An excellent Ditty called the Shepherds Wooing Fair Dulcina.
To a new tune called Dulcina.
AS at noon Dulcina rested,
In her sweet and shady Bowre,
Came a Shepherd and requested
in her arms to sleep an hour.
But from her look
A wound be took.
so far that for a farther boon,
The Nymphe he prayes,
Wherefore she says
Forgo me now, come to me soon,
But in vain she did conjure him
for to leave her presence so.
Having thousand means to assure him
and but one to let him go.
Where lips invite
And eye delight.
and cheeks as fresh as Rose in June,
Perswades to stay
What boot's to say,
Forgo me now, &c,
Words, whose hopes have now injoyned
Him to let Dulcina sleep.
Could a mans love be co [...]ned
or a maid her promise keep
No for her Wast
he held her fast,
as she was constant to her tune,
And still she spake,
[...] sake
[...]
He demands what time or leisure,
can there be more fit than now
She says, men may say their pleasure,
yet of it I do not allow
The Suns clear light
Shineth more bright,
quoth he, more fairer then the Moon,
For her to praise
He loves he sayes,
Forgo me now, &c.
But no promise nor profession,
from his hands to purchase scope,
Who would sell the swéet possession
of such beauty for a hope,
Or for the fight
Of lingring night.
forgo the pleasant tops of noon,
Though none so fair,
Her spéeches were,
Forgo me now, &c.
Now at last agreed, these Lovers
she was fair and he was young,
If you'l believe me I will fell ye
true love stred lasteth long:
He said my dear
My love not fear
bright Phaebus beams out-shines the moon
Dulcina prayes
And to him sayes
[...]
DAy was spent, and night approuched
Venus fair was Lovers friend,
She intreated bright Apollo,
that his Steeds their race might end,
he could not say
this Goddess nay.
but granted loves fair Queen her boon
the Shepherd came
to this fair Dame,
Forgo me now, come to me soon.
Sweet he said as I did promise,
I am now return'd again,
Long delay (you know) breeds hunger
and to lovers breedeth pain,
the Nymph said then
Above all men,
[...]i [...] welcom Shepherd morn and [...],
the Shepherds prayes,
Dulcina says.
Shepherd I doubt thou art come, to soon
When that bright Aurora blushed,
came the Shepherd to his dear,
Pretty Birds most sweetly warbled,
and the noon approached neer,
Yet still away
the Nymph did say,
the Shephe [...] [...] a swoun [...],
At length she s [...]
Be not affraid,
Forgo me now, &c.
With their of heart the Shepherd hasted
up the Mountains to his flocks,
Then he took a Reed and pipes,
Eccho founded through the Rocks
thus did he play,
and wisht the day. (noon
Were spent, and night were come er'e
the silent night
Is loves delight.
I [...]le go to fair Dulcina soon.
Beautions Darling, fair Dulcina,
like to Venus for her love
Spent away the day in passion,
mourning like the Turtle Dove.
Meloveously
Notes low and high.
the Humbled forth this doleful tune
Oh come again
Sweet Shepherd swain,
Thou canst not be with me too soon,
When that Theirs in her Pallace,
had receiv'd the Prince of light,
Came in Corïdon the Shepherd,
to his love and hearts delight.
then Pan did play,
the wood-nymps they
did [...]p and dance to hear the tune
Hymen did play
'tis Holy-day.
Fo [...] [...] [...]ow come to me s oon▪
Printed for F. Coles, T Vere, and W Gilbert [...]