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 (5) She was my mother's maid, I her betray'd now I have left her to grieve alone, And I wiſh that ſhe ſoon may married be to ſome other man e'er I return. (heart, Theſe were piercing darts to her tender with a ſigh from him the turned away, Revenge ye gods, ſaid ſhe, on this perjured whoſe cruelty my honour did betray: (he Now comes the tragic part enough to pierce a heart ſoon ſhe found herſelf with child to be, This ſtruck her heart with fear no one be- to help her in fad extremity. (ing near The ſhip's crew we hear did love her dear, ſoon the charming loving ſecond mate, Did appear at laſt big about the waiſt, and forth from her eyes brought many a The Captain ſoon took notice of the mate, one day ſleeping in her cabin as ſhe was, The Captain being there by her breaſt ſo fair thought indeed ſhe muſt a woman be. the more on her he gaz'd the more he was amaz'd, he perfectly thought her face he knew, He ſaid reveng'd he'd be if it ſhould be the ſo out of the cabin ſtraght he flew, Chen call'd the ſurgeon ſtrait, and ſaid call the mate the trembling to the Captain ſtraight did come, He ſaid, I plainly fee madam who you be,