Diana's Darling, Or The Modish Courtier.  

The fair Diana whom the amorous Swains,  
Had striven to vanquish with a deal of pains,  
At last by Hylas modish courtship pressed,  
Grants him that favour she denied the rest,  
By whose Examples future Lovers may,  
Learn by what means their Mistress to enjoy.   
To an excellent new Tune much in request called Diana's a nymph.  
With Allowance.  
 

DIana's a Nymph so chaste and so fair  
That Venus herself may not with her compare,  
Tho Venus herself she hath had the great praise,  
The same it is altered and changed now a days,  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   

Diana's a Nymph so happy and free  
There's none so delightful and pleasant as she,  
In beauty excelling the rest of her Sex,  
Which she knows in her mind they do daily perplex  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   

Diana has breasts, Diana has eyes  
Would summon the surlist of stoics to rise;  
Once seeing her face he'd be cinnick no more,  
But leave his close Cell and strait fall to adore,  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   
 

Diana's soft touch with her delicate hand,  
Would make the morosest of Hermits to stand  
Amazed to feel what an amorous rage,  
Her grasp would infuse into wrinked old age,  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   

A triple that halts, and never had gone,  
In time out of mind from his smoky old home,  
Would slight his old pain and his Crutches despise  
And father his cure on Diana's bright eyes,  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   

In Diana when ere she resolves to be kind  
Such wraptures of pleasure her Lover may find,  
As deny him the leisure to weigh the blessed fate,  
Or think there is any such Heaven as that.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great Name.   
 

Both Silvia and Juno and Celia appear  
Like dowdies deformed when Diana draws near,  
Her beams like the Suns in the firmament shine,  
They scarce look like Mortals whilst she seems divine  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame.  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name.   

Diana one Morn I saw in a Grove,  
And told her in short of my passionate love,  
At first with a frown she my Language did hear,  
But still I proceeded with pleasure and fear.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name.   

I sang it so loud Diana did smile,  
And I feasted my soul on her beauties the while  
Ah fair one forbear to be cruel said I,  
And save you poor Hilas thats going to die.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame.  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name.   

The Beauty stood mute whilst I leaned on her breast,  
Where thrusting my hand somewhat lower I pressed  
Ah Diana said I, might I chose the great bliss,  
To be found in the World I should think it were this.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name.   

She blushed all the while my straggling hand,  
Was plunged heart in her bosom● & then comma●●  
That I the sweet pleasure should that time forbea●  
Because we beheld a young shepherd draw near.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rende'rd to Diana's great name   

With that we went both to a neighbouring shade  
Which Nature on purpose for Lovers had made,  
Where th' amorous Trees did so kindly combine,  
That nought but Diana's bright beauty could shin●  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name   

I pressed her again to grant the sweet bliss,  
she smiled and her heavenly answer was this,  
The care longs to you; my dear Hilas to you,  
That you do not a harmless young Virgin undo.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame,  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name   

With that in the dark more pleasing then light,  
We fell to such soft & amazing Delight  
That the Gods tho much better they be  
In vain did oft wish though to be happy as we.  
Then ever hereafter all honour and fame.  
Shall be rendered be rendered to Diana's great name    

Printed for I. Conyers, at the Black Raven the first shop in Fetter-lane next Holborn.