Citation - New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy: 1770.12.10

NYGWPB.770.119
10 Dec 1770:32 (1458)
LINES OCCASIONED BY THE RESOLUTION OF A YOUNG LADY NOT TO
DIE A MAID. . . 
Most grievous lot! most dread, most dismal state;
To die a maid, ye pow'rs,, avert the fate,
Of all the ills, this is the worst, I'm sure,
To live a maid, and die a virgin pure.
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