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R229209 2 NONE Peggy, I Must Love Thee NONE Peggy, I Must Love Thee AS I went forth to view the Spring, / which Flora had adorned: GReat prince of love thy force doth (move / all flesh for to adore thee, (smart Omnia vincit amor. [with variation] that Omnia vincit amor. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 49 OMNIA VINCIT AMOR. OMNIA VINCIT AMOR. ?-?

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OMNIA VINCIT AMOR.
[A]S I went forth to view the Spring, which Flora had adorned: [In g]orgious rayment everything [a] winters rage out scorned. [I ca]st mine eye and did espy, [a] youth that made great clamor, [And] drawing nigh, I heard him cry [it's] Omnia vincit amor. [Upon] his face he lay along, [hard] by a cristal river, [And m]ournfully his doleful song [with] sighs he did deliver: [Wo w]orth her face her comely grace [for] which no man can shun her, [Her s]plended rayes cuts off my dayes [for] Omnia vincit amor. [Her] cristal eyes like Comets fair, [br]ight Phebus beams out-shining. [Hath] caught my heart in Cupids snare [an]d makes me die with pining, [Fon]d foolish nature did not well so curiously to frame her, [Her] beauty rare makes me with care cry O[m]nia vincit amor. [Y]ou cristal streams that swiftly glyd, be Partners of my mourning, [You] fragrant fields and meadows wide condemn her for her scorning. [Let] every tree a witness be, how justly I may blame her, You chanting birds, note these my words its Omnia vincit amor. [H]ad she been kind as she was fair, she might have been admired, [In] every place without compare, who hath my death conspired; Thus said, his breath began to fail, he could not speak, but stammer, He sighed sore, and said no more, but Omnia vincit amor. Then I perceiv'd him near his death, and ran in haste to save him, But quickly he resign'd his breath, so deep a wound love gave him. Thus for his sake, this vow Ile make, my tongue shall still defame her. Upon his herse Ile write this verse its Omnia vincit amor. Thus I considered with myself upon the matter rightly.
Though little Cupid he was blind, he prov'd in pith most mighty, Not warlike Mars, nor thundring Jove nor Vulcan with his hammer Durst once gainstand this Boyes command, for Omnia vincit amor. Thus ye may see the fruits of love which gods and men keeps under: That nothing can his bonds remove, nor torments break asunder, There's not a boy into the school, that scarsce hath learn'd his grammer Upon his book he needs not look, for Omnia vincit amor,
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GReat prince of love thy force doth move all flesh for to adore thee, Thou breaks thy heart with secret smart that would in silence smart thee, Which makes a Maid to be afraid, while Judges do exame her: She dare not show although she know that Omnia vincit amor. We are but dust, confess we must, no flesh is full perfection: Nature through kind, moves everie mind, to render love subjection. Both King and Laws love binds and draws, no force nor wit can tame her: All yields we see to loves decree, for Omnia vincit amor, Both birds and beasts by love increase, declare themselves most willing, Showing their mind to love inclin'd the air with Echo's filling. Birds sweetly sings, when joy love brings and beasts with crying clamor, Void of all shame, they do proclaim that Omnia vincit amor. All loving things that grows and springs by land, by sea, and water, To love they yield, who can conceal'd its not a monstrous matter. Man will reprove a Womans love, for love they'l blot and blame herr Although they see that none is free, for Omnia vincit amor. Ungrateful men, why are they then unto our sex so cruel?
Since to the fire of Loves desire, nature itself gives fewel. They praise in vain, love to refrain or foolishly defame her; Love will ere long revenge our wrong since Omnia vincit amor. Hell harbours hate, strife and debate, hell breeds and feeds dissentions From thence proceeds all monstrous death envious vile intentions: The Scriptures tell there's nought in hell. but blasphemy and clamor, There none can pray, nor yet can say, that Omnia vincit amor. I dare approve, who hath not love, are Monsters all by nature, Some great defect, no just respect, can make a monstrous creature, To use his tongue love to impunge, as if he could condemn her Who gave him eyes where with he sees that Omnia vincit amor. The glorious Sun doth restless run, all living things aspiring; Even so the earth with fruitless birth in love her Lord desiring; In stately green, enembled been, with colours fine to frame her. As she allows to meet her Spouse, for Omnia vincit amor. Love was the end made Christ descend by love he was conceived; Our Lord most hie who lov'd to die; by love our souls were saved; The heavens above they burn for love love was their first inflammer. From that great light our souls have sight that Omnia vincit amor. For to be plain, love is the chain, holds heaven and earth together. Love made our God to spare his rod and like a loving Father; To calm his wrath he gives us Faith of Grace and Peace proclaimer, So should we all both great and small cry Omnia vincit amor.
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