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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071027.apex.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Faithful DAMON; <HI>OR, <HI>Fair</HI></HI> CELIA <HI>Obtained.</HI></HEAD>
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<LG>
<L>Though Virgins they may &s;ay you nay,</L>
<L>Yet make a new Reply.</L>
<L>And you will find, they will be kind&punc;</L>
<L>They cannot you deny.</L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>The Doubting Virgin.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>LAtely in a Shady Bower,</L>
<L><HI>Celia</HI> with her Love conver&s;t,</L>
<L>Fairer then the Lilly Flower,</L>
<L>with all vertues &s;he was ble&s;t:</L>
<L><HI>Damon</HI> loving, often moving</L>
<L>her to yield unto his will,</L>
<L><HI>Celia</HI> cryed, and replyed,</L>
<L><HI>I will Live a Maiden &s;till.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>Then &s;aid <HI>Damon,</HI> my &s;weet jewel,</L>
<L>do not frown nor yet revile,</L>
<L>Cea&s;e to be to me &s;o cruel,</L>
<L>&s;end me now a gentle &s;mile:</L>
<L>Such a ble&s;&s;ing, if po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ing,</L>
<L>of thy Love and kind good will,</L>
<L>Do not vex me, nor perplex me,</L>
<L><HI>I will Live a Maiden &s;till.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Celia</HI> here`s my hand, I love thee,</L>
<L>do not &s;eem to be &s;o coy,</L>
<L>I e&s;teem no one above thee,</L>
<L>thou &s;halt be my onely joy:</L>
<L>Be not froward, nor untoward,</L>
<L>do not &s;eek my heart to kill,</L>
<L>O forbear me, <HI>Damon</HI> &s;pare me,</L>
<L><HI>I will live a Maiden &s;till.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O my <HI>Celia's</HI> frowns are killing,</L>
<L>nothing but a &s;mile can cure,</L>
<L>Now my heart with grief is filling,</L>
<L>how &s;hall I the&s;e pains endure:</L>
<L>Then come near me, Love and cheer me</L>
<L>grant me now thy kind good will,</L>
<L>She replyed, it`s denyed,</L>
<L><HI>for I'le Live a Maiden &s;till.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>While a maid remains unmarry`d,</L>
<L>then we do enjoy our peace,</L>
<L>For this cau&s;e I do defer it,</L>
<L>lea&s;t our troubles &s;hould increa&s;e,</L>
<L>For my trea&s;ure, is my plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>nothing can my comforts &s;pill,</L>
<L>But when double, then comes trouble</L>
<L><HI>thus I live a Maiden &s;till.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Celia</HI> I do highly prize thee,</L>
<L>for my heart is in thy brea&s;t,</L>
<L>Should my <HI>Celia</HI> now de&s;pi&s;e me,</L>
<L>I &s;hould never be at re&s;t:</L>
<L>My dear Creature, none more &s;weeter,</L>
<L>do not you my &s;uit deny,</L>
<L>I`le re&s;pect thee, and protect thee,</L>
<L><HI>till the very day I dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>O my Love is mo&s;t intire,</L>
<L>nothing &s;hall thee now annoy,</L>
<L>Grant me what I do de&s;ire,</L>
<L>I will crown thy days with joy&punc;</L>
<L>Ne`r was creature more compleater,</L>
<L>in a Loyal Lovers eye,</L>
<L><HI>Celia</HI> pitty, hear my ditty,</L>
<L><HI>grant me Love or el&s;e I dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<HEAD>The Maids Reply.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>VVas I &s;ure thou would&s;t be Loyal</L>
<L>then i`de grant thee thy reque&s;t,</L>
<L>I would make no more denial,</L>
<L>thou &s;hould&s;t &s;et thy heart at re&s;t:</L>
<L>Then he ki&s;t her, and he ble&s;t her,</L>
<L>and imbrac`d her in his arms,</L>
<L>No di&s;puting, but &s;aluting,</L>
<L>thus began their plea&s;ant charms.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>while their joys they were compleated</L>
<L>nothing could their Love annoy,</L>
<L>Sweet imbraces kindly greeting,</L>
<L>&s;ounding forth their mutual joy:</L>
<L>Thus inviting, and delighting,</L>
<L>nothing could their comforts &s;pill,</L>
<L>They commending, and extending,</L>
<L>both their Love, and kind good will.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>J. Deacon,</HI> at the Angel in Guilt|&s;pur-&s;treet, without <HI>Newgate.</HI></P>
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