The faithful shepherd; or, The loves of Tommy and Nanny. To a new Scotch tune: or, There was a bonny young lad, &c.

The faithful shepherd; or, The loves of Tommy and Nanny. To a new Scotch tune: or, There was a bonny young lad, &c.

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The Faithful Shepherd; Or, The Loves of Tommy and Nanny.

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The Faithful Shepherd; Or, The Loves of Tommy and Nanny.

To a New Scotch Tune: Or, There was an a bonny young Lad, &c.

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WHen Tommy became first a Lover,

his Nanny so fir'd ev'ry part,

That poor Tommy's eyes did discover

the Conquest she made of his heart:

Ah! Nanny, quoth he, be not cruel,

reverse that ill fate of your mind,

Who Nature ordain'd for a jewel,

should never be fair and unkind:

Ah! Nanny, quoth he &c,

Were all those plump smiling Graces,

that delicate supple white skin,

That seems to disoul in the Embraces,

and would force a Senick to Sin:

Were these my dear Nanny, bestow'd thee

to keep a perverse peevish mind;

Or to bless thy dear Tommy that loves thee,

ah! never be fair and unkind:

Were these &c.

The hopes of those Ivory Pillows,

to repose my poor head on at night,

Secures me from all Fortunes Billows,

or ought that can Nature affright:

There's nothing but Nanny can please me,

to Nanny my Soul is confin'd,

No, nothing but Nanny can ease me,

then Nanny dear Nanny be kind;

Then's nothing &c.

In Nannys dear sight I have anguish,

which Blushes proclaim in my face,

And out of her sight I do languish,

to think who possesses my place:

Ah! Nanny, no more let me leave thee,

but both be together confin'd,

And of all my fears undeceive me,

and for ever for ever be kind:

Ah! Nanny, &c.

Ah! Nanny, you told me you lov'd me,

and bid me no more to tomplain,

And when I have sigh'd have reprov'd me,

and kist me, and vow'd it a Game,

You told me that Fortune should never

dispoyl what your Soul had design'd,

That you would be Tommys for ever,

and for ever to Tommy be kind:

You told, &c.

Remember dear Nanny, you said it,

and call'd all the Gods to attest,

And blushing to think that you did it,

you laid your face close to my Breast:

Remember how dearly I blest ye,

and beg'd ne'r to alter your mind,

Remember how often you kist me,

and vow'd you would alwayes be kind:

Remember how &c,

But now cruel Nanny has left me,

and owns me no more for her own,

And of all my joys has bereft me,

and turn'd all my hopes to dispair:

That Nanny that once had so loving:

obliedging, so gentle a mind,

That Nanny of all Creatures moving,

Is now perjur'd, false, and unkind;

That Nanny, &c.

What tho' my dear Nanny be cruel,

and nothing her fancy can move,

Yet Nanny must still be my jewel,

and all that my Soul can love:

Perhaps 'tis no alter of Nature,

bu only for Reasons Confin'd,

So lovely so pritty a Creature,

can never prove false and unkind.

FINIS.

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Title statement

The faithful shepherd; or, The loves of Tommy and Nanny. To a new Scotch tune: or, There was a bonny young lad, &c.

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1685-1690?

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Date

2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

B03408

ID [STC]

Wing F286

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[150]

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99887691

ID [PROQUEST]

ocm99887691

ID [VID]

183333

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— The faithful shepherd; or, The loves of Tommy and Nanny. To a new Scotch tune: or, There was a bonny young lad, &c.,

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

Printed for P. Brooksby,. [London :: between 1685-1690]. (Imprint suggested by Wing.) (Verse: "When Tommy became first a lover ...") (Imperfect: trimmed, affecting imprint.) (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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