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favoured with the good opinion of some of the fair captives. Amongst these was a lady of high rank, immense riches, and great beauty, who candidly made him the offer oi her person and fortune on the honourable terms of matrimony; a connection which our gallant youth was prevented from en- tering into by his being already married. The beautiful old ballad in Percy's collection, entitled the c Spanish Lady's Love,' is said to have been writtvn in consequence of the circumstance. It is no honourable a testimony in favour of the more ly part of that nation, their sensibility, afTec- tion, and ccnerosity, that I cannot forbear tran-
��- Will you hear a Spanish hu'v, c ' : [low she won'd an English man ;
Garments gay as rich as mav be ' Deck'd with jewels' she had on.
Of a comely countenance and grace was six
And by birth and parentage of high degree.
��as his prisoner then he he pt her.
- in ]) i -> hands her life did lie ;
- ' Cupid's bands did tie them fastei
" By the liking oi an e\ e. In his eourieous eompanv was all her jov. To favour him in anv thing she wad nui
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