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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE TRAPPAND VIRGIN</HEAD>
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<P>Or good Advice to Maidens, that they may not be drawn into Priminaryes by the &s;pecious Pretences of their &s;eeming Amori&s;t's, who having once obtained their Wills, leave &amp; for&s;ake their betray'd Mi&s;tre&s;&s;es.</P>
<L><HI>Take my Advice while you are free,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And Young-Men do not tru&s;t,</HI></L>
<L><HI>They promi&s;e fare as fare can be,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But mean what is unju&s;t.</HI></L>
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<OPENER>Tune, <HI>When bu&s;ie Fame.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>COme mourn with me you Ladies all,</L>
<L>whom Young men have betrayed,</L>
<L>I was belov'd of great and &s;mall,</L>
<L>and thought a virtuous Maid:</L>
<L>At length a Young-Man to me came</L>
<L>and he did me much wrong,</L>
<L>For he betray'd a harmle&s;s Maid</L>
<L>with his deludeing Tongue.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Such vows and Prote&s;tations he</L>
<L>did to me often u&s;e,</L>
<L>With &s;ighs, and Sobs that pittyed me,</L>
<L>&s;o that I could not chu&s;e</L>
<L>But conde&s;cend to his de&s;ire,</L>
<L>by which I me ruin'd quite,</L>
<L>In a haples hour he crop't the Flower</L>
<L>wherein I took delight.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Virgins Name I mu&s;t di&s;own.</L>
<L>which grieves me to the Heart,</L>
<L>And &s;ince my Maiden-head is flown</L>
<L>I feele &s;uch deadly &s;mart,</L>
<L>That makes me oft de&s;ire to dye</L>
<L>to be freed from that &s;hame,</L>
<L>All will be&s;tow on me I know</L>
<L>whoever hear the &s;ame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But this may &s;omewhat me excu&s;e,</L>
<L>which brings me &s;ome content,</L>
<L>Ob&s;tinately I did Refu&s;e,</L>
<L>and would not give con&s;ent,</L>
<L>Till he did vow and &s;wear to me</L>
<L>he would make me his Wife,</L>
<L>But now I find, he hath chang'd his mind,</L>
<L>I am weary of my life.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>ANd he from me is fled and gone</L>
<L>a fal&s;e and perjur'd wretch,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t by my &s;elf I make my moan,</L>
<L>and many a &s;igh do fetch,</L>
<L>But 'tis in vain I plainly find</L>
<L>&s;ince nothing will availe,</L>
<L>Why &s;hould I &s;igh away my life</L>
<L>unle&s;s I could prevail.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Take warning by me Maidens fair</L>
<L>and do not be Trappand,</L>
<L>To their pretences give no Ear,</L>
<L>for if they under&s;tand</L>
<L>You'r of a gentle Nature,</L>
<L>and begin to them to yield,</L>
<L>They'l flatter on till you'r undone</L>
<L>and they have won the Field.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When they have got what they de&s;ire</L>
<L>their pa&s;&s;ion's at an End,</L>
<L>They'l coole that &s;eeming fervent fire</L>
<L>and you &s;hall lo&s;e your Friend,</L>
<L>But keep them at a di&s;tance, and</L>
<L>you'l find them &s;toop amain,</L>
<L>So you may be from dangers free,</L>
<L>and need not to complain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Such good Advice I once did want</L>
<L>which makes me now lament,</L>
<L>And when too late I think upon't</L>
<L>it breeds &s;uch di&s;content,</L>
<L>That I do wi&s;h ten thou&s;and times</L>
<L>I had his Suit deny'd,</L>
<L>Who now I find doth prove unkind,</L>
<L>and me hath terrified.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Fal&s;e hearted men where e're you be</L>
<L>think not for to E&s;cape,</L>
<L>For what you gain by Treachery</L>
<L>is next kinn to a Rape,</L>
<L>And will in time requited be</L>
<L>with &s;ome mo&s;t ju&s;t reward</L>
<L>Hereafter then prove hone&s;t Men,</L>
<L>and faithful to your word.</L>
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<P><HI>Printed for, <HI>F. Cole. T. Vere. J Wright. J Clark. W. Thackery. and T. Pa&s;&s;enger.</HI></HI></P>
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