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<HEAD><HI>Covetous-minded Parents,</HI> O.R, <HI>The Langui&s;hing young Gentlewoman</HI></HEAD>
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<P>Who&s;e Friends would have her Marry an old Mi&s;er for the &s;ake of his Gold, which &s;he utterly refu&s;ed to do, re&s;olveing to be true to the fir&s;t.</P>
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<OPENER>Tune is, Farwell my deare&s;t Dear.</OPENER>
<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<LG>
<L>I Am a Damo&s;el fair</L>
<L>of blooming Beauty;</L>
<L>Therefore I do declare</L>
<L>it is my Duty</L>
<L>My Parents to obey,</L>
<L>Father and Mother;</L>
<L>They'd have me Marry <HI>Gray,</HI></L>
<L>I love another.</L>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Gray</HI> hath five Thou&s;and Pound,</L>
<L>in ready Money;</L>
<L>There Riches doth abound,</L>
<L>but yet my Honey</L>
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<LG>
<L>Whom I &s;hall &s;till adore,</L>
<L>brings Love and Plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>The which I value more</L>
<L>than Gold and Trea&s;ure.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Good God what &s;hall I do,</L>
<L>whom &s;hall I matry?</L>
<L>Father and Mother too</L>
<L>con&s;tantly weary</L>
<L>Their Child to entertain</L>
<L>this wretched Mi&s;er;</L>
<L>For which they are to blame,</L>
<L>would they were wi&s;er.</L>
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<LG>
<L>What are tho&s;e baggs of Gold</L>
<L>without a Ble&s;&s;ing?</L>
<L>My Deare&s;t Love behold</L>
<L>he is po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ing</L>
<L>My heart and all that's dear,</L>
<L>how can I leave him?</L>
<L>Heaven may prove &s;evere</L>
<L>it I deceive him.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Before my Vow I'll break,</L>
<L>Death &s;hall de&s;troy me:</L>
<L>I will no other take,</L>
<L>he mu&s;t enjoy me.</L>
<L>Though Friends continually</L>
<L>&s;corn and deride me;</L>
<L>With him I'll Live and dye,</L>
<L>what e're betide me.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Though <HI>Gray</HI> hath Riches &s;tore,</L>
<L>my Dear's above him;</L>
<L>Nay, had he ten times more,</L>
<L>I could not love him:</L>
<L>His Gold I count but dro&s;s,</L>
<L>dregs of confu&s;ion,</L>
<L>Which often proves a cro&s;s</L>
<L>in the conclu&s;ion.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Gold, Pearl and Silver bright</L>
<L>I ne'r de&s;ire</L>
<L>Give me my hearts delight,</L>
<L>whom I admire;</L>
<L>That Trea&s;ure I'd enjoy,</L>
<L>my &s;weete&s;t jewel:</L>
<L>What grief will me de&s;troy,</L>
<L>Parents are cruel.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Though tedious Nights I &s;pend</L>
<L>in mournful weeping;</L>
<L>My Heart, intire Friend,</L>
<L>thou ha&s;t in keeping:</L>
<L>Bear up a cheerful mind,</L>
<L>let nothing grieve thee;</L>
<L>It I was not confin'd,</L>
<L>I'd never leave thee.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When my free liberty</L>
<L>once I recover;</L>
<L>I'll quickly be with thee</L>
<L>my loyal lover.</L>
<L>Though now with bitter mean,</L>
<L>grief does annoy me,</L>
<L>No man but thee alone</L>
<L>e're &s;hall enjoy me.</L>
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<P><HI>Printed for</HI> P, Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"></P>
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