EBBA 37697
British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads
| Strephon and Clea: / OR, / Love in its Prime: / BEING / The Happy Shepherd and Lovely Nymph: / The timourous Nymph at last does yield to Love, / And finds it next to Joys Incence above, / The only Sollace of the Soul, such Joys, / Flowing from thence, as all sad Care Destroys: / Long in kind Strephons Arms she panting lay, / 'Twixt Sighs and Smiles, well pleased with wanton play: / Till both to feed their Bleating Flocks do rise, / Not tyr'd with love, for Lovers that ne'r Cloys. | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? |
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| Imprint | Pointed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden- / Ball, near the Hospital gate, in / [West-Smithfield.] |
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| Collection | British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.22.f.6.(78.) |
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| Title | Strephon and Clea: / OR, / Love in its Prime: / BEING / The Happy Shepherd and Lovely Nymph: / The timourous Nymph at last does yield to Love, / And finds it next to Joys Incence above, / The only Sollace of the Soul, such Joys, / Flowing from thence, as all sad Care Destroys: / Long in kind Strephons Arms she panting lay, / 'Twixt Sighs and Smiles, well pleased with wanton play: / Till both to feed their Bleating Flocks do rise, / Not tyr'd with love, for Lovers that ne'r Cloys. |
| Tune Imprint | To a pleasant New Tune Us'd at the play-House. |
| First Lines | LOvely and Charming Clea lay, / transported in her dear Strephons Arms, |
| Refrain | why will you ruine a harmless Maid? [with variation] |
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| Notes | Missing portion of imprint supplied by EBBA 33640. |