The goddesses glory: or, The loyal lover wounded by their splendid beauty To the tune of, Walking beneath the shades. This may be printed, R.P.

The goddesses glory: or, The loyal lover wounded by their splendid beauty To the tune of, Walking beneath the shades. This may be printed, R.P.

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The Goddesses Glory: OR, THE Loyal Lover Wounded By their splended Beauty.

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The Goddesses Glory: OR, THE Loyal Lover Wounded By their splended Beauty.

To the Tune of, Walking beneath the Shades.

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This may be Printed,

R. P.

[...]

[...]

I.

WHen the soft winds did blow

in the fair flourishing Spring,

Where silver Streams did flow,

and the sweet small Birds did sing:

The Hills Enamell'd were,

With fragrant Flowers fair,

pleasant and gay:

Through shades and groves I went,

Then with a full intent

to gather May.

II.

A pleasant Flow'ry plain,

at length I there did espy,

Where a young Female Train,

made a most sweet harmony;

On Lutes they play'd and sung,

VVhich were most sweetly strung,

all the long Day,

The which did charm me so,

That I forgot to go

to gather May.

III.

Clorona she was there,

whom the young Swains do adore,

And Floramella fair,

with many youthful Nymphs more;

The one for Beauty bright,

Cast such a splendid light,

out-shin'd the day,

I ask't who she might be,

Straight it was told to me,

the Queen of May.

IV.

There was none could compare

with her among all the rest:

The Tresses of her Hair

shaded her white snowy Breast:

Long did I stand and gaze,

VVords cannot speak her praise,

being so gay;

Then I thought in my mind,

That I should never find

more sweeter May.

V.

The Harmony they made,

my yielding Fancy did move;

So that I was betray'd

in the sweet Raptures of love:

Their Voices soft and sweet,

Did with their Musick meet,

as they did play;

Thought I, I'de rather be,

In their sweet Company,

than gather May.

VI.

No man felt greater smart

than I, in all the whole Earth,

Being deny'd a part

in their sweet innocent Mirth:

The Nymph that wounded me,

VVould not to that agree,

but said me nay;

Fair Flora was her name;

I wisht I ne'r had came

to gather May.

VII.

They were Array'd in white,

with their fine Kerchers of Lawn;

But e're the gloomy Night,

her sable Curtains had drawn,

Homeward they did repair,

And left me VVounded there,

where I did stay,

Being perplext in mind,

Knowing not where to find

the Queen of May.

FINIS.

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Printed for I. Deacon at the Angel in Gilt-Spur-street, without Newgate.

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The goddesses glory: or, The loyal lover wounded by their splendid beauty To the tune of, Walking beneath the shades. This may be printed, R.P.

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1695

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2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A42903

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Wing G922A

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ESTC R216261

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99827999

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99827999

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32426

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— The goddesses glory: or, The loyal lover wounded by their splendid beauty To the tune of, Walking beneath the shades. This may be printed, R.P.,

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Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Gilt-Spur-Street, without Newgate,. [London] :: [1695?]. (Verse - "When the soft winds did blow".) (Two lines of printed music at head of text.) (Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.)

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