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<DATE>2008-11-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080925.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Country Lovers conque&s;t.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">In winning a coy La&s;s.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>In Country Terms he u&s;eth homely greeting,</L>
<L>And &s;ayes by all means &s;he mu&s;t be his &s;weeting.</L>
<L>He lets her know that he hath riches &s;tore,</L>
<L>And wonders that &s;he can de&s;ire more</L>
<L>At length &s;he did incline as he doth tell</L>
<L>And lik't his loving motion wondrous well.</L>
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<OPENER>To a plea&s;ant new Tune, very much in u&s;e.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<L>ONce I lov'd a La&s;s</L>
<L>with a Rouling eye.</L>
<L>She was <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ond and <UNCLEAR>fickle</UNCLEAR></L>
<L>&s;o was never I.</L>
<L>If you <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ill believe me</L>
<L>&s;he was wondrous fair,</L>
<L>And it much did grieve me</L>
<L>to loo&s;e market ware,</L>
<L>I began to wo her</L>
<L>Like a man <UNCLEAR>indeed.</UNCLEAR></L>
<L><UNCLEAR>Soon</UNCLEAR> as I came to her</L>
<L>thus I did proceed.</L>
<L>Deare&s;t be not coy</L>
<L>but in love agree,</L>
<L>I'm my Mothers joy</L>
<L>&s;he loves none but me:</L>
<L>All her care is for me</L>
<L>how to get a wife,</L>
<L>And thou know'&s;t I love th&eacute;e</L>
<L>as I do my life,</L>
<L>Prethy be not cruel,</L>
<L>but be kind and free,</L>
<L>Thou &s;halt be my jewel</L>
<L>Ile love none but th&eacute;e,</L>
<P><FIGURE>
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<L>VVHat care I for coyn</L>
<L>&s;ince I have a &s;tock,</L>
<L>If thou wilt be mine,</L>
<L>Ile take thee in thy &s;mock:</L>
<L>Come let's make a bargain</L>
<L>whil&s;t i'm in the mind</L>
<L>And I will be con&s;tant</L>
<L>thou &s;halt ever find,</L>
<L>I am young and lu&s;ty</L>
<L>and a proper Lad.</L>
<L>Come and let me ki&s;s th&eacute;e</L>
<L>for to make me glad.</L>
<L>I have Hou&s;e and Land</L>
<L>and &s;omething el&s;e be&s;ide:</L>
<L>All at thy command</L>
<L>if thou will be my Bride,</L>
<L>Sheep and Cows and Puen</L>
<L>and &s;uch riches &s;tore,</L>
<L>Therefore be not Sullen</L>
<L>can&s;t thou wi&s;h for more:</L>
<L>I have &s;ix good Oxen</L>
<L>drawing in a plow:</L>
<L>If thou can&s;t not love</L>
<L>prethy let me know.</L>
<L>I have danc't with Sarah</L>
<L>and with little Nan,</L>
<L>Betty &s;he told Grace</L>
<L>I was a hand&s;om man:</L>
<L>Doll and Sue and Prudence</L>
<L>would not me deny,</L>
<L>Frank did &s;mile upon me</L>
<L>as &s;he pa&s;&s;ed by.</L>
<L>But it is no matter</L>
<L>I will have my mind,</L>
<L>For I will not flatter</L>
<L>if thou wilt be kind</L>
<L>Long did I thus woe.</L>
<L>&s;till &s;he did deny.</L>
<L>What I then &s;hould do</L>
<L>or whether live or dye</L>
<L>I could not imagine,</L>
<L>for I &s;carce could &s;peak.</L>
<L>Then I thought for certain</L>
<L>that my heart would break</L>
<L>Till my Mother told me</L>
<L>without all di&s;pute,</L>
<L>I mu&s;t not be daunted,</L>
<L>but renew my Sute.</L>
<L>To her then I ha&s;ted</L>
<L>with a good intent,</L>
<L>To take no denial</L>
<L>I was truly bent:</L>
<L>Though &s;he call'd me Bumki<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>I was ne're the wor&s;e,</L>
<L>Knowing among&s;t Lovers</L>
<L>the&s;e are words of cour&s;e,</L>
<L>I was &s;o re&s;olved</L>
<L>for to win the field,</L>
<L>That I would not leave her</L>
<L>till I made her yield,</L>
<L>Then I leapt for joy</L>
<L>as I will might do,</L>
<L>She that was &s;o coy</L>
<L>and &s;o hard to woe:</L>
<L>Willing was to love me,</L>
<L>and to be my Bride:</L>
<L>Having now for&s;aken</L>
<L>all the world be&s;ide:</L>
<L>Thus I made a Conque&s;t,</L>
<L>of a maiden fair,</L>
<L>That with any Girl</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>ith</UNCLEAR> Country may compare</L>
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<P>Printed for R. Burton at the Hor&s;e-&s;hoe in We&s;t-Smithfield</P>
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