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R176872 1 To and Excellent New Tune. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining To and Excellent New Tune. WHen I have often heard Young Maids complaining, / that when Men promise most, they most deceive, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1310 An Excellent New SONG, Called, / The Politick Lady. / Sung at the Play-House, in a New Play much in Request. An Excellent New SONG, Called, The Politick Lady. Sung at the Play-House, in a New Play much in Request. An Excellent New SONG, Called, The Politic Lady. Sung at the Play-House, in a New Play much in Request. ?-? J. Conyers

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WHen I have often heard Young Maids complaining, that when Men promise most, they most de-ceive, Then I thought none of them worthy my gaining, And what they swore I would never believe, But when so humbly one made his Addresses, With looks so soft, and with language so kind, I thought it Sin to refuse his Caresses, Nature oer-came, and I soon changd my mind.
II. Should he employ all his Arts in deceiving, stretch his Invention, and quite crack his Brain, I find such Charms, such true Joys in believing, Ill have the Pleasure, let him have the Pain; If he proves Perjurd I shall not be cheated, he may deceive himself, but never me, Tis what I look for, and shant be defeated. Ill be as false and unconstant as he. III. I know some Virgins that have been deceived, and, by false hearted Men, they were betrayd, When that they swore to love, Maids they believed, and of their Treachery were not afraid; But too soon granted what Men did desire, tho little dreaming they should be undone, For when they thought that they had em intire, soon, soon, alas! the false Lover was gone. IV. Then they too late Lament at their undoing, for all their sighs and their tears are in vain, And those false hearted men that were their ruin, never, Oh! never will love them again,
But to another they soon will retire, may be they find her at Park, or the Play, For still new Faces all Men do admire, such Perjurd Lovers they are alway. V. Should my Amintas prove once but false to me, Soon he should find me as fickle to be, For Im resolved he neer shall undo me, Ill get another as handsome as he, Tho I believe what he says when hes present, yet when hes absent, I think ont no more, While I live thus I do make my life pleasant, for if he leaves me theres others in store. VI. But if hes constant, I will be as loving, and will be true to no other but he, I am resolvd I will never be Roving, if my Amintas will be true to me; But I will ever for ever adore him, then, then my love shall be fixed so fast, For I did never love any before him, and, if hes faithful, he shall be the last.
FINIS. Printed for J. Conyers at the black Raven, near St. Andrews Church in Holbourn.