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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Loving Shepherd:</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Or, <HI>Phaon</HI>'s humble Petition to Beautiful <HI>Phillis,</HI> who readily an&s;wered his Reque&s;t.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To an Excellent New Tune much in Reque&s;t.</OPENER>
<HEADNOTE><P><HI>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</HI></P></HEADNOTE>
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<L>WHen fir&s;t on my <HI>Phillis</HI> I ca&s;t my eye,</L>
<L>I wi&s;ht to enjoy her or el&s;e to dye,</L>
<L>When fir&s;t on my <HI>Phillis</HI> I ca&s;t my eye,</L>
<L>I wi&s;ht to enjoy her or el&s;e to dye,</L>
<L>But &s;he was &s;o cruel &s;he would not give</L>
<L>One token of love, that I might live,</L>
<L><HI>Phillis,</HI> &s;aid I, remove your disdain,</L>
<L>And yield &s;ome relief to your re&s;tle&s;s Swain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>O what Torments I indure both day and night,</L>
<L>I ne'er can enjoy her, nor take delight;</L>
<L>O what Torments I indure both day and night,</L>
<L>I ne're can enjoy her, nor take delight;</L>
<L>But then &s;he cry'd out, O ye Gods be kind,</L>
<L>The plea&s;ures of love has po&s;&s;e&s;t my mind;</L>
<L>Thus all the night long our pa&s;time was &s;weet,</L>
<L>Till at length our joys call'd us fa&s;t a &s;leep.</L>
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<LG>
<L>WHen from tho&s;e &s;oft &s;lumbers we did awake,</L>
<L>She bid me my &s;orrowful &s;ighs for&s;ake;</L>
<L>When from tho&s;e &s;oft &s;lumbers we did awake,</L>
<L>She bid me my &s;orrowful &s;ighs fo<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ake,</L>
<L>Since &s;he in a Vi&s;ion of love beheld,</L>
<L>Tho&s;e innocent joys which her heart had fill'd,</L>
<L>So that &s;he could no ways my &s;uit deny,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>Phillis</HI> was wounded as well as I.</L>
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<LG>
<L>So &s;oon as I found her to love incline,</L>
<L>No joy in the world was &s;o great as mine,</L>
<L>So &s;oon as I found her to love incline,</L>
<L>No joy in the world was &s;o great as mine,</L>
<L>In&s;tead of the frowns which had wounded me,</L>
<L>I taken was then with an Exta&s;ie,</L>
<L>Said I loving <HI>Phillis</HI> whom I adore,</L>
<L>Grant me but thy favour I ask no more.</L>
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<LG>
<L>For thou art my Iewel and only joy,</L>
<L>Which can all my trouble and g<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ief de&s;troy,</L>
<L>For thou art my Iewel and only joy,</L>
<L>Which can all my trouble and grief de&s;troy,</L>
<L>And &s;ince thou art willing to grant me love,</L>
<L>I tell thee by all the Powers above,</L>
<L>There's none in the World I adore but thee,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>Phillis</HI> my Amorous love, &s;aid he.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Kind <HI>Phaon</HI> &s;uch pa&s;&s;ionate pains I feel,</L>
<L>That I can no longer my love conceal,</L>
<L>Kind <HI>Phaon</HI> &s;uch pa&s;&s;ionate flames I feel,</L>
<L>That I can no longer my love conceal,</L>
<L>The Conquering power of <HI>Cupid</HI>'s dart,</L>
<L>Will make me &s;urrender my yielding heart,</L>
<L>And thou &s;halt enjoy it my dear &s;aid &s;he,</L>
<L>For why I can give it to none but thee.</L>
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<LG>
<L>But if after all you ungrateful prove,</L>
<L>To <HI>Phillis,</HI> your faithful and intire love,</L>
<L>But if after all you ungrateful prove,</L>
<L>To <HI>Phillis,</HI> your faithful and intire love,</L>
<L>In &s;lighting the Favours which I be&s;tow,</L>
<L>My eyes will like Rivers and Fountains flow,</L>
<L>For true love it is a tormenting pain,</L>
<L>Whenever requited with &s;ad di&s;dain.</L>
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<L>Fair <HI>Phillis</HI> by all the Powers Divine,</L>
<L>For ever, for ever I will be th<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ne,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>Phillis</HI> by all the Powers Divine,</L>
<L>For ever, for ever I will be thine;</L>
<L>In Bowers of Plea&s;ure our days we'll &s;pend,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>Phillis</HI> my true and intire Friend,</L>
<L>Young <HI>Cupids</HI> with garlands &s;hall crown my dear</L>
<L>Who does like the Godde&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> of Love appear.</L>
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