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[7] Eſteem'd moſt highly is this maid,

by all young men in this country;

And if her name I ſhould reveal,

I then would call her fair Peggy.

Although the roſe is ſweet to view,

as likewiſe is the lily fair;

Yet by her cheeks, & ſnow-white breaſts,

is far outſhin'd, I do declare!

In humbleneſs ſhe doth ſurpaſs,

each fair nypmh upon the green;

Her rubie lips attracts my heart,

and alſo does her graceful mein.

Her ſparkling eyes doth ſweetly roll:

her handſome form's beyond compare:

Love's graces all around her wait;

exceeding all her ſex that's fair.

But half her praife doth far ſurpaſs,

my feeble pen, in this to tell;

And for her looks, and graceful air,

all other nymphs ſhe doth excel.

Sedately calm her temper is,

that when ſhe ſpeaks, it's reaſon all:

Her ſteps they ſo conducted are,

no cenſure on her actions fall.

And truly virtuous is this fair,

I freely do to you unfold;

Her prudent mind attracts my heart,

much more than does her duſty gold,