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BOVTNBY YON RIVER SIDE, Sec"
\\7 HEN Sol did cafl no light, being darbned over
^ At the dead time of the night when fkies did
cover**
Down by a river fide where (hips were failing,
A fair maid I fpy‘d weeping and wailing
Iftcpt unto her ftraight,^dearcfi: what grieves thee ?
She anfwer’d me and laid, none can relieve me}
‘Tis feven long years and more fince me anti my
love parted,
He left me on the fhore quite broken hearted.
Which makes me to fear death hath prevented,
O that I could but hear fome tidings fom him
How it my heart would cheer for all my longing,
A young man ftraight fhe fpy’d like one amazed*
Who did a token bring whereon fhe g;ized ;
Where is my love quoth fhe that hecomenoinear me?
The young man he reply’d, pleafe for to hear me.
Your Jove and I did fight under one banner,
Mantaining England's right pur-chafing honour,
He was a feaman bold of courage valliant.
Scorning to be controul'd by any gallant
But in dreadful fight where guns did rattle
And many a gallant k-night fell in the baitie.
His fatal deftiny was approaching,
And fummon’d him away by death approaching,
Whtfi he his death's wound got and hisferainsbroken
To me thefc words he fpoke, deliver this token
3o her who has-my heart, and is moie dear,
Wilhing her for my fake to love the beater,
And having (poke thefe words he then declined,
And in a fit earn of blood his life refigoed,
3Leairmg me full of care fad news to bear it,
£iir death for to declare as ye now hear h. f
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