EBBA 31362
British Library - Roxburghe
| The Mournful Shepherd: / OR, / The Torment of Loving, and not being Lov'd again. / A SONG made by a Gentleman who Dyed for his cruel Mistris. / No Torment can be found, no greater pain / Then truly Loving and not Lov'd again; / For thats a strange Disease which Racks the mind, / Still routs the Judgement, and does Reason blind: / Raises a Civil VVar, distracts the Soul, / VVhilst Fancy like a Raging Sea does roul: / The Lovers dreams of nothing but strange Charms, / And often thinks his Mistris in his Arms; / But waking finds he did embrace a Shade; / VVhich all his hopes with it he had Convey'd. | ||
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? | |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby, at the / Sign of the Golden-Ball, near / the Hospital-gate, in West- / Smithfield. | |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe | |
| Page | 4.63 | |
| Location | British Library | |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.10.63 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The Mournful Shepherd: / OR, / The Torment of Loving, and not being Lov'd again. / A SONG made by a Gentleman who Dyed for his cruel Mistris. / No Torment can be found, no greater pain / Then truly Loving and not Lov'd again; / For thats a strange Disease which Racks the mind, / Still routs the Judgement, and does Reason blind: / Raises a Civil VVar, distracts the Soul, / VVhilst Fancy like a Raging Sea does roul: / The Lovers dreams of nothing but strange Charms, / And often thinks his Mistris in his Arms; / But waking finds he did embrace a Shade; / VVhich all his hopes with it he had Convey'd. | The Second Part, |
| Tune Imprint | To a Pleasant New Tune, called, Cou'd Man his VVish Obtain, &c. | To the same Tune. |
| First Lines | COuld man his wish obtain, / how happy would he be; | But pitty I implore. / O let some pitty move: |
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