%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> ABSENCE SHALL / NEVER ALTER ME / Or a Young-man regreting the Absences of his / SWEET-HEART 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 07/01/2021 36839

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R229163 WHen I'm absent from the Nimph that I loe, / I fain would resolve to love no more; Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 13 ABSENCE SHALL / NEVER ALTER ME / Or a Young-man regreting the Absences of his / SWEET-HEART ABSENCE SHALL NEVER ALTER ME Or a Young man regretting the Absences of his SWEETHEART ?-?

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WHen Im absent from the Nimph that I love, I fain would resolve to love no more; My reason would my flames remove, but my love sick-heart doth still adore; My weak endeavours are all in vain, to Venus as soon as she returns And with a sigh relapse again into a raging Fever burns. To the Rocks and the Hills Ill make my moan; to whom my passion I do tell, I fancy that I hear her moan, her Echo's back I love so well, Leave off your passion and do not pursue lest it should end in Misery For the Woman's in love, but not with you, why should you then despair and dy? We may change Countrys and not move. our constancy and fervent Love: Tho we see our selves, yet we know not our Mind; we may be absent and yet kind: But I vow unto thee and the World shall see, that absence shall never alter me; My dearest dear do thou the same. we're parted, but we'll meet agen. My Dearest let nothing trouble your heart for here I am return'd again, In order to cure that killing Smart, whereof you often did complain; It's true I was banish'd from my love which was great Sorrow and Grief to me, But now I shall ever Loyal prove so long as I keep my Libertie. Thou art my true and entire friend, my chamber and all I have is thine, There's no bad thoughts shall me offend, thy love hath won this heart of mine, Dry up your sigh and tears for me, and bid all Sorrows and cares adieu, Though fortune a while did us divide, yet I fancy none in the world but you:
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