Lover’s Lamentation For the Girl He Left Behind Him; and Her Answer (The Answer) Ye maidens all, come pity me, and be no more disdaining, My love unto the war is gone, And left me here complaining; For now he’s sai’d out of the land, and I am still repining, Unto some distand land I’ll…
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The Maids Lamentation in Bedlam As by Bedlam I was walking, A melodious voice I chanc’d to hear, A lovely Maiden was sweetly talking I have lost my love and only Dear. Jonny is the Man that I admire, He is the man that I adore, But now he is gone, his love lies dying,…
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A Conscionable Couple: Or, The valiant Resolution of a Young-man and a Maid, That have left all their Kindred, as true folks have said:Twas for their Religion and a good Conscience sake,That they forsook England, a Voyage to take.These two loving Protestants kindly together,Are gone to seek Fortunes, there’s no man knows whither. This doth…
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The Scotch Virago. A Song Sung to the Queen at Kensington. The Words made to a pretty New Scotch Tune. Valiant Jockey’s march’d away, To fight the Foe with brave Mackay; Leaving me, poor Soul, forlorn, To Curse the Hour when I was Born; But, I’ve sworn Ise follow too; And dearest Jockey’s Fate pursue;…
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The Valiant Commander, With his Resolute Lady The Valiant Commander, with His Resolute LadyShewing A brief Discourse of a Commander bold,Who had a wife was worth her weight in gold;She bravely fought to save her Husbands life,Let all men judge, was not this a Valiant Wife? Gallants come list a while, a story I shall…
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The Undaunted Female Come all you true lovers and a story I’ll unfold, Of an undaunted female and a gallant soldier bold, Young Mary was a damsel fair so virtuous and so kind, And young William was as gallant a man every crossed the Line. Long time these couple courted, but her father did not…
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The Duke of Argyle It’s farewell, now, Miss Gordi, I’m now going to leave you, For to cross the wide ocean, I don’t mean to deceive you. I’ll cross the wide ocean, where the loud cannon rattle, I will venture my life on the broad field of battle. I’ll dress in men’s attire, Alexander, I’ll…
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Young Henry of the Raging Main J. Cockburn, Printer, West-Tower-Street, Carlisle. One summer’s morning, as day was dawning, Down by the pleasant river side, I saw a brisk and lovely maiden, And a youth call’d England’s pride! He was a tight & smart young sailor, Tears from his eyes did fall like rain, Saying, adieu,…
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James and Flora Come all you true lovers attend for awhile, To a tale I am going to unfold, Young Flora was a damsel so virtuous and kind, And young James was a gallant sailor bold. Adieu, lovely Flora! one morning he did say, We are called, I am forced for to go, Far from…
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The Mariners Misfortune; Or, The Unfortunate Voyage of two Constant Lovers. Being an Account of a faithful Seaman, who going to take hisFarewel of his Sweetheart, she resolved come Life, or comeDeath, to Sail with him; and putting her self into MansApparel, went the Voyage with him, but by distress of weather, coming home were…
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Constance and Anthony An Admirable New Northern Story. Of two constant Lovers as I understand,Were born near Appleby in Westmoreland,The Lads name Anthony, Constance the Lass,To sea they went both and great dangers did pass:How they suffer’d shipwrack on the Coast of SpainFor two Years divided and then met again;By wonderful fortune and rare accident,And…
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The Paisley Officer In blythe and bonny Scotland, where the blue bell do grow, There dwelt a pretty fair maid down in a valley low. It’s all the day long she herded sheep upon the bank of the Clyde, Altho’ her lot in life was low she was called the village pride. An Officer from…
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William and Harriet It’s of a rich gentleman near London did dwell, And he had a young daughter a farmer lov’d well, Because she was handsome and lov’d him so true But her father he wanted her to bid him adieu, O father dear father I’m not so inclin’d, To drive my young farmer quite…
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William and Phillis J. Catnach, Printer, 2, &3, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials. Said William to young Phillis, how came you here so soon? You seem to love to ramble all in the month of June: The birds are singing charmingly, so set you down by me To view the lambkins playing all around the greenwood tree….
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Faithful Ellen Farewell! dearest Ellen, the ocean now calls me, To far distant shores o’er the wide crested foam, Though I leave you behind my heart is still with you, So do not despair though from you I roam; For when I am sailing across the salt ocean, The thoughts of my Ellen will comfort…
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The Young Sailor Bold It is of a nobleman’s daughter, So comely and handsome we hear, Her father possessed a great fortune, Full thirty five thousand a year, He had but one only daughter, Caroline was her name we are told And one day from her drawing room window She admired a young sailor bold….
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The Soldier’s Delight, or the She Voluntier Being a True and Faithful Narative of a certain YoungLover, who Courting a scornful Mistress, went discontentedinto the Army; and she, repenting of her unkindness, to recompense the Soldier’s affection, disguised her sex and Listed her self Voluntier. A young man lately lov’d a Lass, of beauy so…
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The Philadelphia Lass J. Catnach, Printer, 2, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials. It was on a summer’s morning all in the month of May, Down by those flowery gardens I carelessly did stray, I heard a damsel most grievously to complain, Saying William has gone & left me to plough the raging main. With doleful lamentations &…
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As I roved out one evening in the Springtime of the Year,I overheard a maid complain for the losing of her dear;She says, I’m sore tormented and troubled in my mind,Since my true love has gone to sea, no comfort can I find. My love’s a gallant young man, dressed up in sailor’s clothes,My love’s…
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Henry and Mary Ann Henry and Mary Ann Come listen you loyal lovers to a tale I will unfold,Concering a maiden fair and a young sailor bold–As the conversed together young Mary Ann did say–O stay my dearest Henry and do not go to sea.And leave me here broken-hearted your absence to bewail,So I’ll leave…
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Mally Stuart The cold Winter is past and gone, and now comes on the Spring,And I am one of the King’s Life-guards, and must go fight for my King, My Dear! I must go to fight for my King.Now since to the war you need to go, one thing, pray, grant to me:That I dress…
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