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                         (  7  ) If l for your sake refus'd gold or silver, Beauty and riches for you I despis’d, A charming lady for me did expire, For thinking on you I was deaf to her cries.

Your cruel parents have been my undoing, And now I do sleep in a watery grave, Now for your promise my dear 1 am sueing, Dead or alive you I must have.

The trembling lady was sorely afrighted Amazed she stood near the brink of the sea, With eyes lift to heaven she cry‘d cruel parents, Heaven requite you for your cruelty.

Indeed I promised to my dear creature, Dead or alive I would be his own, And perform my vow I am ready, To follow him to his watery tomb.

The maidens they heard the sad lamentation, But the apparition could not see, Thinking the lady fall’n was in distraction, They strove to preswade her contented to be.

But still she cry’d, my dear I am coming, Now in thy bosom I'll soon fall asleep' When she had spoken, this unfortunate lady, Suddenly plunged herself into the deep.

But when to her Father the maidens told it He wrung his hands saying what have I done ? O ! dear child it was thy cruel Father, That did provide thee a watery tomb.

Two or three days then being expired, These two unfortunate lovers were seen, In each others arms both on the waves floating, By the side of the ship on the watery main.

The cruel Boatswain was struck with horror Straight did confess the sad deed he had done, Shewing the letter which came from her Father, Which was the cause of these lovers doom