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<HEAD>The Lover's Tragedy: <HI>OR, PARENTS Cruelty.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Charon make ha&s;t and Carry me Over.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>A Virgin fam'd for her Vertue and Beauty,</L>
<L>Who by her Parents was greatly lov'd,</L>
<L>To whom &s;he paid all obedience and duty,</L>
<L>never ob&s;erving to be reprov'd:</L>
<L>A lovely Youth of Reputation</L>
<L>having her features view'd,</L>
<L>Was &s;truck with &s;o much love and admiration,</L>
<L>nothing his thoughts of her could exclude.</L>
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<L>He to her oft did his Pa&s;&s;ion di&s;cover,</L>
<L>but her con&s;ent he could not obtain:</L>
<L>She an&s;wer'd, &s;he'd not admit of a Lover,</L>
<L>le&s;t he her Parents good will could gain:</L>
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<L>Puni&s;h her Parents (ye Gods) for refu&s;ing</L>
<L>a heart &s;o loving, &s;o ju&s;t and true,</L>
<L>Which they de&s;erve for &s;everely mi&s;u&s;ing,</L>
<L>to be tormented as had by you;</L>
<L>But may the Nymph, &s;o fair and cruel,</L>
<L>every Worldly Bli&s;s enjoy,</L>
<L>Sure if the langui&s;h I lye in &s;he knew well,</L>
<L>&s;he with a &s;mile would my care de&s;troy.</L>
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<L>At la&s;t he grew to &s;o weak a condition,</L>
<L>that there was nothing could yield relief,</L>
<L>Saving the Virgin who was his Phy&s;ician,</L>
<L>on whom he call'd to redre&s;s his Grief.</L>
<L>Farewell, Oh cruel Nymph, he cry'd,</L>
<L>I now to <HI>Elizium</HI> mu&s;t repair!</L>
<L>Then gave a &s;igh or two, and &s;o be dy'd.</L>
<L>and thus he was cured of all his care.</L>
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<L>To the fair Virgin this News was &s;oon carried,</L>
<L>which Me&s;&s;age &s;truck her with great &s;urprize;</L>
<L>She vowing to &s;ee him e'er he was Buried,</L>
<L>whom &s;he had &s;lain with her killing Eyes.</L>
<L>To's Hou&s;e &s;he fled with expedition,</L>
<L>as if by <HI>Cupids</HI> Wings convey'd,</L>
<L>Asking at door in a &s;obbing Con<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ition,</L>
<L>which was the Room where his Corps was lay'd.</L>
<L>He to prevail, us'd all endeavours</L>
<L>for to obtain her Friend's con&s;ent,</L>
<L>But by no means could pr<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">ure their favour,</L>
<L>which fill'd his heart full of di&s;content.</L>
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<L>He had made many a fair propro&s;ition,</L>
<L>But what he offer'd they &s;till deny'd:</L>
<L>At la&s;t he in a de&s;pairing condition,</L>
<L>thus on his Bed to him&s;elf he cry'd:</L>
<L>Pitty my wrongs ye Am'rous Powers,</L>
<L>hear a di&s;tre&s;&s;ed Lover complain,</L>
<L>Who upon Earth has but very few hours,</L>
<L>thus to endure a Nymphs di&s;dain.</L>
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<L>She to the Chamber was quickly conducted,</L>
<L>where in a Shroud on his Bed he lay,</L>
<L>Which &s;ight &s;o on her unkindne&s;s reflected</L>
<L>that made her &s;ound in the Room away:</L>
<L>Many there came to her a&s;&s;i&s;tance,</L>
<L>and to her &s;ev'ral things apply'd,</L>
<L>But Death again&s;t them all made &s;uch re&s;i&s;tance,</L>
<L>that by the Corps of her Love &s;he dyd.</L>
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<L>When this &s;ad News came to her Parents,</L>
<L>both in a heavy di&s;traction were,</L>
<L>Running like mad People, crying and &s;taring,</L>
<L>for the &s;ad lo&s;s of their Daughter fair:</L>
<L>Tho' they prevented their being Marry'd</L>
<L>whil&s;t they were living by their care,</L>
<L>Yet in one Grave they together were Wedded,</L>
<L>this was the end of this lovely Pair.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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