The Amorous Shepherd, and coy Shepherdess, Or, An answer to Amintas and Claudia.
Fair
Calia kept her lover long in awe,
And what he said, shee dasht with a ha, ha,
But after when the Shepherd bolder grew,
He made her change her old note for a new.
Tune of, Calm was the Evening, &c.
Clear was the morning, and azure the Skie
and May flowers adorned the Spring,
When all alone walked
Caelia and I
to hear the birds merily sing,
She sate and I laid me down by her
and close to her side I did draw,
But she bid me forbear,
Yet still I drew near,
Then she laught with a ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
I us'd my best art, for to chear up her heart
and cause her to stoop to my lure,
But still she was mute, when I moved my suite
being guarded with innocence pure,
I plaid with her locks, like a lover
untill she took notice and saw,
And then she said fye,
I presumed too nigh,
[...] out with a h
[...] &c.
I bid her behold how
Phaebus did lye
inclosed in
Aurora's armes,
How amorous birds to make it did flye
yet still she resisted my charmes,
I show'd her how Trees there imbraced
by inticement of natures law,
Wich made her to smile,
To her self for a while,
At last she laught out ha, ha, &c:
I told her the earth which our bodies now cover
did willingly the seed embrace,
Else to those flowers she ne're had been Mother,
which now doth bespangle her face,
I show'd her how ewes, with their lambs plaid
thus thought I by Emblems to draw,
Her to my desire,
And kindle loves fire,
But I was dasht with a ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
HEr eyes they did sparkle like Stars in the Skies
inviting me for to be bold,
[...]ut how to presume I could not devise
she seem'd in affection so cold,
[...] thought then to pluck up my spirits
and try if her heart it would thaw,
But she being nice,
I was dasht in a trice,
When she laught with a ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
I laid my head down, and I fetcht a deep sigh
thinking by that means for to move
Her pitty to me, but it would not be,
she seem'd to know nothing of love
With amorous looks I did woe her,
to yeild and submit to loves law,
But when with a frown,
Shee perceiv'd me cast down,
[...]hen she laught with a ha, ha, &c.
My heart it did pant in my breast all the while
and the blood in my veins it did swell,
[...]y countenance chang'd, and my looks are estrang'd
then she askt me if I were not well,
[...]ut when she perceived my passion
she said I might pleas to with draw,
But it was, but a while,
E're I see she did smile,
And laught out with ha, ha, &c.
When this would not do, something bolder I grew
and straight to her lips did presume,
Where by a kiss, I enjoyed more bliss
then
Jove in his altars perfume,
Such nectar from her lips I then drew
as
Jove, nor
Apollo ne're saw,
Yet still she was coy,
When I call'd her my joy
And laught out with a ha, ha, &c.
I plaid with her neck, that Ivory pillar
then with her parnasion breast,
And so by degrees, I enjoyd what did please
but scarce shall I tell you the rest,
But what I did do, she then smil'd at
and laid to my actions no law,
But for all her retreat,
She liked to the feat,
That she laught with a ha, ha, &c.
She said the time spent, and she needs must be gone
which grieved my heart for to hear,
Because I was loath, to tell you the truth
to part with my joy and my dear,
I kist her a while, then we parted
and passing along there I saw
A Shepherdess walk,
Which had heard all our talk,
And she laught with a ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Printed for I Clarke at the Harp and Bible in West-Smith field[?]