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The lamentation of a woman being wrongfully defamed.
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The lamentation of a woman being wrongfully defamed.
You
Ladies falsly deemd,
of anie fault or crime:
Command your pensiue harts to help
this dolefull tune of mine:
For spitefull men there are,
that faults would fain espie:
Alas, what heart would heare their talke,
but willingly would die.
of anie fault or crime:
Command your pensiue harts to help
this dolefull tune of mine:
For spitefull men there are,
that faults would fain espie:
Alas, what heart would heare their talke,
but willingly would die.
I waile oft times in woe,
and curse mine houre of birth,
Such slanderous pangs do me oppresse,
when others ioy in mirth:
Belike it was ordaind to be my destinie.
Alas what heart would heare their talk, &c.
and curse mine houre of birth,
Such slanderous pangs do me oppresse,
when others ioy in mirth:
Alas what heart would heare their talk, &c.
A thousand good women,
haue guiltlesse been accusde:
For verie spite, although that they,
their bodies neuer abusde:
the godly Susana accused was falsly alas &c.
haue guiltlesse been accusde:
For verie spite, although that they,
their bodies neuer abusde:
the godly Susana accused was falsly alas &c.
The poisoned Pancalier,
ful falsly did accuse
The good Dutchesse of Sauoy,
because she did refuse.
To grant vnto his loue,
that was so vngodlie. Alas what, &c.
ful falsly did accuse
The good Dutchesse of Sauoy,
because she did refuse.
To grant vnto his loue,
that was so vngodlie. Alas what, &c.
Such false dissembling men,
stoong with Alectos dart:
Must needs haue place to spit their spite,
vpon some guiltlesse hart:
Therefore, I must be pleasde,
that they triumph on me, Alas, &c.
stoong with Alectos dart:
Must needs haue place to spit their spite,
vpon some guiltlesse hart:
Therefore, I must be pleasde,
that they triumph on me, Alas, &c.
Therefore, Lord, I thee pray,
the like death downe to send,
Upon these false suspected men,
or else their minds t'amend:
As thou hast done tofore,
vnto these persons three. Alas what, &c.
the like death downe to send,
Upon these false suspected men,
or else their minds t'amend:
As thou hast done tofore,
vnto these persons three. Alas what, &c.
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