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R177176 A Bad Woman! Heav'n bless us, Sirs! who dare / Approach so near, to write her Character? Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 24: 249 FORE-WARN'D, FORE-ARM'D, / OR, A / CAVEAT TO BATCHELORS, / IN THE CHARACTER OF / A BAD WOMAN. / Faemineum servile genus crudele superbum, Mant. Ecl. 3. FORE-WARN'D, FORE-ARM'D, OR, A CAVEAT TO BATCHELORS, IN THE CHARACTER OF A BAD WOMAN. Faemineum servile genus crudele superbum, Mant. Ecl. 3. FOREWARNED, FOREARMED, OR, A CAVEAT TO BACHELORS, IN THE CHARACTER OF A BAD WOMAN. Faemineum servile genus crudele superbum, Mant. Ecl. 3. 1685-1685

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A Bad Woman! Heav'n bless us, Sirs! who dare Approach so near, to write her Character? Plagues owe their Birth to her envenom'd Breath; To see her's dangerous; to touch her Death. All Tormets, and all Ills, at first did grow From her, and thence (as from a Spring) still flow. He favour'd her too much, that call'd her worse Than all th' Ingredients cramm'd into a Curse. The Bane of Mankind, Foe to Innocence, First-born of Hell, and Poysons Quintessence; Creations Blot, and Natures great'st Disgrace, The Seven Deadly Sins drawn in One Face. A Sex for Servitude by Heav'n design'd, Yet the most proud and cruel of Humane kind: Bold, flattering, fond, disdainful, idle, vain, A double Tongue, false Heart, and giddy Brain; Inconstant, gadding, tatling, simple, light, Compos'd of Rashness, Self-love, Fraud, and Spite; Revengeful, sullen, covetous, ambitious, Alwayes complaining, envious, superstitious; Faithless, ungrateful, subtle, troublesome; Contentious with her Neighbours, more at home: Who alwayes lives in the Intemperate Zone; For Means and Measure she'l be rul'd by none; But chilling Frost, or scorching Dog-days proves, Mortally hates, or else too fondly loves. The Studies of her Youth are wanton Dances, Lascivious Songs, Plays, Masquerades, Romances; These antedate her guilty, and begin To debauch her long before she's ripe for Sin. She ne're regards the Laws of Right and Just, But tramples all things to promote her Lust. The Wickedness her Strength to act denies, She by Deceit and Subtilty supplies. With seeming Modesty she baits her Hooks, Consults her Glass to frame enticing Looks, Lisps, minces, simpers, and instructs her Eyes What Glances are most charming to surprise: Her Face (as Tavern-Bush) bedeck'd with Toys, Our easie Youth into her Toyl decoys:
Her Curls, like Streamers waving, seem to court Each spritely Combatant to storm the Fort; Whilst naked panting Breasts too plainly shew Th' insatiate Thirst that she endures below. And though in Single Life she oft be naught, Yet when at length some doating Fop sh' hath caught, And into wretched Noose of Wedlock brought, By Midwife-Rules she boldly goes to Bed, And on the Novice pawns a Maiden-head: Who starts next Morn to see her in his Arms; She's perfect Hag, when stript of Arts gay Charms; The painted Roses of her Cheeks are dropt, Hunch-backs discover'd, with Pads underpropt; He's forc'd with strong Perfumes to guard his Nose From poys'nous Whiffs of Breath, Arm-pits, and Toes. Ah cursed Love! well art thou feigned Blind. His mistake's no less fatal in her Mind. Handsom, she proves a Wench; Deform'd, a Witch; If Poor, she makes him Beggar; Slave, if Rich: Or if sh' affects the Name of Virtuous Woman, (That's one who sins but seldom, is not Common) She then takes Priviledge, and thinks she may Justly rant, domineer, and disobey. Her Husband soon into Consumption cast: (For Back and Purse do both together waste) Whiles to allay, not quench her wanton Fires, Sometimes she Dildoes, sometime Stalion hires. Fine Clothes, new Fashions, Gossiping, rich Fare, And sturdy Gallants, take up all her Care. Honour she counts an empty term, no tye; Her Zeals Pretence; her Study, Vanity; Her Beauty, Paint; her Wit, Baudery refin'd; Her Kisses, Baits; her Love, a Snare design'd; Her Soul (if she have one) so foul and base, Hells half asham'd it self t' afford it place. But hold; enough. Let none be angry here, And thinks our Pen to sharp a Nib doth bear: All this of a Bad Womans understood: But prithee (Reader) shew me One that's Good.
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