EBBA 34977
Houghton Library - EBB65
| THE / London Lads Lamentation / TO / CUPID. / VVhen shall I my True-Love have? / All young-men must to Cupids power submit, / Courage and Wisdom, Vertue too, & Wit: / None can his mighty power & charms withstand / He, like young Beauty, always will Command: / And here young maidens easily may find, / How apt young-men are to be true & kind / Such constancy in them could scarce be found / Should men go search the Universe all round. | |
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| Date Published | 1685-1688 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for I. Back, at the Black-Boy on London[-Bridge] |
| License | This may be Printed, R.P. |
| Collection | Houghton Library - EBB65 |
| Location | Houghton Library |
| Shelfmark | EBB65 |
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| Title | THE / London Lads Lamentation / TO / CUPID. / VVhen shall I my True-Love have? / All young-men must to Cupids power submit, / Courage and Wisdom, Vertue too, & Wit: / None can his mighty power & charms withstand / He, like young Beauty, always will Command: / And here young maidens easily may find, / How apt young-men are to be true & kind / Such constancy in them could scarce be found / Should men go search the Universe all round. |
| Tune Imprint | To an Excellent New Tune, Sung at the COURT. |
| First Lines | CLoes Face is Heav'n to me, / Like the Morning=Light we see; |
| Refrain | Cloe, since my Heav'n thou art, / Ease and cure my wounded heart. |
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