 | The Vow Breaker. Or, The Faire Maide of Clifton |  |
The Illustration.
This faithlesse woman, by her friends consentPlighted her troth to Bateman! streight not cōtent
With his revenue! Coveting for more
Shee marries German for his wealthy store
There Parents iarr'd, and never could agree
Till both of them were dround in misery.
Young Bateman hangs himselfe, for love of her:
Shee drownds her selfe (guilt plaies the murtherer.)
His Ghost afrights her, sad thoughts doe her annoy
(Alive or dead: tis shee, he must enjoy.)
The Morrall is Maides should beware in choise,
And where they cannot love, divert their voice.
Parents must not be rash, nor too vnkind,
And not for wealth to thwart, their Childrens minde.
All is not gaind, that's got, (ill purchasde wealth,
Never brought comfort, tranquill, pence, and health)
This president, this principle doth allow
Weddings are made in Heaven, though seald below.
| The Vow Breaker. Or, The Faire Maide of Clifton | |