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<DATE>2008-07-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>The Forc'd Marriage. Or, <HI>&V;nfortunate</HI> Celia.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L><HI>When Old Fools do a wooing go to tho&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who are Young-girls, they Court their cruel foes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>The Old man &s;ees he can't prevail with tongue,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But finds t<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">at young ones, love to &s;port with young:</HI></L>
<L><HI>He to the Virgins Parents makes redre&s;s,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And doth the n<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">mber of his Bags expre&s;s;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Which takes away her Fathers heart-by &s;tealth,</HI></L>
<L><HI>He weds her not to him, but to his Wealth.</HI></L>
<L><HI>VVhich being done, &s;he loaths his weak embraces,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And throws her &s;elf on Ruinous Di&s;graces.</HI></L>
</ARGUMENT>
<P><HI><HI>Tune,</HI> Since <HI>Celia's</HI> my Foe.</HI></P>
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<LG>
<L>TO what great di&s;tre&s;s</L>
<L>Without hopes of redre&s;s,</L>
<L>I am brought</L>
<L>without Thought</L>
<L>of a better &s;ucce&s;s.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Poor <HI>Celia</HI>'s undone,</L>
<L>And all joys from her gone,</L>
<L>By her Mate</L>
<L>came ill fate,</L>
<L>which poor &s;he could not &s;hun.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>By Parents unkind,</L>
<L>And with wealth too much blind</L>
<L>Made me marry,</L>
<L>and mi&s;carry,</L>
<L>against my own mind.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I lov'd one before,</L>
<L>But they thought him too poor,</L>
<L>They forc'd me,</L>
<L>and divorc'd me</L>
<L>from &s;eeing him more.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have now got a man</L>
<L>I mu&s;t love if I can,</L>
<L>But I fear</L>
<L>my fir&s;t dear,</L>
<L>I mu&s;t love now and than.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If I chance to tran&s;gre&s;s,</L>
<L>As I &s;hall you may gue&s;s,</L>
<L>You may &s;hame me,</L>
<L>not blame me,</L>
<L>for not loving him le&s;s.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Husband's a Sot,</L>
<L>Deform'd, and what not,</L>
<L>All Day</L>
<L>He's at play,</L>
<L>with his No&s;e o're a Pot.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t I &s;it at home,</L>
<L>Like a poor &s;illy Mome,</L>
<L>Still crying,</L>
<L>and dying,</L>
<L>ti<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> my deare&s;t doth come.</L>
</LG>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>WHen my fumbler's in bed,</L>
<L>&amp; has laid down his head,</L>
<L>He lies</L>
<L>with clos'd eyes,</L>
<L>ju&s;t though he was dead.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why &s;hould he repine,</L>
<L>If I &s;pend &s;tore of coyn,</L>
<L>to a&s;&s;i&s;t</L>
<L>whom I li&s;t,</L>
<L>in my plea&s;ures to joyn.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My friends are all mad,</L>
<L>If at this they grow &s;ad,</L>
<L>Why did</L>
<L>they forbid,</L>
<L>him that I would have had.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>'Tis a dangerous di&s;ea&s;e,</L>
<L>A Young woman to di&s;plea&s;e,</L>
<L>Ill matching</L>
<L>is catching,</L>
<L>and is &s;eldom at ea&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I care not who knows,</L>
<L>Be they friends or fal&s;e foes,</L>
<L>i'le Delight,</L>
<L>day and night,</L>
<L>in &s;pight of their No&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>By fir&s;t Love has my heart,</L>
<L>And from him i'le ne'r &s;tart,</L>
<L>though i'm wed,</L>
<L>Yet in bed,</L>
<L>he &s;hall have the be&s;t part.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If my father do chide,</L>
<L>And his kindne&s;&s;es hide,</L>
<L>No anger</L>
<L>nor danger</L>
<L>my love &s;hall divide.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My mother does know,</L>
<L>I have oft told her &s;o,</L>
<L>The old &s;ot</L>
<L>I lov'd not</L>
<L>when he fir&s;t came to wooe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>'Tis a thou&s;and to one</L>
<L>That before I have done,</L>
<L>i'le deceive him,</L>
<L>and leave him,</L>
<L>to him&s;elf all alone.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Ile venture the fame,</L>
<L>Of a &s;candalous name,</L>
<L>Before</L>
<L>i'le give o're,</L>
<L>to love one of the game.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Ile be happy and poor,</L>
<L>With the man I adore,</L>
<L>Since fate</L>
<L>makes me hate,</L>
<L>the old Fop that hath &s;to<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>'Twas the ignorant cur&s;e,</L>
<L>Of for better, for wor&s;e,</L>
<L>Did me tye,</L>
<L>till I die,</L>
<L>to be true to his pur&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Ile venture my lot,</L>
<L>And get free from my Sot,</L>
<L>Young blood</L>
<L>does me good,</L>
<L>now my &s;pirits are hot.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let Parents conclude,</L>
<L>I behave my&s;elf rude,</L>
<L>Their will</L>
<L>to fulfil,</L>
<L>did my rea&s;on delude.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let each pritty Maid,</L>
<L>Who hath heard what i've &s;aid,</L>
<L>take care</L>
<L>and beware,</L>
<L>le&s;t by force &s;he's betraid.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let Parents provide,</L>
<L>For each daughter a Bride,</L>
<L>That nothing</L>
<L>Of loathing,</L>
<L>their loves may divide.</L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>With Allowance,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>R. L'E&s;trange.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<BYLINE><HI>By <HI>VV. P.</HI></HI></BYLINE>
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<P>Printed for <HI>E. Oliver,</HI> at the Golden-Key on Snow hill neer the Sarazens-head.</P>
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