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  The languishing young man: or, The love-sick sail-man's sorrowful lamentation for the loss of his beautiful Maria, who left him languishing at the point of despair. To which is added, Maria's kind answer at the last time of distress. To the tune of, If love's a sweet passion, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1690
  

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  Unknown author
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  Imprint suggested by Wing. Verse: "Oh! Why does my true love so sadly disdain ..." Imperfect: trimmed, affecting imprint. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  Love in the blossome: or, Fancy in the bud. Containing a pretty, pleasant and delightful courtship, betwixt two very young (but truly amorous) lovers, being persons of very eminent quality, (at their first entrance into Cupid's school.) To the tune of, Amarillis told her swain. / J.P.
  Date of publication:
  1670
  

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  Playford, John, 1623-1686?
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  Attributed to John Playford by Wing. Verse: "One summers evening fresh and fair ..." Imprint suggested by Wing. Trimmed. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  The batchelors ballad. Or a remedy against love Thou little peevish God! whom heretofore, the blinder world, so highly did adore; bor [sic] whom the loving fools a quiver found, fows [sic], arrows, wings; nay more, pow'r to wou[ld] know, I defie thee, boy; not all thy art, can reach my eye, much-less enslave my heart: if thon [sic] hast any, come and shew thy skill, fain would I love one hour against my will; alas poor God! men will no longer now, to thee, thy mother, or thy minions bow; your pow'r & fame which has so long been gre[at] upon examination proves a cheat. To a pleasant new tune: or, The Duke of Monmouth's jig. With allowance, by R. L'Estrang[e].
  Date of publication:
  1677
  

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  Unknown author
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  Place of publication and date from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Wing states two settings. In this setting there are four columns, with three woodcuts. Above the first column is a woodcut of Cupid, above the third and fourth columns ...
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  The [f]aithful lovers of the West. Come joyn with me all you that love, and faithful to each other prove: Example take by this my song, all you that stand within this throng. To the tune of, As I walkt forth to take the air. / By William Blundun.
  Date of publication:
  1680-1685
  

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  Blunten, William.
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  "The second part, to the same tune." Place and date of publication from Wing. Includes 4 engraved illustrations. Imperfect: cropped with some loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
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  The Scotch wooing: or, Jockey of the Lough, and Jenny of the Lee: Jockey wooes Jenny, for to be his dear, but Jenny long time is in mickle fear; least Jockey should be false or prove unkind, but Jockey put that quite out of her mind, so that at length they fairly did agree, to strike a bargain up, as you shall see. To the tune of, Jockey's gone to the wood.
  Date of publication:
  1675
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "Dear Jockey's gone to the wood ..." Trimmed. Variant exists with different punctuation, and "near the hospital-gate," added to imprint after "at the golden-ball,". ...
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