Popular Music Of The Olden Time Vol 1
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REIGNS OF JAMES I. AND CHARLES I. |
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The plaine-dealing Woman." On the other half of the sheet is " The second part of The plaine-dealing Woman" beginning— x
" Ye Sylvan Nymphs, come skip it," &c. Imprinted at London for J. TV". Sir Harris Nicolas prints the song, Come, shepherds, in his edition of Walton's Angler, from a MS. formerly in the possesÂsion of Mr. Heber. 'A third copy will be found in MSS. Ashmole, No. 38, art. 164. |
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All ye forsaken wooers,
That ever care oppressed, And all you lusty dooers,
That ever love distressed. That losses can condole,
And altogether summon; Oh ! mourn for the poor soul
Of my plain-dealing woman.
Fair Venus made her chaste, And Ceres beauty gave her ;
Fan wept when she was lost, The Satyrs'strove to have her; |
Yet seem'd she to their view So coy, so nice, that no man
Could judge, but he that knew My own plain-dealing woman.
At all her pretty parts
I.ne'er enough can wonder; She overcame all hearts,
Yet she all hearts came under ; Her inward mind was sweet,
Good tempers ever common ; Shepherd shall never meet
So plain a dealing woman. |
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