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 3 ne'er will be cloy'd with the charms of my love, y heart is as true as the ſweet turtle dove, nd all that I crave is to marry my dear, ad when you're my own, no danger I'll fear. le life of a virgin ſweet William I przy er marriage brings ſorrow and trouble likewiſe, loth for to venture and therefore forbear, e I will not marry a ſhip-carpenter. yet oll in vain he his ſuit did deny, - ſtill unto love he's forc'd her to comply, length with his cunning he did her betray to lewd deſires he led her aſtray. when with child this young damſel did prove de tidings directly ſhe ſent to her love, ld by the heavens he ſwore to be true, ging I will marry none other bnt you. Chis paſt on a while, at length we do hear, le king wanted ſailors, to the ſea be muſt ſteer, sich griev'd the young damſel indeed to the heart, think with ſweet William so ſoon for to payt Card, my dear William e'er you go to ſea, member the vows which you made unto me, l if you leave .c, I ne'er ſhall have reſt, you leave me with ſorrow oppreſt? kindeſt expreſſions to her he did 127, marry my Molly e'er I go away,