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<HEAD><HI>The Court-Mi&s;s Converted:</HI> OR, <HI>A Looking Gla&s;s fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> Ladies.</HI></HEAD>
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<LG>
<L>Her former errours &s;he doth now repent,</L>
<L>And with unfeigned tears the &s;ame lament;</L>
<L>Re&s;olving now a godly life to lead.</L>
<L>And in &s;uch wicked paths no more to tread:</L>
<L>VVhich may a good example be to all;</L>
<L>To ri&s;e from &s;in, if they by frailty fall.</L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>Englands fair dainty Dames.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>WHen <HI>Phoebus</HI> with his Beams,</L>
<L>guilded the Chri&s;tial Day,</L>
<L>I heard a mournful voice,</L>
<L>thus to lament and &s;ay,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You Ladies of Renown,</L>
<L>give ear unto my Song;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that unto you</L>
<L>it chiefly doth belong.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Of Noble Parentage</L>
<L>'tis known that I was born,</L>
<L>And tho&s;e of low Degree,</L>
<L>too much I held in &s;corn</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In my fre&s;h blooming years,</L>
<L>Pride did po&s;&s;e&s;s my mind;</L>
<L>For co&s;tly Rich attire,</L>
<L>I &s;ought alwaies to find.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Gla&s;s it was my Book,</L>
<L>wherein I took delight;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2+ letters">t I us'd to look,</L>
<L>from morning until night.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And for to tell the truth,</L>
<L>whil&s;t I was in my prime;</L>
<L>My Beauty did excell</L>
<L>mo&s;t Ladies fo my time.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>GAllants of high Degree,</L>
<L>came me for to behold;</L>
<L>And oft pre&s;ented me</L>
<L>with Chains of beaten gold.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Happy he thought him&s;elf,</L>
<L>that could my favour gain;</L>
<L>For I was nice and coy,</L>
<L>to all that ever came.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At length my beauty bright,</L>
<L>was noi&s;ed in the Court;</L>
<L>A place of great delight,</L>
<L>where Gallants do re&s;ort.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then was I &s;ent for &s;traight,</L>
<L>by &s;ome of high degree,</L>
<L>Who then did for me wait,</L>
<L>and took delight in me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Such plea&s;ure there I took,</L>
<L>as did rejoyce my heart;</L>
<L>All vertue I for&s;ook,</L>
<L>which did procure my &s;mart.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The life I there did lead,</L>
<L>grieves me to think upon,</L>
<L>For every day I was</L>
<L>treated by many one.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vntil my Con&s;cience it</L>
<L>began for to awake;</L>
<L>And put me in the mind,</L>
<L>that lend life to for&s;ake.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then from tho&s;e vain delights,</L>
<L>I did my &s;elf withdraw;</L>
<L>Re&s;olving for to live,</L>
<L>up to Gods Holy Law.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In heart I do Repent,</L>
<L>my youthful Vanities;</L>
<L>Prai&s;ing the Lord that &s;ent</L>
<L>his light into my eyes.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now from all filthy vice,</L>
<L>I purpo&s;e to refrain,</L>
<L>And with Repentant tears,</L>
<L>to wa&s;h away my &s;tain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And in my Clo&s;et I</L>
<L>daily will pardon crave,</L>
<L>And to the Lord will cry,</L>
<L>that he my Soul will &s;ave.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let my Example teach</L>
<L>Ladies of each degree:</L>
<L>Tho&s;e &s;ins for to avoid,</L>
<L>which wrought my mi&s;ery.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For Pride will have a Fall,</L>
<L>and Beauty is but vain:</L>
<L>Strive on the Lord to call,</L>
<L>and from all vice refrain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I wi&s;h all &s;inners they,</L>
<L>do keep the&s;e words in mind:</L>
<L>That &s;o therein they may</L>
<L>&s;ome comfort daily find.</L>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for <HI>V. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright,</HI> and <HI>J. Clarke.</HI></P>
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