Remedium melancholiae, or, The remedy of melancholy. the first book being a choice collection of new songs : with a thorow-bass for the harpsichord, theorbo, or bass-viol. / composed by Johann Wolfgang Franck.

The Doubtfull Lover Resolv'd.

〈♫〉〈♫〉FAin wou'd I — Love, — but that I — fear I quick╌ly shou'd the Wil╌low wear; fain wou'd — I marry — but — Men say, when Love — is try'd, he — will — away: then tell — me — Love, what I — shall — doe, what — I — shall doe, to cure these fears, when — ee'r I woe.

II.

The fair one, she's a mark to all, The Brown one each doth Lovely call, The Black a Pearl in fair Mens Eyes, The rest will stoop to any Prize, Then tell me Love, what I shall do, To cure these Fears, when-ee'r I Woe.

III.

The Shepherdess blushing to think what she'd done, Away from the Shepherd fain, fain wou'd have run; Which Strephon perceiving the Wand'rer did seize, And cry'd do be angry fair Nymph if you please: 'Tis too late to be cruel, Thy Frowns my dear Jewel Now no more Stings have got 'em, For oh! thour't all kind and all soft at the bottom.