The Arcadian Lovers OR, Colin and Amarillis.
Being a Composure, Richly Illustrated with the indeared expressions of a Shepherd and Shepherdess, for the pleasure and delight of all amorous Fancies.
To be sung in a Tune of great rarity.
VPon the smooth
Arcadian plain,
Where the Lambs do frisk amain,
Faire
Amarillis and her
Swain,
With hand in hand, were walking;
The Sweets to prove, of harmless Love,
They Amorously were talking.
She was cloathed all in green,
And surpass the
Fairy Queen,
Which made poore
Colin for to seem
Amazed with her Beauty;
To Prize his Dear, beyond compare
He took't to be his duty,
She for joy did neatly trip,
Whilest their flocks about them skip,
When
Colin sat, a while to prate,
She courteously sat by him;
And for to strive, if he were kinde,
Thus prettily she did try him.
Amarillis told her
Swain,
To compleat their joyes again,
That he should love her and be plain,
And think not to deceive her;
Then he protested by his troath,
That he would never leave her.
O
Colin if thou constant prove,
And that thou wilt not slight my love,
There's ne're a
Swain upon this plain,
That ever shall come near thee;
For Garlands and Embroidered Scrips,
Oh
Colin, I love thee dearly.
But
Colin if thou change thy Love,
And seek my fury once to move,
A Tygress unto thee i'le prove,
When er'e thou dost come near me;
O
Amarillis fear not that,
For I doe love thee dearly.
The Second Part,
to the same Tune.
OH
Colin if thou provest kind,
And never more will change thy mind
I'le deck y
e bowers, with fragrant flowers,
Whose pleasure shall invite thee;
With boughes to shroud thee from the showrs
Whilst
Colin I will delight thee.
O
Amarillis I rejoyce,
For to hear thy pleasing voice,
Then never think my onely Dear,
That I will er'e deceive thee;
But cast aside such doubts and fear,
I vow I will never leave thee.
O
Colin, how it joyes my heart,
That our Loves shall never part,
Amintas and his
Chloris faire,
Did ne're injoy such pleasure;
Nor
Coridon and
Philis rare,
I prize thee above all treasure.
O
Amarillis change a kisse,
In token of a further blisse,
Whilst every
Swain, upon this plain,
Doth envy our imbraces;
I'le sound thy praises in high strain,
To keep thee from all disgraces.
My
Colin if a kisse be all,
I'le not refuse what ere befall,
I am inclin'd, our Loves to bind,
On such a harmless fashion;
Since ne're a
Swain, could yet ere stain,
My innocent reputation.
O my dearest Love quoth he
Now our hearts do both agree,
No Shepherd on
Arcadia's Ground,
Shall ever prove so loyal;
Now
Amarillis thou hast found,
My love will abide the tryal.
Then
Colin streight began to Sing,
And made the hills with eccho's ring,
In
Amarillis softy praise,
He pleasant rimes composes;
Whil'st she makes garlands of green bays
For
Colin bedeckt with Roses.
Thus they past their time in sport,
And still thought it was but short,
Till young and old, their flocks did fold,
To keep them safe from straying;
And so the night did part them quite,
Which merrily had been playing.
London, Printed by T. Mabb, for R. Burton, at the Horse-shoe in Smith-field