Cupids wanton wiles:
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The young mans friendly advice,
beware lest Cupid you entice:
Although God Cupid he be blind,
yet he doth oft orecome the mind.
To the tune of, Shee cannot keepe her, etc.
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BLind-fold Cupid with his Dart,
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did a long time strive to hit me,
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Yet he shall not pierce my heart,
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I know better how to fit me,
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His decree shall not be
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any way to my disparriage:
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I will strive how to thrive,
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And to keepe my selfe from marriage.
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Cupids slights and cunning trickes
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never in relaps shall bring me,
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To be drowned in loves pits,
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no aspiring boy shall sting me.
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Hees a foole in loves Schoole,
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and meere simple in his carriage,
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That will dally and say shall I
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Now incline to wanton marriage.
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Cupid is a subtill wile,
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and hath many projects used,
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The ripest wits for to beguile,
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many are by him abused:
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Let no man trust him then,
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lest he doe their states disparriage,
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I advise you to be wise,
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And keep your selves from wanton mar-riage.
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To speake of Cupid to the matter.
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I intend as it time gives leasure:
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He will cog deceive and flatter,
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if you in his wayes take pleasure.
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He will make you to take
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such strange courses in your carriage:
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Which will be your misery,
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If you incline to wanton marriage.
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Cupid is become a Gallant,
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and will tempt a brave young Shaver,
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On fond love to spend his talent,
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and besides a false deceiver:
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He is when foolish men
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doth intend to change their carriage,
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For we see often he
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Crosses young men in their marriage.
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The stoutest Champion Cupid danteth,
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and doth bring the boldest under:
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The meanest man he then advanceth,
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and to fill us more with wonder,
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He can move Maids to love,
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though nere so modest in their carriage,
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And will vexe Female sexe,
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To bestow themselves in marriage.
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The second part, To the same tune:
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NOble Lords Kings and Princes,
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Cupid bound in his subjection,
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Beautious Ladies he convinces,
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they must yeeld to his direction:
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He will still use his skill,
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though it breeds a great disparridge,
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Therefore I till I dye
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Meane to keepe my selfe from marriage.
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Guy of Warwicke brave and bold
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traveld far to gaine his Philice:
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Cupid kept his heart in hold,
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Hector though he met Achilles,
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Cupid prest with the rest,
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this stout Captaine in his carrydge,
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Thus he can force each man
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To bestow himselfe in marriage.
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Some Cupid takes at unawares
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in the bed where they lye sleeping,
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Some he catcheth in his snares,
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as they on downes their flocks are feed-ing.
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Every sort, Clowne and Court,
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stoopes to Cupid in his carrydg,
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No delay can him stay,
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If he appoint the time of marriage.
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High and low poore and rich men,
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strong, the weake, the simple creature:
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If Cupids Arrowes doe but twitch them,
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and they bridle not his nature,
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It will grow great in show,
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therefore I wish men in carrydge,
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To prevent his torment,
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And looke before they leape to marriage.
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If thou art old be more wiser,
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let no blind God so deceive thee:
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Learne this Embleme of a Siser,
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lest Cupid doe of joyes bereave thee.
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If thou beest young doe not wrong
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thine owne state in such a carrydge:
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Have a care and beware
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Lest thou repent thy hasty marridge.
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Now to finish and conclude,
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I exhort all that are single,
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In your chusing be not rude,
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when you doe with Hymen mingle.
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Liberty as we see,
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is a life of lovely carrydge,
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Therefore I till I die
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Will absent my selfe from marriage.
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