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The Maids Tragedy Alter'd.
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The pow'r of Princes Armies overthrows:What can our Sex against such force oppose?Love and Ambition have an equal shareIn their vast Treasures; and it costs as dearTo ruine us, as Nations to subdue:But we are faulty, tho all this be true.For Towns are starv'd, or batter'd e're they yield;But We perswaded rather than compell'd:For things superfluous neglect our Fame,And weakly render up our selves to shame.Oh! that I had my Innocence again,My untoucht Honour: but I wish in vain.The Fleece, that has been by the Dyer stain'd,Never again its native whiteness gain'd.Th' unblemisht may pretend to virtue's Crown:'Tis Beauty now must perfect my renown.With that I govern'd him that Rules this Isle;'Tis that which makes me tryumph in Spoile[errata 1],

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  1. ↑ Correction: in Spoile should be amended to in the Spoile: detail
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