Strephon and Cloris, OR, The Coy Shepherd and Kind Shepherdess.
He's fearful that his Flocks should go astray,
And from her kind embraces would away,
But she with charms doth him so setter,
That for to stay he finds it is the better
When slocks & herds & concerns do fail
Love must be satisfied and will prevail.
To the Tune of, Love will find out the way.
This may be Printed, R. P.
AH, Cloris awake,
it is all abroad day,
If you sleep any longer,
our Flocks they will stray:
Lye still my dear Shepherd,
and do not rise yet,
For 'tis a cold windy Morning,
and b [...]es it is wet.
My Cloris make haste,
for it is no such thing,
Our time we do waste,
for the Lark is on Wing:
Besides I do fancy
I hear the young Lambs,
Cry, ba, ba, ba, ba,
for the loss of their Dams.
My Shepherd I come,
though i'm all over sorrow,
But I swear I'll not love you,
if you rise so to morrow:
For methinks 'tis unkind,
thus early to rise,
And not did me good-morrow,
brings tears front my eyes,
O hark, my dear Cloris,
before thou shalt weep,
I'll stay to embrace thee,
neglecting my sleep:
My Flocks they may wander
one hour, two, or three,
But if I loose thy favour,
I ruin'd shall be.
I joy, my dear Shepherd,
to hear thee say so.
It cases my heart of
much Sorrow and woe:
And for thy reward
I will give thee a Kiss,
And then thou shalt taste
of a true Lover's Bliss.
But, Cloris behold how
bright Phoebus his Beams,
Invites us to go
to the murmuring streams:
I hear the brave Huntsmen
both follow the Cry,
And makes the Woods ring,
yet how stuggish am I.
The Hounds and the Huntsmen,
may follow the Chase,
Whilst we enjoy pleasure
in a fat better Place:
Thou know'st my dear shepherd,
there is no delight,
Like Lovers enjoyment
from Morning till Night.
Alas! my dear Cloris,
what dost thou require,
The care of my Flocks
doth abate my desire;
The Lambs are new yeaned,
and tender for prey,
And I fear the five Woolf
he should bear them away.
My love do not fear it,
the Woolf he is fled,
To take up his Lodging
in his Mossy Bed;
Then let me Embrace thee,
Whilst we do agree,
And I do promise to go,
thou shalt after be free.
Ah! Cloris thy words
are so powerful to me,
That I could be willing
to tarry with thee:
Therefore to content thee,
one hour I will stay,
But I vow by God Capid,
I will then go away.
Now I have my wishes,
dear Shapherd we'l part,
Although thou dost carry
away my poor heart:
I bless the great Gods
that to Lovers are kind,
To bring us together,
such Bliss for to find.
Then farewel dear Cloris,
till I see thee again,
For now I will haste to
my Flocks on the Plain;
Where I will record
thy true love in such Rhimes,
For Shepherds do admire
in succeding times.
Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street,