Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	good_a	know_v	love_v	12,241	5	6.1095	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55073	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?	1673 (1673)	Wing P2488; ESTC R1840	1,128	1

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 Cupids School To the tune of Amarillis told her Swain J. P. ONe Summer evening fresh and fair Walking out to take the Ayre Near to the Court where Gallants sport I carefully did wander VVhereas in State two Lovers sate Like Hero and Leander It was under a pleasant shade VVhere this prety Couple plaid They did not fear to be betray'd Nor had not yet espi'd me To hear them prattle down I laid And closely I did hide me They were both of tender age In loves affairs for to ingage Yet Cupids craft with feather'd shaft Had wounded them at distance No humane art can cure the smart In vain was their resistance This young Gallant stripling sate By his loving Lady-mate And amorously began to prate He had both time and leisure VVith 〈◊〉 sweet their lips did meet VVherein they took great pleasure She in Cloth of Gold did shine And her Beauty seem'd divine I often wisht she had been mine Fain would I be his Taster But not one bit that I could get I was meat fit for my Master Having now both time and place Lovingly for to imbrace This Gallants care was to prepare The Art of Love to show her Then near I stept and closely crept And thus I heard him woe her DEarest Love and Lady mine Let our hearts in one combine VVithin your brest my soul doth rest Great Cupid hath betray'd me To kill or cure 't is in your power Your Captive he hath made me At your mercy now I lie Grant me Love or else I die By virtue of your eye Dear heart in love I languish Then be not coy my only ioy But heal me of my anguish Then she made this sweet reply A stranger unto Love am I Good Sir forbear let me not hear Of bondage at this season The Ciprian Boy shall not destroy My freedome and my Reason But if ever I should prove Subject to the God of Love Methinks my mind is so inclin'd Your Courtship is so moving No one but you whom I do know Shall teach me th' art of loving Then he was quick to speak again Whilest his hopes afresh remain He sometimes kist and sometimes mist According as she strugled But had they stai d i 'me half afraid His jo●es he would ha●e doubled Now to break off their delight They saw coming in their sight Another pair both fresh and fair Of spruce and amorous Lovers And being met they made no let But all their love discovers Then they walked hand in hand Subject all to loves command I could not lye but up got I To see some further sport Sir 'T was almost dark when ore the Park I see them p●●s to th' Court Sir Then I wisht that I had there Such a pretty Lady near To court and kiss to hit and miss As others had been wooing But all in vain I might complain For I could 〈◊〉 be doing