Faithful Damon; or, Fair Celia obtained Though virgins they may say you nay, yet make a new reply, and you will find, they will be kind, they cannot you deny. To the tune of, The doubting virgin. 1681 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A85067 Wing F269 ESTC R235417 99896971 99896971 133132

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A85067) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 133132) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2466:16) Faithful Damon; or, Fair Celia obtained Though virgins they may say you nay, yet make a new reply, and you will find, they will be kind, they cannot you deny. To the tune of, The doubting virgin. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) Printed for J[onah]. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street, without Newgate, [London] : [1681] Place, date of publication, and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Verse - "Lately in a shady bower,". Wing CD-ROM, 1996 says variants exist within holdings list. In this edition the third line ends "obtained.", and there are two square woodcuts over the first two comumns, and two oval woodcuts over the third and fourth columns. Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 1[140], trimmed at head, slightly affecting title. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England.

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 eng Love poetry, English -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- London 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Faithful DAMON; OR, Fair CELIA Obtained. Though Virgins they may ſay you nay, Yet make a new Reply. And you will find, they will be kind▪ They cannot you deny. To the Tune of, The Doubting Virgin.

LAtely in a Shady Bower, Celia with her Love converſt, Fairer then the Lilly Flower, with all vertues ſhe was bleſt: Damon loving, often moving her to yield unto his will, Celia cryed, and replyed, I will Live a Maiden ſtill.

Then ſaid Damon, my ſweet jewel, do not frown nor yet revile, Ceaſe to be to me ſo cruel, ſend me now a gentle ſmile: Such a bleſſing, if poſſeſſing, of thy Love and kind good will, Do not vex me, nor perplex me, I will Live a Maiden ſtill.

Celia here`s my hand, I love thee, do not ſeem to be ſo coy, I eſteem no one above thee, thou ſhalt be my onely joy: Be not froward, nor untoward, do not ſeek my heart to kill, O forbear me, Damon ſpare me, I will live a Maiden ſtill. O my Celia's frowns are killing, nothing but a ſmile can cure, Now my heart with grief is filling, how ſhall I theſe pains endure: Then come near me, Love and cheer me grant me now thy kind good will, She replyed, it`s denyed, for I'le Live a Maiden ſtill. While a maid remains unmarry`d, then we do enjoy our peace, For this cauſe I do defer it, leaſt our troubles ſhould increaſe, For my treaſure, is my pleaſure, nothing can my comforts ſpill, But when double, then comes trouble thus I live a Maiden ſtill. Celia I do highly prize thee, for my heart is in thy breaſt, Should my Celia now deſpiſe me, I ſhould never be at reſt: My dear Creature, none more ſweeter, do not you my ſuit deny, I`le reſpect thee, and protect thee, till the very day I dye.

O my Love is moſt intire, nothing ſhall thee now annoy, Grant me what I do deſire, I will crown thy days with joy▪ Ne`r was creature more compleater, in a Loyal Lovers eye, Celia pitty, hear my ditty, grant me Love or elſe I dye.
The Maids Reply. VVas I ſure thou wouldſt be Loyal then i`de grant thee thy requeſt, I would make no more denial, thou ſhouldſt ſet thy heart at reſt: Then he kiſt her, and he bleſt her, and imbrac`d her in his arms, No diſputing, but ſaluting, thus began their pleaſant charms. while their joys they were compleated nothing could their Love annoy, Sweet imbraces kindly greeting, ſounding forth their mutual joy: Thus inviting, and delighting, nothing could their comforts ſpill, They commending, and extending, both their Love, and kind good will.
FINIS.

Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltſpur-ſtreet, without Newgate.