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A voyage to Virginia: or, The valliant souldier's farewel to his love. : Unto Virginia he's resolv'd to go, she begs of him, that he would not do so; but her intreaties they are all in vain, for he must plow the curled ocean main: at length (with sorrow) he doth take his leave and leaves his dearest love at home to grieve. To the tune of, She's gone and left me here alone.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified, 1690?]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Broadsides > England > London > Early works to 1800. Love poetry, English > England > Early works to 1800. Soldiers > Poetry > Early works to 1800. Ballads > England > 17th century.
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The cuckold's lamentation of a bad wife. : He is tormented, and she tanns his hide, he knows not how to live, nor where to abide; besides she makes him for to wear the horn, and he wishes that he never had been born: to all young batchelours now he does declare, when they goe a wooing for to have a care, there's [sic] is many maids good, but some proves evil, his luck was bad, he met with a she-devil. To the tune of The country farmer. O, Why are my eyes still flow---ing.
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