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R229051 4 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN The doubting Virgin Doubting Virgin, The The Doubting Virgin The Repriev'd Captive Doubting Virgin, The The Reprieved Captive DEarest know I do not slight thee, / for my Love is firm and true, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 42 The Doubting Virgins Satisfaction: / OR, / The Maids Answer. / She who was possest with fear, / is now eas'd of her Doubt; / And she her Sweet-heart loves so dear, / she can't live him without. The Doubting Virgins Satisfaction: OR, The Maids Answer. She who was possest with fear, is now eas'd of her Doubt; And she her Sweet-heart loves so dear, she can't live him without. The Doubting Virgin's Satisfaction: OR, The Maid's Answer. She who was possessed with fear, is now eased of her Doubt; And she her Sweetheart loves so dear, she can't live him without. 1672-1672 P. Brooksby

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DEarest know I do not slight thee, for my Love is firm and true, My desire is to delight thee, ile be constant unto you: Do not fear me, Love, but hear me, and believe my constancy, In me put trust, I will be just, I scorn to tell my Love a lye. Some young men may be deceitful, but do not blame all for a few, To be false to me is hateful, you shall not find me untrue:
But I will strive whilst Im alive, to imitate the constant dove, Thou shalt find, me ever kind, to thee my joy and dearest Love. It would be to me a wonder, if that thee and I should part, And would surely break in sunder, the tender strings of my poor heart: But I desire, to admire, the radiant beams of thy fair eye; Which pierce my breast, & spoyl my rest, O grant me Love or else I dye.
In my eyes thou art a jewel, far more precious then pure Gold, If thou dost to me prove cruel, my warm blood will soon be cold: Then shall I, assuredly, be laid into my silent grave, Tis you that can, preserve a man, then kill me not whom you can save. What is in my lines asserted, nothing is but perfect truth, Never shall be contraverted, pray believe a faithful youth: And if I lye, I wish to dye, then never doubt what I do speak, For if you do, youl find it true, that for your love my heart will break. The Maids kind Answer. I Would put it to the tryal, if I thought your Love were pure, And you would be true and Loyal, falseness I cannot indure, But yet indeed my heart doth bleed, to hear you make such sad complaint And now I find, I am inclind, to love you by a mean constraint. Then what Love you have professed, and declared unto me, Be but true twill make you blessed, all your life youl happy be,
But yet my fear, begets a care, by me cannot well be exprest, Be true to me, and thou shalt see, Ile take a Lodging in thy breast. And we quickly will be marryd, to compleat true Lovers bliss, There shall nothing be miscaryd, come weel bind it with a kiss: Imbraces then, they changd agen, and more and more both proved kind, So they at last, were linked fast, you Lovers all my ditty mind. You that oft make great pretences, if you prove not just and true, You will find that great offences, will imputed be to you: But youl be blest and live at rest, and when you dye depart in peace, While some that prove, unjust in Love, shall meet with pains that never cease. Then let me in Love advise you, to be constant unto death, For you know death will surprize you, and will stop each mortals breath: Then live and be, from dangers free, entail a Blessing while you may, Be sure you prove, so sure in Love, tmay be your own another day.
FINIS. Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Harp near the Bare-Tavern in Pye-Corner.