VVit bought at a dear rate. Being a relation of the misery one suffers by being too kind hearted: wishing all people to beware of that undoing quality; and to be frugal and saving, that in aged years, their life may be as comfortable, as in youth it was pleasant and folly. To the tune of, Turn love, I prethee [sic] love turn to me. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06661 of text R228660 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W3136). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B06661 Wing W3136 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[520] 99887952 ocm99887952 183615 2240899808

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06661) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183615) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[406]) VVit bought at a dear rate. Being a relation of the misery one suffers by being too kind hearted: wishing all people to beware of that undoing quality; and to be frugal and saving, that in aged years, their life may be as comfortable, as in youth it was pleasant and folly. To the tune of, Turn love, I prethee [sic] love turn to me. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for F. Coles, in Vine-street, neer Hatten-Garden., [between 1646-1674] [London] : Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "If all the world my mind did know ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo VVit bought at a dear rate. Being a relation of the misery one suffers by being too kind hearted: wishing all people to beware of that undoing quality anon 1660 2 886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Rekeyed and resubmitted 2009-08 Sampled and proofread 2009-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
VVit bought at a Dear Rate .

Being a Relation of the Misery one suffers by being too kind hearted : Wishing all people to beware of that undoing quality ; and to be frugal and saving , that in aged years , their life may be as comfortable , as in youth it was pleasant and folly .

To the Tune of , Turn Love , I prethee love turn to me .

IF all the World my mind did know , I would not care a pin , If I were young I would take héed , my life how to begin : I would not be kind hearted , but money kéep in store , Which if that I in youth had done , I should not now be poor . When in Prosperity I was , I then of friends had plenty , But now adversity is come , I find not one in twenty ; Then was I treated well of all , and had of gifts good store , If wise I had béen in my youth , I should not now be poor . This World I liken to the tide , which oft doth ebbe and flow , Some are to great riches brought , and some do fall full low : The joys and pleasure of this life , like flowers fade , therefore We in our youth must frugal be , or in age must be poor . Some for an honest livelihood , do use endeavours great , And though they work both day & night , they scarce get bread to eat : There 's some again with little pains , have riches in great store , To me blind fortune is unkind , therefore I must be poor . Yet I a little comfort find , that I am not alone , Thousands there be as good as I , do daily make their moan : If yet I could some Money get , I would it kéep in store , Too kind I have béen in my youth , and now I must be poor . SOme with extravagant expence , make their estates to fly , And some who little had before , are made when friends do dye : So various are our fortunes here , some néed , and some have store , But if in youth we be not wise , we must in age be poor . This age is grown to such a pass , that they who go but mean , And to their friends for kindness go , they give them no esteem : So cruel and hard-hearted , are people now , therefore Youth must be wise , and careful be , or else in age be poor . When plenty in my purse I had , I then relieved many , But now I come to néed my self , not pittied am by any : I toil and weary out my days , yet still am troubled sore , For charity is waxed cold , and quite turn'd out of door . Love from me long time since is gone , but patience tarries still , Poverty comes oft to my door , and vows to have his will : If Providence doth not step in , as he hath done before , I always shall in sorrow sit , and in my age be poor . Good people all be warn'd by me , do not too freely live , Slight not my Council nor Advice , which here to you I give : Make use of it at present time , left you for evermore , Hereafter dearly do repent , and in your age be poor . Youth for most part is Prodigal , age bears a frugal mind , More families are not undone , then those who are too kind : If that in time my words you mark , you may still more and more , Live in esteem , continue rich , ( if not ) live to be poor . While that you live in good estate , you shall have company , But when that you have need of some , you then alone shall be : While you do feast and give good gifts , kéep for your self some store , For if that you do part with all , you then must needs be poor . Despise not now what I hear say , but take it in good part , What here you read you well may think is spoken from the heart : It comes from one who troubled is , each day in mind full sore , Who in their youth have béen too kind , therefore must now be poor . Farewel my friends , I wish you all , may warning by me take , And in your youth while you are strong , your future fortunes make : Be courteous , kind , to every one , yet as I said before , Be careful in your youthful time , or else in age be poor . FINIS . With Allowance :

London , Printed for F. Coles , in Vine-street , neer Hatten-Garden .