The Maids Unhappinesse
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The Youngmens Unconstancy.
When Maidens seem for to be kind,
Youngmen do from them fly:
But if the Maidens coy they find
Then they for love can dye.
Tune of Philander.
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ALas poor Female Sex!
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Nature your ruine meant;
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In vain tis to perplex,
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or still for to lament.
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For youngmen they prove so unkind,
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in these our latter days,
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Theyl swear theyl love,
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And true will prove,
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Yet cheat you twenty ways.
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First theyl pretend to doat,
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by power of charming eyes,
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Which if you well do note,
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youl find them filld with lyes.
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Oh! what a prating they will keep,
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and load you with their praise,
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Which if you mind,
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Twill make you weep,
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For theyl cheat you twenty ways.
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Great Portions are the things
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at which they chiefly aim,
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Theyl cry that Gold hath wings,
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and its dislike proclaim.
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But rich or poor they will pretend,
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to Crown their loves with Bayes,
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But yet deceive you
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In the end,
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And cheat you twenty ways.
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If you but kind do seem,
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youe fond theyl quickly say,
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Not worthy of esteem,
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and quickly keep away,
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If you seem coy theyl count you proud,
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and loftiest of these days,
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Do what you will
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Ime sure they still
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Will cheat you twenty ways.
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If you go fine your proud,
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unless your Portions great,
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If poor in Cloaths, theyl flout,
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poor Girls they say they hate.
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And he that ner did see five pound
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of his own in all his dayes,
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With vows and Odaths
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Will you confound,
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And cheat you twenty ways.
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The Fair Maidens Resolutions.
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COme, come be of good cheer,
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lets merry be, and wise,
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For youngmen they will leer,
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when Maidens them denies.
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When with a prating Jack you meet,
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ner mind him what he says,
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Though he pretends
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His love is great,
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He cares for no delays.
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Then they will be as sweet,
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and bend unto your bow,
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With Youngsters you may meet,
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if you but serve them so.
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Oh how theyl cringe at your command,
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and you obey always,
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If once they find
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You are inclind
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To hold them in delays.
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Just as you usd to sigh,
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so they will panting sit,
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You weary were of life,
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now theyr bereft of wit.
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And as you usd most secretly
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to spend your youthfull days,
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So you will spy
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Them sighing lye,
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But hold them in delays.
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I by experience provd
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what here I do protest,
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By one that said he lovd,
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but I thought twas in jest.
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I at a distance kept him still.
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and gaind my self great praise;
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He had rather die
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He still did cry,
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Than languish in delays.
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Could he but see my smile,
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His heart to heaven did fly,
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If I but frown[]d a while
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then was he like to die.
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Thus did I play both fast and loose,
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as the Old Proverb saies,
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But now Ive got
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Him in my Arms,
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By seeming long delays.
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