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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>Love in the Blo&s;&s;ome: Or, <HI>Fancy in the Bud.</HI></HEAD>
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<P>Containing a Pretty, Plea&s;ant and Delightful Court&s;hip, betwixt two very Young (but truly Amorous) Lovers, being per&s;ons of very Eminent Quality, (at their fir&s;t entrance into <HI>Cupids</HI> School.)</P>
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<OPENER>To the tune of, <HI>Amarillis told her Swain.</HI> <SIGNED>J. P.</SIGNED></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>ONe Summer evening fre&s;h and fair,</L>
<L>Walking out to take the Ayre,</L>
<L>Near to the Court, where Gallants &s;port,</L>
<L>I carefully did wander,</L>
<L>VVhereas in State, two Lovers &s;ate</L>
<L>Like <HI>Hero</HI> and <HI>Leander.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It was under a plea&s;ant &s;hade,</L>
<L>VVhere this prety Couple plaid</L>
<L>They did not fear to be betray'd</L>
<L>Nor had not yet e&s;pi'd me,</L>
<L>To hear them prattle down I laid,</L>
<L>And clo&s;ely I did hide me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They were both of tender age,</L>
<L>In loves affairs for to ingage,</L>
<L>Yet <HI>Cupids</HI> craft, with feather'd &s;haft</L>
<L>Had wounded them at di&s;tance,</L>
<L>No humane art can cure the &s;mart,</L>
<L>In vain was their re&s;i&s;tance.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This young Gallant&punc; stripling &s;ate</L>
<L>By his loving Lady-mate,</L>
<L>And amorou&s;ly began to prate</L>
<L>He had both time and lei&s;ure,</L>
<L>VVith ki&s;&s;es &s;weet, their lips did meet,</L>
<L>VVherein they took great plea&s;ure.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She in Cloth of Gold did &s;hine,</L>
<L>And her Beauty &s;eem'd divine,</L>
<L>I often wi&s;ht &s;he had been mine</L>
<L>Fain would I be his Ta&s;ter;</L>
<L>But not one bit, that I could get,</L>
<L>Twas meat fit for my Ma&s;ter.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Having now both time and place</L>
<L>Lovingly for to imbrace,</L>
<L>This Gallants care, was to prepare</L>
<L>The Art of Love to &s;how her:</L>
<L>Then near I &s;tept and clo&s;ely crept,</L>
<L>And thus I heard him woe her.</L>
</LG>
<SP>
<LG>
<L>DEare&s;t Love and Lady mine,</L>
<L>Let our hearts in one combine,</L>
<L>VVithin your bre&s;t, my &s;oul doth re&s;t</L>
<L>Great <HI>Cupid</HI> hath betray'd me:</L>
<L>To kill or cure, 'tis in your power</L>
<L>Your Captive he hath made me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At your mercy now I lie,</L>
<L>Grant me Love or el&s;e I die,</L>
<L>By virtue of your eye;</L>
<L>Dear heart in love I langui&s;h,</L>
<L>Then be not coy my only joy</L>
<L>But heal me of my angui&s;h.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>Then &s;he made this &s;weet reply</L>
</LG>
<SP>
<LG>
<L>A &s;tranger unto Love am I,</L>
<L>Good Sir forbear, let me not hear</L>
<L>Of bondage at this &s;ea&s;on:</L>
<L>The <HI>Ciprian</HI> Boy &s;hall not de&s;troy</L>
<L>My freedome and my Rea&s;on.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But if ever I &s;hould prove,</L>
<L>Subject to the God of Love,</L>
<L>Methinks my mind is &s;o inclin'd</L>
<L>Your Court&s;hip is &s;o moving,</L>
<L>No one but you, whom I do know,</L>
<L>Shall teach me th' art of loving,</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<LG>
<L>Then he was quick to &s;peak again,</L>
<L>While&s;t his hopes afre&s;h remain;</L>
<L>He &s;ometimes ki&s;t, and &s;ometimes mi&s;t</L>
<L>According as &s;he &s;trugled.</L>
<L>But had they &s;tai'd, i'me half afraid</L>
<L>His <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">es he would have doubled.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now to break off their delight</L>
<L>They &s;aw coming in their &s;ight</L>
<L>Another pair, both fre&s;h and fair</L>
<L>Of &s;pruce and amorous Lovers;</L>
<L>And being met, they made no let</L>
<L>But all their love di&s;covers.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Then they walked hand in hand,</L>
<L>Subject all to loves command:</L>
<L>I could not lye but up got I</L>
<L>To &s;ee &s;ome further &s;port Sir,</L>
<L>'Twas almo&s;t dark, when ore the Park</L>
<L>I &s;ee them pa&s;s toth' Court Sir.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then I wi&s;ht that I had there</L>
<L>Such a pretty Lady near</L>
<L>To court and ki&s;s, to hit and mi&s;s,</L>
<L>As others had been wooing;</L>
<L>But all in vain I might complain,</L>
<L>For I could not be doing.</L>
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