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<NAME>Emma Leeson Huber</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Fatal VIRGIN: Or, the young Lady's Drowning her&s;elf In the River of Thames, Who leap'd out of a <HI>Boat</HI> in the middle of the River on <HI>Saturday</HI> la&s;t at <HI>Ten</HI> at Night, and taken up on <HI>Sun|day</HI> morning the 23<HI>d.</HI> of <HI>July,</HI> 1710. at break of Day.</HEAD>
<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>forgive me if your Looks I thought,</HI> &amp;c. </OPENER>
<P>Licen&s;'d and Enter'd.</P>
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<LG>
<L>Good People li&s;ten and you'll find,</L>
<L>the Run of a Maiden</L>
<L>Who&s;e tender <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> to love inclin'd,</L>
<L>her mind was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> laden,</L>
<L>Not Eighteen year &s;he was 'tis &s;aid,</L>
<L>and yet was di&s;co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters">nted,</L>
<L>Ah fair unhappy <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> maid,</L>
<L>who was in mind tormented.</L>
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<L>She was of vvealthy Parents bred,</L>
<L>and had good Education,</L>
<L>And vvas a comly vertuous Maid,</L>
<L>as any in the Nation,</L>
<L>The Father and the Mother to,</L>
<L>vvith her they much were plea&s;ed,</L>
<L>But Death about &s;ix Month ago,</L>
<L>on her dear Father &s;eized.</L>
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<L>And &s;ince vvith melancholline&s;s,</L>
<L>this maiden has been taken,</L>
<L>And 'tvvas for love as many gue&s;s,</L>
<L>if they are not mi&s;taken.</L>
<L>Her Mother vvith a tender care,</L>
<L>was &s;till to plea&s;e her Daughter,</L>
<L>Sent her to <HI>Ham&s;tead</HI> for the Air,</L>
<L>but mark vvhat hapned afte<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">.</L>
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<L>On <HI>Saturday</HI> this maiden fair,</L>
<L>unto the VVells was vvalking,</L>
<L>Tvvo or three did attend her there</L>
<L>to plea&s;e her in her talking:</L>
<L>But vvhen they of young Lovers &s;poke,</L>
<L>and happen'd to name many,</L>
<L>She &s;igh'd as if her heart had broke,</L>
<L>and wi&s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">d &s;he ne're had any</L>
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<L>But the&s;e divertions vvould not do,</L>
<L>the maiden vvas for moving,</L>
<L>Well madam &s;tay, and vve'll go to,</L>
<L>you'll find me at my Lodging</L>
<L>She vvalked on vvith &s;uch a &s;peed,</L>
<L>that they could not come nigh her,</L>
<L>And privately took Coach indeed,</L>
<L>for <HI>London,</HI> &s;aying, drive her.</L>
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<L>And when the Coachman &s;he had clear'd,</L>
<L>to <HI>Powls-Wharf</HI> &s;traight &s;he highed,</L>
<L>Which vvas at ten a Night we heard,</L>
<L>Next Skuller the men cryed,</L>
<L>But &s;he replied, No, no, no,</L>
<L>the little Boys i'le go vve th',</L>
<L>And to the Bank&s;ide I vvill go</L>
<L>and thither Children row me.</L>
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<L>When in the middle they vvere rovv'd,</L>
<L>vvithout one Word of &s;peaking,</L>
<L>Out of the Boat her&s;elf &s;he throvv'd.</L>
<L>the Boys hearts they were aking,</L>
<L>For they their Fair could &s;ee no more,</L>
<L>and being thus benighted,</L>
<L>They ha&s;tily Rovv'd to the &s;hoar,</L>
<L>and terribly were frighted.</L>
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<L>But the next morn at break of day,</L>
<L>near <HI>London-Bridge</HI> vvas '&s;pyed</L>
<L>Hitch'd to the Po&s;t this maiden lay,</L>
<L>vvho in the River died,</L>
<L>And in her Pocket there vvas found,</L>
<L>a Letter did di&s;cover,</L>
<L>The cau&s;e vvhy she her&s;elf did drovvn,</L>
<L>'tvvas for a perjur'd Lover.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Oh! cruel Lovers be more kind,</L>
<L>unto &s;oft hearted maidens.</L>
<L>And keep the Oaths that you do bind,</L>
<L>vvhich makes them heavy Laden,</L>
<L>For perjur'd Vovvs vvho can them bear,</L>
<L>young men I do declare it,</L>
<L>When you break what you vow &amp; &s;wear</L>
<L>young maidens cannot bear it.</L>
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<LG>
<L>And this Advice &s;he left behind,</L>
<L>young maids be not deceived,</L>
<L>tho' young men &s;wear &amp; &s;eem mo&s;t kind,</L>
<L>they're not to be believed,</L>
<L>But &s;hun them lea&s;t you Peri&s;h to,</L>
<L>Yet this I mu&s;t di&s;cover,</L>
<L><HI>Ble&s;t is the Maid who&s;e Lover's true,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and happy is the Lover.</HI></L>
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<P><HI>London:</HI> Printed for <HI>Robert Mills.</HI> 1710.</P>
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