Then Phyllis, gentle Phyllis, less severe,
Would have had him, but he would none of her.
Coridon Converted.] In the Firth MS. entitled 'Song', and dated April 29, 1664. It was set by William Gregory. The MS. yields some important corrections:—'conquest' and 'passion' in ll. 13, 14, for the plural of the printed texts; and 'gentle Phyllis' in l. 15 for 'cruel Phyllis'. The plural 'woods' and 'floods' perhaps account for the former variants; the latter is evidently an attempt to adhere strictly to the refrain.
The Humourist.
SONG.
I.
Good faith! I never was but once so mad
To dote upon an idle woman's face,
And then, alas! my fortune was so bad