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B06455 Virginity grown troublesome: or, The younger sister lamentation for want of a husband. Being a most pleasant and delightful new song much in use, &c. Each age grows riper, love does still prevail, and maiden-heads at sixteen now are stale; young girls to mothers will be turn'd e're they know what it means, slie Cupid does betray, fires them with love, and then there's nothing can cure their distemper, unless oyl of man. to a pleasant new west-country tune. 1680 (1680) Wing V637; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[133] 1,168 2

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Virginity grown Troublesome OR The Younger Sisters Lamentation for want of a Husband Being a most pleasant and Delightful New Song much in use c. Each Age grows Riper love does still prevail And Maiden-heads at Sixteen now are stale Young Girls to Mothers will be turn'd e're they Know what it means slie Cupid does betray Fires them with love and then there 's nothing can Cure their distemper unless Oyl of Man to a pleasant New West-Country Tune I Have a good old Mother at home which keeps me from Wedlock still What shall I do shall I dye for love and never have my will As I walkt forth within the fields to see the Bushes spring The little Birds they chang'd their notes and I heard the Cuckoo sing My Sister is married to her content and is made a wedded Wife And with her Husband she doth live a sweet contented life But I poor soul must lye alone who am more fair than she VVhat shall I do shall I dye for love and never c. There is ne'r a one in all the Town that can compare with me VVhat shall I do shall I dye for love and never Married be NOw I must into some far Countrey or into some forraign Land For to find out a bonny Lad to be at my command Love pleasures all things do surpass as I do plainly see VVhat shall I do shall I dye for love and never married be Come some brisk Lad O come with speed and me from care set free O what shall I do shall I dye for love and never c. Alas for what was beauty made was 't only for to see What shall I do I am afraid I ne'r shall c. To languish thus is worse then death some sweet youth come wedd me What shall I loose my Virgin breath and never Married be Kind Heaven my Sister did befriend whilst none 's more lov'd then she What shall I do shall I dye for love and never Married be Good Cupid at some gentle heart let thy swift Arrow flee Will no kind Young-man take my part that I may Married be O cruel young men what d' ye mean from joy to hinder me What shall I do shall I dye for love and never married be Is it my Portions smallness then that make you not agree What shall I do shall I dye for love and never married be If it be that I 'le make it more to labour I 'le be free What shall I do shall I dye for love and never married be Oh how I sigh to lye alone and wish for Company What shall I do shall I make moan and never married be To tear my Hair I scarce refrain when Weddings I do see What shall I always feel this pain and never married be How bless'd are they who in each Grove receive embraces free What shall I do shall I dye for love and never married be Then some kind youth come plvck the fruit from blooming beauty's Tree What shall I dye in this dispute and never married be These twenty years now have I liv'd and none e're asked me Let me not dye kind youths for love and never married be Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden-Ball in West-smithfield