The Amorous Gallant.
Who had a Mistris lovely, fair and kind,
She gave him all things to content his mind;
But he unkind, when he had done his pleasure,
Would have forsaken this beloved treasure:
But by her charms, to Wife she made him take her;
And now he swears he never will forsake her.
To a pleasant new Tune, called,
Jenny's delight.
HOw bouny and brisk, how pleasant and sweet,
were
Ienny and I when my passion was strong
So eagerly each others flames we did meet,
that a Minutes delay did appear to be long,
The bows that I made her, she seal'd with a kiss,
Till my soul I had lost in a rapture of bliss.
I vow'd and I thought I should ever have lov'd,
where beauty and kindness together I found,
So sweetly she look'd, and so sweetly she mov'd,
that I fancied new strength with my joys to abound
For the pleasures I gave she did doubly requite,
By finding out ever new ways to delight.
But when that enjoyment had put out my fire,
my strength was decay'd and my passion was done,
So pall'd was my fancy, and so tame my dessre,
that I from the Nimph very fain would have gone.
Oh
Ienny said I you have lov'd me in vain,
For beauty enjoyed turns love to disdain,
But when she perceiv'd that my flames were expir'd,
and I for a while was quite dead with delight,
She never left kissing till my heart she had fir'd,
while I had not the power to depart from her sight,
My Dearest quoth she you quickly are cloi'd,
So soon for to leave what you sweetly enjoy'd.
Such pretty kind words and her languishing eyes,
did tempt me again to encourage my flame,
Those charming imbraces my thoughts did surprize,
they caus'd me with panting to Die in the same,
But the Death was so sweet, and so easie my pain,
Sweet
Ienny said I let me Die once again.
As thus we sat dallying on the Bank-side,
our loves overwhelm'd with a passionate joy,
Vnfortunate we by a friend were espi'd,
his presence with fear did our blessings destroy;
Oh
Jenny said I we are undone by this Man,
Let's flie from this danger out of sight if we can.
The pretty sweet Nimph with fear all amaz'd,
stood affrighted, yet her sences she soon did regain,
But smitten with love on sweet
Jenny he gaz'd,
and beg'd on his knees that she there would remain,
Oh let not my presence disturb you for I.
If that you forsake me with love I shall Die.
Oh let me but kiss that white hand and I'le swear,
by the powers above that i'le never discover,
Let not your best friend your presence forbear,
for I like himself am a desperate Lover:
But give him your hand and let's frolick all three,
My humour with his and with yours doth agree.
His vow being made then
Ienny reply d,
if that you our shame and my blushes conceal
For I have been faulty it can't be deny'd,
but pray don't our secret folly reveal;
Then let us be merry since the danger is past,
I am not the first nor I shall not be the last.
Then merrily, merrily, let's take our way,
where
Hymen shall tye us in Marri
[...]ge secure,
And that we be fruitly he'l heartily pray,
my constancy to thee shall ever endure.
And though I have trangress d before I was thy wife;
Yet i'le be thy sweet
Jenny all days of my life.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and I. VVright.