%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Fatal VIRGIN: / Or, the young Lady's Drowning herself / In the River of Thames, / Who leap'd out of a Boat in the middle of the River / on Saturday last at Ten at Night, and taken up on Sun- / day morning the 23d. of July, 1710. at break of Day. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/23/2021 37121

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N69497 1 forgive me if your Looks I thought, &c. I Love You More and More Each Day Forgive Me If Your Looks I Thought, etc. GOod People listen and you'll find, / the Ruin of a Maiden: Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 59 The Fatal VIRGIN: / Or, the young Lady's Drowning herself / In the River of Thames, / Who leap'd out of a Boat in the middle of the River / on Saturday last at Ten at Night, and taken up on Sun- / day morning the 23d. of July, 1710. at break of Day. The Fatal VIRGIN: Or, the young Lady's Drowning herself In the River of Thames, Who leaped out of a Boat in the middle of the River on Saturday last at Ten at Night, and taken up on Sunday morning the 23rd of July, 1710 at break of Day. ?-? Robert Mills

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GOod People listen and you'll find, the Ruin of a Maiden; Whose tender Years to love inclind'd, her mind was heavy laden, Not Eighteen Year she was 'tis said, and yet was discontented, Ah fair unhappy youthful maid, who was in mind tormented. She was of wealthy Parents bred, and had good Education, And was a comly vertuous Maid, as any in the Nation, The Father and the Mother to, with her they much were pleased, But Death about six Month ago, on her dear Father seized. And since with melancholliness, this maiden has been taken, And 'twas for love as many guess, if they are not mistaken. Her Mother with a tender care, was still to please her Daughter, Sent her to Hamstead for the Air, but mark what hapned after. On Saturday this maiden fair, unto the Wells was walking, Two or three did attend her there to please her in her talking: But when they of young Lovers spoke, and happen'd to name many, She sigh'd as if her heart had broke, and wish'd she ne're had any But these divertions would not do, the maiden was for moving, Well madam stay, and we'll go to, you'll find me at my Lodging, She walked on with such a speed, that they could not come nigh her, And privately took Coach indeed, for London, saying, drive her.
And when the Coachman she had clear'd, to Powls-Wharf straight she highed, Which was at ten a Night we heard, Next Skuller the men cryed, But she replied, No, no, no, the little Boys i'le go we'th', And to the Bankside I will go and thither Children row me. When in the middle they were row'd, without one Word of speaking, Out of the Boat herself she throw'd, the Boys hearts they were aking, For they their Fair could see no more, and being thus benighted, They hastily Row'd to the shoar, and terribly were frighted. But the next morn at break of day, near London-Bridge was 'spyed Hitch'd to the Post this maiden lay, who in the River died, And in her Pocket there was found, a Letter did discover, The cause why she herself did drown, for a perjur'd Lover. Oh! cruel Lovers be more kind, unto soft hearted maidens, And keep the Oaths that you do bind, which makes them heavy Laden, For perjur'd Vows who can them bear, young men I do declare it, When you break what you vow & swear young maidens cannot bear it. And this Advice she left behind, young maids be not deceived, tho' young men swear & seem most kind, they're not to be believed, But shun them least you Perish to, Yet this I must discover, Blest is the Maid whose Lover's true, and happy is the Lover.
London: Printed for Robert Mills, 1710.