%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Swimming Lady: / Or, A Wanton Discovery. / Being a true Relation of a Coy Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was / Stripping her self stark Naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. 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 07/06/2021 37336

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R236036 THE four and twentieth Day of May, / of all times in the Year, British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 1 The Swimming Lady: / Or, A Wanton Discovery. / Being a true Relation of a Coy Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was / Stripping her self stark Naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. The Swimming Lady: Or, A Wanton Discovery. Being a true Relation of a Coy Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was Stripping herself stark Naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. ?-? B. Deacon

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THE four and twentieth Day of May, of all times in the Year, A Virgin Lady bright and gay, did privately appear Close by the Riverside, which she did single out the rather, Cause she was sure, it was secure, and had intent to Bath her. With glittering Glance, her jealous Eyes, did slyly look about, To see if any lurking Spies, were hid to find her out: And being well resolv'd that none could view her Nakedness; She puts her Robes off, one by one, and doth herself undress. A purple Mantle (Fring'd with Gold) her Ivory hands unpin, It would have made a Coward bold, or tempt a Saint to sin; She turns away, and looks about, (quoth she) I hope I'm safe, And then a Rosie Peticoat, she presently put off. The snow-white Smock which she had on transparently so deckt her, It look'd like a Cambrick-Lawn, upon an Alabaster Picture, Through which your Eye might faintly spy, her Belly, and her Back: Her Limbs were strait, and all was white but that which should be black. The Part which she's asham'd to see without a bashful blush, Appear'd like curious Tiffany display'd upon a bush: But that posterior extream Limb she cannot look upon, Did like a twisted Cherry seem before the white was gone. As when a Masquing Scene is drawn, and new Lights do appear, When she put off her Smock of Lawn, just such a sight was there: The bright Reflection of her Eyes in every Limb was strow'd, As when the radiant Sun doth rise, and gild each neighbouring Cloud.
Into a fluent stream she leapt, which look'd like Liquid Glass, The Fishes from all quarters crept, to see what Angel 'twas; She did so like a Vision look, or Fancy in a Dream, 'Twas thought the Sun the Sky forsook, and dropt into the stream. Each Fish did wish himself a Man, about her all were drawn, And at the sight of her began to spread abroad their Spawn: She turn'd to swim upon her Back, and so display'd her Banner, If Jove had then in Heaven been he would have dropt upon her. Thus was the Rivers Diamond head, with Pearl and Saphir crown'd: Her Legs did shove, her Arms did move, her Body did rebound: She that did quaff, the Juice of Joy, (fair Venus Queen of Love) With Mars did never in more ways, of melting motion move. A Lad that long her Love had been, and could obtain no Grace, For all her prying, lay unseen hid in a secret place: Who having been repuld's, when he did often come to woe her, Pull'd off his Cloaths, and furiously did run and leap into her. She shreiks, she strives, and down she dives, he brings her up again, He got her o're, upon the shore, and then, and then, and then, As Adam did old Eve enjoy, you may guess what I mean; Because she all uncover'd lay, he cover'd her again. With watry Eyes, she pants and cries, I am utterly undone, If you'll not be, wedded to me, e'er the next morning Sun: He answer'd her, I'll never stir, out of thy sight till then, We'll both clap Hands, in Wedlock bands, Marry and too't agen.
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