XLIV. The Scotch Lafs's Complaint for the lofs of her Maidenhead,

PON my Way from Fife to Aberdeen,

UP

Ife met the bonniest Lad as e'er was seen,
Black Eyne, and Ruby Lip, and on each Brow
Sat Charms, as made me love Ife know not how,
With muckle Joys and Raptures he me embrac'd,
And caft his folding Arms about my Waste,
And was fo lovely brisk and blith that I,
To Jockey's Love was forc'd foon to comply.

But he, aweladay, falfe perjured Loon,
No fooner had enjoy'd me but was gone;
With scornful Smiles he left me all alone,
Unto the fenfelefs Trees to make my Moan;
For faithlefs Fockey's fake, Ife henceforth sware,
Ife never will believe what Loons fay mare:
But Ife will gang and wander up and down,
And hide my Head where Jenny is not known.

Ah me poor filly Wretch, how foon undone !
Thus for one Moment's Joy to lig alone;
Sigh, fob, complain, and with vain Hopes beguile
Sad Time away; but he, false Loon, the while
Brags o'er his Conqueft, is with Fenny cloy'd,
And now unkindly flights what he enjoy'd:
Then Laffes never trust, left you complain,
'Gainft Fate, and figh, as Fenny does, in vain.

For Loons have Wiles, poor Laffes to undo,
Firft to enfnare, then make them buckle too,
With thousand Oaths protest that they adore
Thy Beauty more than any seen before;

But

But when the Traytors do their End obtain,
What eagerly they courted they'll disdain,
Will with contemptuous Pride infult on her,
That e'er the Knot is ty'd, refigns her Honour.

FINIS.

Now preparing for the Prefs The

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Second Volume of

Collection of old Ballads, &c. in which will be inferted a great Number of Songs, more Antique, and upon far older Subjects than any in this Volume. With Introductions, and illuftrated with Copper Plates.

If any Admirer of old Ballads has any scarce ones by him, Copies of which he would have preserved, he is defired to fend them directed to Mr. Roberts near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane, and at the fame time if he pleases, Directions where the Songs fhould be return'd, after the Compiler of this Collection has taken a Copy of them.