Cupids wanton wiles: OR,
The young mans friendly advice,
beware lest Cupid you entice:
Although God Cupid he be blind,
yet he doth oft ore come the mind.
To the tune of, Shee cannot keepe her, &c.
BLind-fold Cupid with his Dart,
did a long time strive to hit me,
Yet he shall not pierce my heart,
I know better how to fit me,
His decrée shall not be
any way to my disparriage:
I will strive how to thrive,
And to keepe my selfe from marriage.
Cupids slights and cunning trickes
never in relaps shall bring me,
To be drowned in loves pits,
no aspiring boy shall sting me.
Hée's a foole in loves Schoole,
and méere simple in his carriage,
That will dally and say shall I
Now incline to wanton marriage.
Cupid is a subtill wile,
and hath many projects used,
The ripest wits for to beguile,
many are by him abused:
Let no man trust him then,
lest he doe their states disparriage,
I advise you to be wise,
And keep your selves from wanton marriage.
To speake of Cupid to the matter.
I intend as it time gives leasure:
He will cog deceive and flatter,
if you in his wayes take pleasure.
He will make you to take
such strange courses in your carriage:
Which will be your misery,
If you incline to wanton marriage.
Cupid is become a Gallant,
and will tempt a brave young Shaver,
On fond love to spend his talent,
and besides a false deceiver:
He is when foolish men
doth intend to change their carriage,
For we sée often he
Crosses young men in their marriage.
The stoutest Champion Cupid dan [...]eth,
and doth bring the boldest under:
The meanest man he then advanceth,
and to fill us more with wonder,
He can move Maids to love,
though nere so modest in their carriage,
And will vexe Female sexe,
To bestow themselves in marriage.
The second part,
To the same tune:
NOble Lords Kings and Princes,
Cupid bound in his subjection,
Beautious Ladies he convinces,
they must yéeld to his direction:
He will still use his skill,
though it bréeds a great disparridge,
Therefore I till I dye
Meane to keepe my selfe from marriage.
Guy of Warwicke brave and bold
traveld far to gaine his Philice:
Cupid kept his heart in hold,
Hector though he met Achilles,
Cupid prest with the rest,
this stout Captaine in his carrydge,
Thus he can force each man
To bestow himselfe in marriage.
Some Cupid takes at unawares
in the bed where they lye sléeping,
Some he catcheth in his snares,
as they on downes their flocks are féeding
Every sort, Clowne and Court,
stoopes to Cupid in his carrydg,
No delay can him stay,
If he appoint the time of marriage.
High and low poore and rich men,
strong, the weake, the simple creature:
If Cupids Arrowes doe but twitch them,
and they bridle not his nature,
It will grow great in show,
therefore I wish men in carrydge,
To prevent his torment,
And looke before they leape to marriage▪
If thou art old be more wiser,
let no blind God so deceive thée:
Learne this Emblem [...] of a Siser,
lest Cupid doe of joyes bereave thée.
If thou béest young doe not wrong
thine owne state in such a carrydge:
Have a care and beware
Lest thou repent thy hasty marridge.
Now to finish and conclude,
I exhort all that are single,
In your chusing be not rude,
when you doe with Hymen mingle.
Liberty as we sée,
is a life of lovely carrydge,
Therefore I till I die
Will absent my selfe from marriage▪
FINIS.
Printed at London for John Wright the Younger, dwelling in the Old-Bayley.
L.P.