Love's Paradise.  
Showing the admirable felicity that true-Lovers enjoy in the chaste embraces of their dearest Loves, as this following example doth declare.  
To the tune of Fancies Phoenix  by J. P. 

 

ALL in a pleasant shady grove  
as I was passing time away,  
I chanced to see the God of Love  
with Bow and Quiver, sport and play;  
At random he did shoot his darts  
to wound poor lovers tender hearts.  

But passing forward in a trice,  
I came to True-love's Paradise.    

With admiration I beheld  
the beauty of so sweet a place,  
All earthly pleasures it doth yield  
to them which do true love embrace,  
For all delights no place so rare  
with this Elysium may compare.  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

The Arbours stand in rich array,  
and gloriously appear in sight.  
Bedecked with Flowers and Garlands gay,  
with Roses, Damask, Red and White,  
The murmuring springs do make a noise  
for to complete true Lovers joys;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

To see the Lover's arm in arm,  
how they together walk and prate,  
Free from all danger, dread and harm,  
each one enjoys his loving Mate,  
O happy thrice, dear souls they be  
always in such sweet company;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

Their chaste embraces are so sweet,  
and all their actions innocent  
When ever their sweet lips do meet  
a Message to the heart is sent,  
To stir affection chaste and pure,  
which shall perpetually endure,  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

Their joys abounded more and more  
to hear the birds so sweetly sing,  
I never heard the like before,  
they made the Grove with Echo's ring,  
Thrice happy they, that have their choice  
of this, or that melodious voice;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.     

The second part,  
to the same Tune,  
 
 

I Sat me on a flowery hill,  
near to an Arbour fresh and green,  
Where fair Lucina mourned her fill,  
thinking she was not heard, nor seen,  
'Twas for the absence of her dear  
that she did thus lament and fear.  

Then lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

Shall I lament and mourn alone,  
whilst other Lovers do rejoice,  
O whither is my True-Love gone  
that I cannot hear his sweet voice,  
It would revive my Love-sick-heart,  
and force all sorrows to depart;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

Some strange disaster doth detain,  
my dearest love from me this time,  
I'm sure he constant will remain,  
his love is fixed and so is mine,  
O why do I thus pine away  
since long from me he cannot stay?  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

It grieved my heart, her plaint to hear  
how she did sigh and make her moan,  
At length her Lover did appear,  
than all her grief was fled and gone,  
With great delight they did embrace  
when they beheld each others face;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

Dear heart quoth he, I have concealed  
myself a while to hear thy plaint,  
But since thy love thou hast revealed  
I'll ne'er adore another Saint,  
Take hand and heart, and all that's mine,  
for thou mayest freely call me thine;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

When they had joined two hearts in one,  
with true affection in each breast,  
They could no longer stay alone,  
but walked out amongst the rest  
With hand in hand 'twas rare to see,  
how mutually they all agree;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

In pleasures rare they pass the time,  
in choice delights and harmless sport,  
The Summer it was in the prime,  
when as these Lovers did resort,  
The warbling choir their senses cheered  
enough to ravish all that heard;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.    

How happy are those Lovers true,  
that do enjoy such perfect bliss,  
He that Loves Paradise will view,  
may taste of such delight as this,  
But he that doth unconstant prove.  
shall never know the sweets of Love;  

Then Lovers all take my advice,  
and hasten to Love's Paradise.     
Finis.   

London, Printed for W. Kendrick at the Black-spread Eagle and Sun in the Old-Bayly.