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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD><L>A Con&s;tant wife and a kind wife,</L>
<L>A loving wife and a fine wife,</L>
<L>Which gives content unto mans life.</L></HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of <HI>Locks</HI> and <HI>Bolts</HI> do hinder</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>YOng-men and Maids lend me your aids</L>
<L>to &s;peak of my dear &s;w&eacute;eting.</L>
<L>It &s;hews how fortune hath betray'd,</L>
<L>and often &s;poyl'd our m&eacute;eting.</L>
<L>She likely was for to be rich,</L>
<L>and I a man but meanly,</L>
<L>Wherefore her friedns at me do grudge,</L>
<L>and u&s;e me mo&s;t unkindly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her con&s;tancy I will declare,</L>
<L>wherein &s;he proved Loyall,</L>
<L>But few that will with her compare,</L>
<L>wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n they are put to Tryall.</L>
<L>Her frinds again&s;t her did contend,</L>
<L>becau&s;e &s;he lent me favour,</L>
<L>They &s;aid I quickly all would &s;pend,</L>
<L>if that I might but have her.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They did convey her from my &s;ight,</L>
<L>becau&s;e &s;he &s;hould exempt me,</L>
<L>I could not find my hearts delight,</L>
<L>which &s;ore did di&s;content me.</L>
<L>I travell'd over craggy Rocks.</L>
<L>o're Mountaines Hills and Vallyes,</L>
<L>But &s;he was kept from me with locks</L>
<L>only through &s;pight and mallice.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But love that conquers Kings and Qu&eacute;ens</L>
<L>herein did &s;hew us favour,</L>
<L>I brought to pa&s;&s;e and wrought the meanes</L>
<L>in what place I could have her.</L>
<L>She had an Vncle did detain,</L>
<L>and k&eacute;ep her per&s;on from me,</L>
<L>Which I had very like t'have &s;lain,</L>
<L>becau&s;e he did &s;o wrong me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I bouldly came where &s;he did dwell,</L>
<L>and a&s;ked for my &s;weeting,</L>
<L>They &s;aid of her they could not tell,</L>
<L>which was to me &s;ad greeting.</L>
<L>But pre&s;ently &s;he heard my voyce,</L>
<L>and cal'd me at her winder,</L>
<L>O I would come to thee my love,</L>
<L>but doors and locks do hinder,</L>
<L>Whereat amazed I did &s;tand,</L>
<L>to hear her make that an&s;wer,</L>
<L>I drew my &s;word into my hand,</L>
<L>as &s;traight the hou&s;e did enter,</L>
<L>And then I made the locks to fly,</L>
<L>and doors in pieces &s;hatter,</L>
<L>I vow'd to have her company,</L>
<L>and quickly I came at her.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Her Vncle and &s;ome of his men,</L>
<L>did after pre&s;ant follow,</L>
<L>Who &s;aid I nere &s;hould out again,</L>
<L>but in my blood &s;hould wallow.</L>
<L>But with &s;ome hurt done on both &s;ides,</L>
<L>I got my &s;weet heart from them,</L>
<L>Young men to get your &s;elves &s;uch brides</L>
<L>fight for to overcome them.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then joyn'd we hand's in <HI>Hymens</HI> bands,</L>
<L>to love and live together,</L>
<L>She lov'd me not for hou&s;e or Lands,</L>
<L>for I had none of either,</L>
<L>Her love was pure and doth endure,</L>
<L>and &s;o &s;hall mine forever,</L>
<L>Till death do us &s;o much enjure,</L>
<L>as part us from each other.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>VVIth hind and veart I will impart</L>
<L>the prai&s;e of my dear &s;w&eacute;eting,</L>
<L>Now welcome joyes and <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ace well &s;mart,</L>
<L>ble&s;t be the time of meeting.</L>
<L>With my &s;w&eacute;et-heart and only dear,</L>
<L>in whom is all my plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>The like of her doth not appear,</L>
<L>&s;he is &s;o ble&s;t a creature.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O happy is that time and hour,</L>
<L>that e're I &s;aw thy feature</L>
<L>Sure heavens bli&s;s o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> me did &s;howre,</L>
<L>to &s;end me &s;uch a creature.</L>
<L>She is &s;o plea&s;ing to my eye,</L>
<L>the like was ne<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">er any,</L>
<L>She's vertuous wi&s;e and very kind,</L>
<L>&s;he far &s;urpa&s;&s;eth many.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her comely feature may compare,</L>
<L>with any in Town or City.</L>
<L>For courte&s;ie &s;he is mo&s;t rare,</L>
<L>likewi&s;e &s;he's full of pity.</L>
<L>No V<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters">tue that can give con&s;ent,</L>
<L>in all that hear her prai&s;es.</L>
<L>But God to her the &s;ame hath lent,</L>
<L>whereby her glory rai&s;es.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her golden locks like threads of gold,</L>
<L>her eyes like &s;tars do gli&s;ter.</L>
<L>Her ch&eacute;eks the Ro&s;e and Lillyes fold,</L>
<L>&s;he may be <HI>Venus</HI> &s;i&s;ter.</L>
<L>She hath a dimple in her chin.</L>
<L>her neck &s;hines like the chry&s;tall,</L>
<L>The like hath &s;eldome times b&eacute;en &s;&eacute;en,</L>
<L>&s;he &s;&eacute;emeth &s;o cele&s;tiall.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Her armes and &s;houlders are compleat,</L>
<L>her bre&s;t like Alabla&s;ter,</L>
<L>Her wa&s;t and middle is &s;o neat,</L>
<L>theres none that e're &s;urpa&s;t her.</L>
<L>Her Eloquence gives &s;uch content,</L>
<L>in all that hear her p<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">a&s;es,</L>
<L>That fr&eacute;ely they'l give their con&s;ent,</L>
<L>to y&eacute;eld her earthly prai&s;es.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her Lilly hands are at command,</L>
<L>to do me any &s;ervice.</L>
<L>And quickly &s;he will under&s;tand,</L>
<L>a matter what &s;o ere tis.</L>
<L>If I bid go, &s;he will not &s;tay,</L>
<L>to work me a di&s;pleasure,</L>
<L>But pre&s;ently &s;he goes away,</L>
<L>and is not this a trea&s;ure.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her parts below Ile not de&s;cry,</L>
<L>for they are very neat ones.</L>
<L>A dainty foot, a leg and Thigh,</L>
<L>as can be made of fle&s;h and bones.</L>
<L>She is &s;o perfect in her parts,</L>
<L>that many were inflamed,</L>
<L>On her they wholly &s;et their hearts,</L>
<L>and at her fully aimed.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Thus to conclude and end my Song,</L>
<L>I wi&s;h well to the Feamale,</L>
<L>Or el&s;e I &s;hould do them much wrong,</L>
<L>and proue my &s;elf a Tell-tale,</L>
<L>Youngmen adieu prove not untrue,</L>
<L>unto your only &s;w&eacute;eting.</L>
<L>Ob&s;erve your time you n&eacute;ed not rue,</L>
<L>nor cur&s;e the time of meeting.</L>
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<P>Printed for F. Coles, T, Vere and W, Gilbert&s;on.</P>
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