The suffering lover: or, Fair Floramella's melting petition to her dear Philander. To an excellent new tune. Licensed according to order. 1690-1uuu? Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06009 Wing S6158 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.39.k.6[53] 99887433 ocm99887433 182139

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06009) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182139) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A3:1[53]) The suffering lover: or, Fair Floramella's melting petition to her dear Philander. To an excellent new tune. Licensed according to order. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for C[harles]. Bates, at the White-hart in West smithfield., London: : [not before 1690] Date of publication and publisher's name from Wing. Verse: "In the desarts of Greenland ..." Printed in two columns. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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THE Suffering LOVER: OR, Fair FLORAMELLA's Melting Petition TO HER Dear PHILANDER. To an excellent new Tune. Licenſed according to Order. IN the deſarts of Greenland, where the ſun ne'er caſt an eye, Bleſt with thee, my dear Philander, I could chuſe to live and dye: No nymph with her fly ſubtil art, E'er ſhall have power to ſteal my heart, Thou art all in all in every part, Each vein of me, ſhall ever be Panting for love of thee. On the ſands of ſcorch't Africk, where the ſun-burn'd natives fry, Bleſt with thee, my dear Philander, I could chuſe to live and dye: No ſwain with his aid, wit, or art, E'er ſhall have power to ſtorm my heart, Thou art all in all in every part, Each vein of me, ſhall ever be Panting for love of me. In deſarts of Arabia, from which place all creatures fly, Bleſt with thee, my dear Philander, I could chuſe to live and dye: Such pleaſures I with thee ſhould find, That would eaſe the anguiſh of my mind, For to none but thee will I e'er be kind, Each vein of me, ſhall ever be Panting for love of thee. Thro' the greateſt of danger, I would venture with my dear, And my heart ſhould be a ſtranger, to the ſad effects of fear: If on the raging ocean ſea, Thou would then my skilful pilot be, Therefore thro' the world I'd wander with thee, Each vein of me, ſhall every be Panting for love of thee. No joys are worth poſſeſſing, thro' the univerſe below, Should I be deny'd the bleſſing, of my dear Philander, tho' I might enjoy a diadem, And in golden ſtreams of pleaſure ſwim, I would ſlight them all in reſpect of him, Whom evermore, I will adore, He has my heart in ſtore. Fly to thy Floramella, for to chear her drooping heart; Should I wear the wreath willow, 'Twould be like a fatal dart: Then dear Philander come away, I long to ſee the delightful day, Which will crown our joy with innocent play, Each vein of me, ſhall ever be Panting for love of thee. Let me never be ſlighted for the love which I bear, Leaſt my wrongs they ſhould be righted, by your languiſhing deſpair; For ſhould you kill me with diſdain, Then tears and ſorrow would be in vain, A loſt life they can't recover again, The veins in me, ſhall ever be Panting for love of thee. FINIS.

LONDON: Printed for C. Bates, at the White-hare in Weſt-ſmithfield.