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Loves tyranny: or, Death more welcome then disdain. Being the tragedy of Leander for the love of Roxane. Lovers beware, for in loves smiles the fates, to ruine two adventurous mortals waits; women like syrens, first with charms allure, untill they wound, then leave us without cure: such fate Leander found, and for disdain, took death's kind portion, which expell'd his pain: to the tune of, Let the critticks adore, &c.

Title:Loves tyranny: or, Death more welcome then disdain. Being the tragedy of Leander for the love of Roxane. Lovers beware, for in loves smiles the fates, to ruine two adventurous mortals waits; women like syrens, first with charms allure, untill they wound, then leave us without cure: such fate Leander found, and for disdain, took death's kind portion, which expell'd his pain: to the tune of, Let the critticks adore, &c.
Note:[London : Printed for C. Passinger, between 1678-1682]
  
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Subject:Ballads, English -- 17th century
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