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<DATE>2009-03-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B090013.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<BIBNO T="oclc">47012625</BIBNO>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB REF="1"><!-- PDF PAGE 12 -->
<HEAD>The Ruined Lovers.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<P>Being a rare Narrative of a young Man that dyed for his cruel Mi&s;tri&s;s, in <HI>Iune</HI> la&s;t, who not long after his death, upon a con&s;ideration of his intire Affection, and her own coyne&s;s, could not be comforted, but lingered out her dayes in Melancholly, fell de&s;perate &s;ick, and &s;o dyed.</P>
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<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>Mock-beggers Hall &s;tands empty.</HI></OPENER>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
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<LG>
<L><HI>MArs</HI> &s;hall to <HI>Cupid</HI> now &s;ubmit,</L>
<L>for he hath gain'd the glory;</L>
<L>You that in Love were never yet,</L>
<L>attend unto my &s;tory,</L>
<L>For it is new, 'tis &s;trange and true</L>
<L>as ever age afforded;</L>
<L>A tale more &s;ad, you never had</L>
<L>in any Books Recorded.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Young-man lately lov'd a Maid</L>
<L>more than his life or fortune,</L>
<L>And in her ears the &s;ame convey'd,</L>
<L>for thus he did importune:</L>
<L>Dear, pitty me, the Lover cry'd,</L>
<L>Sw&eacute;et let thy heart come to me;</L>
<L>And often &s;aid unto the Maid,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Love me, or you'l undo me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I never was ingag'd before,</L>
<L>I mu&s;t and will be true to t'ye,</L>
<L>Love never made me cry and roar,</L>
<L><HI>untill</HI> I &s;aw thy beauty.</L>
<L>No creature cou'd, of fle&s;h and bloud,</L>
<L>bring more delight unto me:</L>
<L>Which makes me cry perpetually,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Love me, or you'l undo me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He made Adre&s;&s;es to the Maid,</L>
<L>and profered to advance her:</L>
<L>I cannot love th&eacute;e, then &s;he &s;aid,</L>
<L>pray take it for an an&s;wer:</L>
<L>In many wayes, he &s;ung her prai&s;e,</L>
<L>Love &s;hot his Arrow thorow me,</L>
<L>Why did not he, do &s;o to th&eacute;e,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Love me, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She made him &s;uch a &s;trange reply,</L>
<L>he dur&s;t no more come near her:</L>
<L>Quoth he I will go home and dye,</L>
<L>once there is nothing dearer.</L>
<L>The joyes of all the Chri&s;tian World,</L>
<L>(&s;aid he) are nothing to me;</L>
<L>'Tis Death only, can &s;et me fr&eacute;e:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Love me, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He took his Bed, he rag'd and burn'd,</L>
<L>(&s;ure this mu&s;t greatly grieve him.</L>
<L>His &s;corching love was quickly turn'd</L>
<L>into a burning Feaver:</L>
<L>And then he dy'd, but fir&s;t he cry'd,</L>
<L>O! will &s;he not come to me:</L>
<L>Then &s;heds a fear; his la&s;t words were,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Love me, or you'l undo me,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part, Containing the mi&s;ery, &s;orrow, and death of the Maid.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>THe Virgin when &s;he heard news</L>
<L>was very greatly troubled;</L>
<L>And when yse coffin'd Corps &s;he views,</L>
<L>her woes were all redoubled;</L>
<L>And ha&s;t thou dy'd, for me &s;he cry'd,</L>
<L>thou ha&s;t in love out-run me;</L>
<L>Too late I may, thus &s;adly &s;ay,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy death hath quite undone me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Had I a thou&s;and worlds, I would</L>
<L>give them all to re&s;tore th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>For I am guilty of thy bloud,</L>
<L>how dare I &s;tand before th&eacute;e;</L>
<L>I am a Murdre&s;s, woe is me,</L>
<L>Let all true Lovers &s;hun me;</L>
<L>And I mu&s;t cry untill I dye,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy death hath, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It is in vain for me to live,</L>
<L>thy memory will haunt me,</L>
<L>I only have a &s;hort Re<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">rieve,</L>
<L>th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;orrown daily daunt me;</L>
<L>Where ever th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> dead Corps do lye,</L>
<L>(Once thou in death ha&s;t won me)</L>
<L>I will be laid, a woful Maid,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy d<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ath hath quite undone me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With that the tears fell from her eyes</L>
<L>&s;he could no longer bear it,</L>
<L>For Love and Death did tyrannize,</L>
<L>&s;he could no longer bear it:</L>
<L>Pray have me home to bed, &s;he cry'd,</L>
<L>my &s;orrows over-run me:</L>
<L>I am rewarded for my pride;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy death hath quite undone me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She took her bed, and in her head,</L>
<L>a thou&s;and frantics dreams are,</L>
<L>Sadly &s;he lyes, and in her eyes</L>
<L>a hundred flowing &s;treams are;</L>
<L>What wretched fool am I? cry'd &s;he,</L>
<L>O whether am I going?</L>
<L>Poor &s;oul (&s;he cry'd) and &s;o &s;he dy'd:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy death hath &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let all fair Maids that are in love,</L>
<L>by this poor Soul take warning,</L>
<L>Le&s;t that like her, you &s;adly prove</L>
<L>the purcha&s;e of her &s;corning:</L>
<L>Let all by this, mend what's a mi&s;s,</L>
<L>before grief over-run</L>
<L>Le&s;t you be forc'd to die, and cry,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Thy death hath quite undone me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>London, <HI>Printed for</HI> F. Coles, T. Vere, <HI>and</HI> J. Wright.</P>
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