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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>The True Lovers Gho&s;t.</HEAD>
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<L><HI>Fal&s;e Men do often prove unkind</HI></L>
<L><HI>to tho&s;e that would to them be true;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then carefully my &s;tory mind,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the like before you never knew.</HI></L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Tender Hearts of <HI>London</HI>-City.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>LAdies all behold and wonder,</L>
<L>At the paths that I lye under,</L>
<L>burning in a quenchle&s;s fire,</L>
<L>What I endure there's none can cure,</L>
<L>but he who&s;e per&s;on I admire.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vertues in him &s;till are &s;hining,</L>
<L>Though his pitty is declining,</L>
<L>and his heart doth grow obdure,</L>
<L>My tender heart doth feel the &s;mart,</L>
<L>that none but he him&s;elf can cure,</L>
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<LG>
<L>Now I langui&s;h in my trouble,</L>
<L>And my &s;orrows they grow double,</L>
<L>night and day I do lament,</L>
<L>But his di&s;dain creates my pain,</L>
<L>and all my comforts circumvent.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Not a Maid in all the Nation,</L>
<L>Ever took more recreation,</L>
<L>when I was from pa&s;&s;ion free,</L>
<L>But now in vain, I may complain,</L>
<L>for loo&s;ing of my Liberty.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh that Love &s;hould have &s;uch power,</L>
<L>Maidens freedoms to devour,</L>
<L>making Captive, who were free,</L>
<L>You maids take care, of love beware,</L>
<L>lea&s;t you in chains do lye like me.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Never did a &s;lighting Lover,</L>
<L>So much cruelty di&s;cover,</L>
<L>as this Tyrant doth to me,</L>
<L>Oh come kind death, and &s;top my breath,</L>
<L>and end my pain and mi&s;ery.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>As &s;he &s;at thus di&s;contented,</L>
<L>Of all hopes &s;he was prevented,</L>
<L>for death with his all-killing dart,</L>
<L>Did give a &s;troak, which her heart broke</L>
<L>and &s;o &s;he dy'd with deadly &s;mart.</L>
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<LG>
<L>When the&s;e tidings were brought to him</L>
<L>It was enough for to undo him,</L>
<L>&s;orrow then did him &s;urprize,</L>
<L>Oh then he &s;aid, what is &s;he dead,</L>
<L>the tears ran trickling from his eyes.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Since my Love is gone before me,</L>
<L>She that did &s;o much adore me,</L>
<L>I'le make ha&s;t with her to be,</L>
<L>Deaths killing dart &s;hall pierce my heart</L>
<L>my Love I come, I follow thee.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In this world I take no plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>But do grieve beyond all mea&s;ure,</L>
<L>'cau&s;e I proved &s;o unkind,</L>
<L>But &s;he's gone, my joys are flown,</L>
<L>and long I will not &s;tay behind.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus he &s;at with grief tormented,</L>
<L>Her mi&s;fortune he lamented,</L>
<L>at la&s;t he &s;truck his gentle brea&s;t,</L>
<L>And &s;ighing &s;aid, O lovely Maid,</L>
<L>how for my &s;ake wert thou oppre&s;t.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then to him her Gho&s;t appeared,</L>
<L>At which &s;ight he greatly feared,</L>
<L>lea&s;t he &s;hould be &s;natch'd away,</L>
<L>Yet 'tis, &s;aid I, but equity,</L>
<L>becau&s;e my Love I did betray.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then on him the Gho&s;t it &s;eized,</L>
<L>Who&s;e anger could not be appea&s;ed,</L>
<L>but away with him it flew,</L>
<L>And through the ayr, it did him bear,</L>
<L>he had no time to bid adieu.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Lovers all but mind this Story,</L>
<L>That my pen hath lay'd before ye,</L>
<L>and prove loyal unto death,</L>
<L>Then you will find, content in mind,</L>
<L>when you do loo&s;e your vital breath.</L>
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