        item: #1 of 13
          id: A08622
      author: Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626. Epigrams. aut
       title: Ouid's elegies three bookes. By C.M. Epigrames by I.D.
        date: 1602.0
       words: 26513
      flesch: 89
     summary: ●slackt my Muse , and made my numbers soft . 2. Quod prime amore correptus , in triumphum duc● so a cupidine patiatur .
    keywords: armes; art; bed; care; cause; day; death; doest; doth; downe; earth; elegia; euer; eyes; face; faire; feare; forth; giue; gods; gold; good; great; haires; hand; hast; hath; haue; head; life; little; long; loue; louers; man; men; minde; mistresse; moue; new; night; place; pray; rest; sea; selfe; shame; tell; thee; things; thinke; thou; thy; time; vaine; venus; verse; vse; waters; wench; white; wit; words; ● ●
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        item: #2 of 13
          id: A08667
      author: F. L., fl. 1600.
       title: Ouidius Naso his Remedie of love. Translated and intituled to the youth of England
        date: 1600.0
       words: 12222
      flesch: 82
     summary: For if thou do returne cur'd but in part , Loue will againe renew his ciuill warre , And euery day will still augment thy smart , Sith thou returnest to thy griefe from farre . If they seeme vnpollisht ( as I feare ) hide them , for thou gauest them their beginning : If possessing any thing of worth or pleasure , ( as yet I hope ) ioy in it , and enioy it , for thou wert the first moouer of my Muses circular conceits , which had neuer beginning but by thee , and neuer shall ende , but in thee : and whatsoeuer they doe , all shall be for thee .
    keywords: art; away; cause; death; desire; dido; doth; english; euer; gods; hath; haue; ill; leaue; loue; minde; place; seas; selfe; shee; sonne; stay; tcp; text; thee; thine; thou; thy; time; vnto; wife
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        item: #3 of 13
          id: A23605
      author: Hopkins, Charles, 1664?-1700?
       title: The art of love in two books. Written both to men and ladies. A new poem.
        date: None
       words: 20269
      flesch: 87
     summary: eng Love poetry -- Early works to 1800. To whom can I more fitly present the Art of Love , than to Your Lordship ? You are the Lover in all the several Scenes of Life , the Courtier , the Husband , and the Widdower ; you were the Lover of your Wife , you lov'd beyond the Fashion , you lov'd her tho
    keywords: amasia; art; beauty; charmer; charming; charms; eyes; fair; gold; hands; lov'd; love; maid; men; new; passion; press; self; shall; skill; smile; soul; tho; thou; time; verse; virgin; youth
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        item: #4 of 13
          id: A34476
      author: Coppinger, Matthew.
       title: Poems, songs and love-verses, upon several subjects by Matthew Coppinger ...
        date: 1682.0
       words: 24482
      flesch: 85
     summary: Whilst thou dost strive to move , A Love whose happiness does fly so high , 'T is the next Mansion to Divinity . DO'st not thou see this Picture set , Round with the Rose and Violet , Crown'd with the Garlands of the Spring , And Looks that might entice a King ? And can thy Eye find any place To gaze upon , but on this Face ? Do'st not thou see that sparkling Eye Inflam'd with Love and Majesty ; Those tempting Lips , than which to kiss , I cou'd not hope a greater bliss ; Those lovely Cheeks , nay , every Part Not able to be prais'd by Art ; And ask me whom it represents ?
    keywords: beauty; breast; breath; charms; clelia; cou'd; day; death; doth; dye; e're; earth; eyes; fair; fate; fear; glory; goddess; gods; great; hand; heart; honour; leave; life; love; mind; night; page; passion; power; queen; self; shou'd; soul; sun; thee; thou; thy; time; vain; wou'd
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        item: #5 of 13
          id: A37506
      author: Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.
       title: The garland of good-will divided into three parts : containing many pleasant songs and pretty poems to sundry new notes : with a table to find the names of all the songs / written by T.D.
        date: 1678.0
       words: 19632
      flesch: 77
     summary: A vertuous Wife The Scripture doth commend , and say , That night and day , she is a stray , from all decay ; to keep her Husband still , ●he useth not To give her self a wandring , Or flattering , or pratling , or any thing , to do her Neighbour ill : But all her mind is bent , his Pleasures is con●●n● ; Her faithful love , doth not remove , for any Storm or grief : Then is not he , well blest think ye , that meets with such a ●ife ? With comely gesture , & mod●st fine behaviour , she had him welcome then , She entertain'd him in faithful friendship manner and all his Gentlemen : The Noble Marquess in his heart felt such fla●● which set his seases all at strife ; Quoth he , fair Maiden , shew me soon what is th● na●e I mean to take thee to my wife● Grissel is my name , quoth she , For unfit for your degree , a silly Maiden and of Parents poor : Nay Grissel , thou art rich he said , A vertuous , fair , and comely Maid , grant me thy love , and I will ask no more At length she consented , & being ●oth con●ented , they married were with speed ; Her country russet was t●r● ? 〈◊〉 silk and 〈◊〉 as to her state agreed :
    keywords: beauty; day; doth; dub; english; fair; god; gold; good; great; heart; king; lady; life; lord; love; man; men; mind; queen; quoth; s ●; sweet; thee; thou; town; wife; ● e; ● ●
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        item: #6 of 13
          id: A40771
      author: Blunten, William.
       title: The faithful lovers of the West ... to the tune of, As I walkt forth to take the air / by William Blunten.
        date: 1672.0
       words: 1352
      flesch: 75
     summary: Nothing shall part my Love and I , Vntil the very day we dye : We 'l live in love , and so agree , Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 97335)
    keywords: love; tcp; text; thee
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        item: #7 of 13
          id: A55073
      author: Playford, John, 1623-1686?
       title: 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: None
       words: 1469
      flesch: 70
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 60510) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 221:16) 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. Playford, John, 1623-1686? 1 sheet ([1] p.) :
    keywords: english; love; tcp; text
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        item: #8 of 13
          id: A65963
      author: Student in the said art.
       title: The whole work of love, or, A new poem, on a young lady, who is violently in love with a gentleman of Lincolns-Inn by a student in the said art.
        date: 1682.0
       words: 1485
      flesch: 74
     summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). The whole work of love, or, A new poem, on a young lady, who is violently in love with a gentleman of Lincolns-Inn by a student in the said art.
    keywords: english; love; tcp; text
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        item: #9 of 13
          id: A76932
      author: Blunten, William.
       title: 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: None
       words: 1446
      flesch: 79
     summary: Nothing shall part my Love and I , Vntil the very day we dye : We 'l live in love , and so agree , (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A76932) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 172117)
    keywords: love; tcp; text; thee
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        item: #10 of 13
          id: B01739
      author: Bowne, Tobias.
       title: Kind William, or Constant Betty. Let maids beware, and shun the snare, I say berul'd by me; though you embrace, be perfect chaste, from stains of infamy. To the tune of The doubting virgin.
        date: 1684.0
       words: 1429
      flesch: 70
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01739) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181841)
    keywords: betty; english; tcp; text
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        item: #11 of 13
          id: B01744
      author: Bowne, Tobias.
       title: The two faithful lovers, or, A merry song in praise of Betty. Young-men and maids I do intend to sing a song that's newly pen'd; and if you please to have it out 'twill please your fancies without doubt. / By T.B. Tune of, The amorous damsel of Bristol city. With allowance.
        date: None
       words: 1545
      flesch: 77
     summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01744) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183587) Thou art a Girl that is wond●ous pretty ; If I could gain but your love and favour , I 'd b● thy dearest Love fo● e●er .
    keywords: english; love; tcp; text
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        item: #12 of 13
          id: B04714
      author: Playford, John, 1623-1686?
       title: 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: 1670.0
       words: 1467
      flesch: 70
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04714) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183459)
    keywords: english; love; tcp; text
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        item: #13 of 13
          id: B04818
      author: L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?
       title: Loves fierce desire, and hopes of recovery. Or, A true and brief description of two resolved lovers; whose excellent wits, sutable minds, and faithful hearts one to another, shall heedfully be spoken of in this following new made paper of verses. To a delightful new tune, or, Fair angel of England.
        date: None
       words: 1593
      flesch: 73
     summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04818) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181916) Or, A true and brief description of two resolved lovers; whose excellent wits, sutable minds, and faithful hearts one to another, shall heedfully be spoken of in this following new made paper of verses.
    keywords: eebo; english; new; tcp; text
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