The Vergins advice to the maids of London to the tune of Oh! that I were but young for you. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B31385 of text xxx in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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. 3 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 B31385 Wing V639 ESTC R41726 31355833 ocm 31355833 110643 2288753860

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B31385) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 110643) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1752:11) The Vergins advice to the maids of London to the tune of Oh! that I were but young for you. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed and sold by Charles Barnet, [London] : [between 1680 and 1695] Date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd. ed) Printed on right half of sheet which also contains Wing (2nd ed.) R1793, "Roger the West-country lad". Imperfect: faded, with loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Magdalene College Library, University of Cambridge. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. eebo The Vergins advice to the maids of London : to the tune of Oh! that I were but young for you. n/a 1680 1 450 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. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Vergins Advice TO THE Maids of LONDON . To the Tune of , Oh! that I were but young for you . OFt have I heard the Wives complain , O that they were but Maids again , Maids and they would marry with none , For the Maid is the best that lies alone . What is more sweet than to live free , And to enjoy ones Liberty ? Therefore I will marry with none , For the Maid is the best that lies alone . Love is a torment in the breast , And will not let a Maiden rest , And the young men now so faithless are grown , That the maid is the best that lies alone . When we are Young they praise us all , And their Delights and Darlings call ; And yet a Lover I will have none , For the Maid , &c. Why should wear Young Cupid's Chain ? Why should I grieve and sigh in vain ? Now my heart I 'm sure is my own , And the Maid , &c. Why should the Maidens marry then ? Only to please Fantastick men ; No one need to make any moan , And the Maid , &c. Which is most fine the Rose or thorn ? Or that which on some soft Breast is worn ; There the fragrant sweetness is gone , And the Maid , &c. In a sweet harmless single life , There is no scolding noise or strife , To which the Husbands ever were prone , Therefore maids are the best , &c. In lying alone there is no harm , And our maidenheads sure can keep us warm , Therefore Young Virgins keep what 's your own , For the Maid , &c. I do advise that you touch no man , And you 'll be a Maid do what they can , And this I 'll lay a hundred to one That she 's the best , &c. Though men are fond , they 're fickle still , And every Jack must have his Jill , Have a Jill , though none of his own , Therefore Maids are the best , &c. Cupid is but a silly Toy , An idle Young blind fantastick Boy , Therefore Lovers I will have none , For the maid , &c. Therefore Young Damsels learn of me , For to live harmless and live free ; But as for Young men meddle with none , For the Maid is the best that lies alone .

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