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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B090012.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<STC T="W">r1572a</STC>
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<HEAD>ROBERT MUIRHEADS. LAMENT.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To a Ple&s;ant New Tune.</OPENER>
<LG N="1">
<HEAD>1</HEAD>
<L>Leave of my minde why thinks thou on,</L>
<L>She that was once my dear</L>
<L>does thou not know that &s;he is gone,</L>
<L>and maried now I hear</L>
<L>what madne&s;s make the recolect</L>
<L>to think on &s;uch a maide</L>
<L>who allwi&s;e payd me with neglect</L>
<L>and my de&s;inges bewraed.</L>
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<LG N="2">
<HEAD>2</HEAD>
<L>Why wakene&s;t thou again my woes</L>
<L>and thus tormenteth me,</L>
<L>who is the wor&s;t of all my foes</L>
<L>who only friend &s;hould be,</L>
<L>is &s;he not dead to me alace</L>
<L>except her hu&s;band dye,</L>
<L>Ile yet remember on her face</L>
<L>for all her Creul<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">tie.</L>
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<LG N="3">
<HEAD>3</HEAD>
<L>For I never &s;aw a thing &s;o faire</L>
<L>&s;ince I had eyes to &s;ee,</L>
<L>a thing that was both Cha&s;t and raire</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> thing that reavi&s;ht me,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> mode&s;tie &s;he did exceed,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> mo&s;t of women kind,</L>
<L>thought &s;he had no fault Indeed</L>
<L>gift &s;he had been mine.</L>
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<LG N="4">
<HEAD>4</HEAD>
<L>I wet in my conceit I &s;wear,</L>
<L>and Con&s;tantce to the</L>
<L>while&s;t <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">o man Could with&s;tand her feat,</L>
<L>nor &s;hoon her de&s;tanie,</L>
<L>I Loved her well &s;he lov'd not me</L>
<L>&s;he was un great yow'l &s;ay,</L>
<L>&s;ome &s;aid it was but p<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">e<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">e</L>
<L>O what great fools were they</L>
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<LG N="5">
<HEAD>5</HEAD>
<L>For I tryed all the civil arts,</L>
<L>that ever any u&s;ed,</L>
<L>with tears I did procleam my &s;mart,</L>
<L>yet daylie was abu&s;ed,</L>
<L>I am &s;ure if ever &s;he had Lov'd,</L>
<L>at length &s;he would have &s;hown'd</L>
<L>&s;he &s;lighted me and &s;o &s;he provd,</L>
<L>And manfullie di&s;ound.</L>
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<LG N="6">
<HEAD>6</HEAD>
<L>Unhappie I if I recall,</L>
<L>the&s;e pevis thoughts again</L>
<L>to bring my &s;pirit under thral</L>
<L>to repo&s;es my pain,</L>
<L>If I had never &s;een her face</L>
<L>I had not fainted &s;o,</L>
<L>to offer up a &s;acrifice,</L>
<L>to anie thing below.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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