The Roxburghe ballads . 453 Loue in a iBrnb* How can you call me ungrateful, or count me cruel to be ?Since I was never unfaithful in anything unto did I ever abuse you, though I did not take your part,If I did scornfully use you, twas no more than your desert. [v. infra. IT is convenient to remove out of the way, before coming to threeimportant Groups of Historical Ballads, the ditty entitled Love in a Bush. It is appointed to be sung to the Play-houseTune called Oh, so ungrateful a creature ! Probably the original song,of two stanzas only, had belonged to some drama, yet
The Roxburghe ballads . 453 Loue in a iBrnb* How can you call me ungrateful, or count me cruel to be ?Since I was never unfaithful in anything unto did I ever abuse you, though I did not take your part,If I did scornfully use you, twas no more than your desert. [v. infra. IT is convenient to remove out of the way, before coming to threeimportant Groups of Historical Ballads, the ditty entitled Love in a Bush. It is appointed to be sung to the Play-houseTune called Oh, so ungrateful a creature ! Probably the original song,of two stanzas only, had belonged to some drama, yet Bissel published not only the ballad which gives name tothis tune (and Love in a Bush, a sort of Sequel), but also a Reply{see motto, above), beginning, How can you call me ungrateful?The title is, The Maidens Yindication ; or an Answer to 0 soUngrateful aCreature ! (Pepys Collection, III. 160; Douce Coll.,II. 146.) To the same tune. Printed for James Bissel at the Bibleand Harp, in West-Smithfiekl. Eight stanzas, a
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