praise of Women. / OR, / Wine, Women and Musick. / Being a Playhouse Song to a pleasant New Tune. An Excellent New SONG, CALLED, The Praise of Women. OR, Wine, Women and Music. Being a Playhouse Song to a pleasant New Tune. Printer Tho. Moore 1695-1695 Tho. Moore

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HOw lovely's a Woman before she's enjoy'd, when the Spirits are strong, & the Fancy not cloy'd, we admire ev'ry part, tho never so plain, which when throly possest we quickly disdain.
2 Each Lady we court, and begg they'd be kind, And when they consent for to be of our Mind, We kiss and embrace and do what's to be done, When their Bellies are full we leave them forlorn 3 All Women we see we do hope to enjoy, We think ourselves happy if they prove not coy, Each Feature we praise and admire their parts, Tho' to the next Face we do proffer our hearts. 4 So drinking we love too just at the same rate, For when we are at it we foolishly prate; What Acts we have done, and set up for Wit, But next Morning's Pains our Pleasures do quit. 5 We drink all the Morning both Coffe and Tea, And think there is none live more sober than we. to dinner we move, then the glass must go round, Full Bumpers of Wine till our senses are drown'd.
6 Then about Midnight we reeling home go, And neither the Watchmen or Constable know[,] Thus Wine make us valiant, for when we are drun[k] We draw at each Man for a nasty Town [Punk.] 7 But Musicks a pleasure, that tires not so[soon,] 'Tis pleasant in Morning, 'tis welcome [at Noon,] 'Tis charming at Nights to sing Catche[s in parts,] It diverts our dull hours, and rejoyces o[ur hearts.] 8 But Musick alone, without Women an[d Wine,] Will govern but dully tho' never so fine[;] Therefore by consent we'll enjoy them a[ll three,] Wine and Musick for you, and the Women [for me.] 9 For still of all pleasures there's none can [compare,] To the Joye of a Woman that's charmin[g & fair,] She diverts us all day with pleasing deli[ght,] Then Raptures of Joy she yields all the N[ight.]
London, Printed and Sold by Tho. Moore. 1695.