The faithful young man & constant maid; or, The unexpressable love between sweet William and fair Elenor To the tune of, The plowman's health. This may be printed. R.P.

The faithful young man & constant maid; or, The unexpressable love between sweet William and fair Elenor To the tune of, The plowman's health. This may be printed. R.P.

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The Faithful Young Man & Constant Maid; OR, The Unexpressable Love between sweet WILLIAM and fair ELENOR.

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The Faithful Young Man & Constant Maid; OR, The Unexpressable Love between sweet WILLIAM and fair ELENOR.

To the Tune of, The Plowman's Health

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This may be Printed.

R. P.

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WE will leave all the thoughts of the world for a while

and in this sweet Grove an hour beguile,

We will ever resolve to be constant and true

And Innocent Ioys we will now renew,

To my Fair pretty Elinor faithful I'le prove,

If beauteous young Elinor me will love;

To my fair pretty Elenor, faithful i'le prove,

if, &c.

I will love my sweet William above all mankind,

And ever be true, and at all times kind,

All young Lovers hereafter shall learn by us two,

To be always constant, and always true,

No Fortune shall make me, from thee er'e depart

And to my sweet William i'le give my Heart;

No Fortune shall make me from thee e're depart,

And, &c.

No Youth to a Beauty more constant shall be,

Then I will be always, (fair maid) to thee

No Fortune or Fate, shall extinguish this Fire,

Nor no other Beauty create desire,

'Tis only fair Elenor that I will love

And ever to her will I constant prove.

'Tis only fair Elenor that I will love,

and ever, &c.

When Marriage shall bring me into thy soft Arms,

How happy shall I be in thy charms?

How happy each day, and how happy each night?

The day bringing Pleasure, the night Delight.

I shall then be happy all days of my Life,

Possessing all Ioys in a vertuous Wife,

I shall then be happy all dayes of my Life,

Possessing, &c.

We wil leave this leud World to it's wretched Estate,

And now we will love before 'tis too sare,

Each Grove, and each Fountain a witness shall prove,

How dearly wee'l live, and how well wee'l Love.

The Pleasures of Lovers we here shall obtain,

And after we shall in Elysium reign;

The Pleasures of Lovers we here shall obtain,

And, &c.

If lovely fair Maids will resolve to be coy

They loose those sweet minutes they might enjoy,

If Beauty, to Beauty, will only be kind,

Young Maids to themselves must be then confin'd,

And Lovers but vainly those Beauties doe serve;

But Maidens may give what Men don't deserve,

And Lovers but vainly those Beauties do serve,

But, &c.

Then let us enjoy while our Passions are strong

A minutes delay will appear too long,

Though Beauty is lovely and always does please,

'Tis kindness that only can Flames appease,

'Tis kindness that always creates a desire,

And is the sweet Fewel to Cupids Fire;

'Tis kindness that always creates a desire.

And, &c.

Fair Elenor thus let us Pleasures pursue,

And let us (like Turtles) be ever true,

That young Men & Maidens our praise may proclaim

And by our example may live in Fame,

That Ages hereafter may learn for to prove,

More true and more constant, and always Love,

That Ages hereafter may learn to prove,

More True and Constant, and always Love.

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Printed for J. Back at the Black Boy near the Draw-Bridge on London-Bridge.

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Title statement

The faithful young man & constant maid; or, The unexpressable love between sweet William and fair Elenor To the tune of, The plowman's health. This may be printed. R.P.

Edition statement

1685-1688

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Date

2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

A85078

ID [STC]

Wing F292

ID [STC]

ESTC R227159

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99899841

ID [PROQUEST]

99899841

ID [VID]

133134

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— The faithful young man & constant maid; or, The unexpressable love between sweet William and fair Elenor To the tune of, The plowman's health. This may be printed. R.P.,

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts)

Printed for J[ohn]. Back at the Black Boy near the Draw-Bridge on London-Bridge,. [London] :: [1686?]. (Verse - "We will leave all the thoughts of the world for a while".) (Wing CD-ROM, 1996 gives range of dates: 1685-1688. Place of publication and publisher's name from Wing CD.) (Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England.)

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