I am a poor and harmless maid

I am a poor and harmless maid, 
And some are pleased to call me fair.
No ambush yet was ever laid 
To catch me but I broke the snare. 
And some there be that term me coy
'Cause in my freedom's all my joy.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , 17^th century

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by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "I am a poor and harmless maid", c1660s

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