OF A

Maidenhead.


_Virtus, repulsæ nescia fortidæ,
Intimitatis fulget honoribus._ Hor. L. 3. Od. 1.


LONDON: Printed in the Year, 1709.




AN

APOLOGY

FOR

The Fifteen Plagues of a Maidenhead,
by the Imputed Author thereof.


Suppose 'twas I, you thought, had drew my Pen
On Virtue, see I fight for her agen;
Wherefore, I hope my Foes will all excuse
Th' Extravagance of a Repenting Muse;
Pardon whate'er she has too boldly said,
She only acted then in Masquerade;