The young-mans complaint, or, An answer to the damosels tragedy. When friends deny, and won't comply, but let them suffer smart, we often see such cruelty, will break a lovers heart. To the tune of, Charon, &c. This may be printed, R.P. 1685-1688? Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06776 Wing Y113 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[542] 99887963 ocm99887963 183630

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The Young-Mans Complaint, Or, An ANSWER TO The DAMOSELS Tragedy. When Friends deny, and won't comply. but let them ſuffer ſmart, We often ſee ſuch Cruelty, Will break a Lovers heart, To the Tune of, Charon, &c.

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NOw for the loſs of my Amorous Iewel, I am ſurrounded in grief and woe. It was thy Parents unkind and moſt cruel, which did occaſion thy overthrow: For my dear Nell I did adore thee, but we was too much kept apart, There was no one that I e're priz'd before thee; thy Death alone does lye near my heart. Farewel the hopes af all peace, joy, and pleaſure, I have no comfort; but care and grief, Often in private I weep out of meaſure. 'tis Death alone muſt yield me relief: Love, when I firſt heard of thy Dying, tho' we had long been kept apart, I tore my hair in a paſſion, and crying this Damſels death will lye near my heart. Down from his Eyes then the tears they did trickle, with many ſorrowful ſighs, ſaid he, It is well known that I n • ver was fickle, for I lov'd none in the world but thee: Had I been ſuffer'd to come near thee, thou hadſt not felt Death's cruel Dart, I would have laid down my life for to cheer thee, for thy Death now does lye near my heart. For many months I did never behold her, this was a ſorrow that griev'd me ſore, Her unkind Parents had oftentimes told her, that ſhe ſhould never come near me more: Thus did they ſoon blaſt all her glory, for when ſhe felt Deaths fatal Dart, I never heard a more killinger ſtory, this Damſels death doth lye near my heart. Then in her abſence my poor heart was wounded, for I might not come anear my joy. When I cou'd ſee her we then was ſurrounded, in the ſweet Raptures of Love and joy: But by her friends we were tormented, ſo that we felt Loves fatal ſmart, She by ſtrong Poyſon her Paſsion has vented, this Damſels Death does lye near my heart. As ſhe was dying, poor heart, ſhe did blame me, ſhe knew not very well what ſhe ſaid, Tho' with ſad ſorrowful ſighs ſhe did name me, 'twas not her Love that her life betray'd: For If I might enjoy'd the b • eſſing, ſhe ſhould have never felt the ſmart, Now am I no • hing but torments poſſeſſing, this Damoſels Death doth lye near my heart. This ſad Diſtration ſo much doth inthrall me, that I am reſtleſs both night and day, Methinks I often hear my Lover call me, ſa • ing ſweet Johnny make haſte away: Let there be now no more delaying, why ſhou • d me ſtill remain apart, Where e're I wander, I fancy this ſaying, her Death doth now lye ſo near my heart. Thou in thy life-time didſt dearly adore me, as by thy ſorrow I well m • ght ſee, Tho' thou art gone hence a little before me, Love, i'le lye down in the Grave with thee: Farewel my Friends and each Relation, here with the World and you i'le pa • t, For I ſhall be in a far better ſtation when I • m with Nelly my own dear heart.