%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Maids Unhappinesse / OR / The Youngmens Unconstancy. / When Maidens seem for to be kind, / Youngmen do from them fly: / But if the Maidens coy they find / Then they for love can dye. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1681-1681 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/19/2011 31358

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R229077 1 Philander UNKNOWN Philander ALas poor Female Sex! / Nature your ruine meant; Yet cheat you twenty ways. [with variation] | He cares for no delays. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 59 The Maids Unhappinesse / OR / The Youngmens Unconstancy. / When Maidens seem for to be kind, / Youngmen do from them fly: / But if the Maidens coy they find / Then they for love can dye. The Maids Unhappinesse OR The Youngmens Unconstancy. When Maidens seem for to be kind, Youngmen do from them fly: But if the Maidens coy they find Then they for love can dye. The Maid's Unhappiness OR The Young men's Inconstancy. When Maidens seem for to be kind, Young men do from them fly: But if the Maidens coy they find Then they for love can die. 1681-1681 J. Wright, J Clark, W. Thackery, T. Passenger

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ALas poor Female Sex! Nature your ruine meant; In vain tis to perplex, or still for to lament. For youngmen they prove so unkind, in these our latter days, Theyl swear theyl love, And true will prove, Yet cheat you twenty ways. First theyl pretend to doat, by power of charming eyes, Which if you well do note, youl find them filld with lyes. Oh! what a prating they will keep, and load you with their praise, Which if you mind, Twill make you weep, For theyl cheat you twenty ways.
Great Portions are the things at which they chiefly aim, Theyl cry that Gold hath wings, and its dislike proclaim. But rich or poor they will pretend, to Crown their loves with Bayes, But yet deceive you In the end, And cheat you twenty ways. If you but kind do seem, youe fond theyl quickly say, Not worthy of esteem, and quickly keep away, If you seem coy theyl count you proud, and loftiest of these days, Do what you will Ime sure they still Will cheat you twenty ways.
If you go fine your proud, unless your Portions great, If poor in Cloaths, theyl flout, poor Girls they say they hate. And he that ner did see five pound of his own in all his dayes, With vows and Odaths Will you confound, And cheat you twenty ways. The Fair Maidens Resolutions. COme, come be of good cheer, lets merry be, and wise, For youngmen they will leer, when Maidens them denies. When with a prating Jack you meet, ner mind him what he says, Though he pretends His love is great, He cares for no delays. Then they will be as sweet, and bend unto your bow, With Youngsters you may meet, if you but serve them so. Oh how theyl cringe at your command, and you obey always, If once they find You are inclind To hold them in delays.
Just as you usd to sigh, so they will panting sit, You weary were of life, now theyr bereft of wit. And as you usd most secretly to spend your youthfull days, So you will spy Them sighing lye, But hold them in delays. I by experience provd what here I do protest, By one that said he lovd, but I thought twas in jest. I at a distance kept him still. and gaind my self great praise; He had rather die He still did cry, Than languish in delays. Could he but see my smile, His heart to heaven did fly, If I but frown[]d a while then was he like to die. Thus did I play both fast and loose, as the Old Proverb saies, But now Ive got Him in my Arms, By seeming long delays.
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