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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Di&s;contented Plow-man.</HEAD>
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<L>This man was troubled in his mind,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e his love did prove to him unkind;</L>
<L>But now, &s;he has granted his de&s;ire,</L>
<L>And quench'd his love&s;ick heart which was on fire</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, True Love rewarded, Or, Flora Farewel.</OPENER>
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<L>MY deare&s;t Love why art thou &s;o unkind,</L>
<L>As to for&s;ake me now, and leave me behind,</L>
<L>That am tormented in my mind.</L>
<L>Becau&s;e my Love doth prove to me unkind.</L>
<L>I wonder &s;he &s;hould prove &s;o unkind to me,</L>
<L>That have been &s;o con&s;tant unto &s;he,</L>
<L>Ever &s;ince that we did fall in love,</L>
<L>I faithful unto her did prove.</L>
<L>I never kept other maids company,</L>
<L>Nor &s;hall do till the day I dye,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">d rather to be rack'd to death &s;he &s;hall find,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">n ever for to change my mind.</L>
<L>For three year we in love did live,</L>
<L>Before that &s;he did prove unkind,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">ach other we our troth did give,</L>
<L>But now my love hath chang'd her mind,</L>
<L>I am a Plow-man by my trade,</L>
<L>And that will hold when other fade,</L>
<L>Be&s;ide I have fifty pound a year,</L>
<L>For to maintain my only dear,</L>
<L>If that &s;o be that I was poor,</L>
<L>Then might &s;he bate me therefore,</L>
<L>But &s;eeing that I have means in &s;tore,</L>
<L>One would think &s;he &s;hould love me the more.</L>
<L>And &s;eeing that means it will not do,</L>
<L>Nor love yet melt her &s;tony heart,</L>
<L>I mu&s;t bear all patiently.</L>
<L>Though for a while I feel the &s;mart.</L>
<L><HI>The Young-mans prai&s;e of his Love.</HI></L>
<L>And I will &s;how you the rea&s;on why,</L>
<L>Her per&s;on I &s;o much adore,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e &s;he is the Phenix of the world,</L>
<L>Which makes me love her &s;till the more.</L>
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<LG>
<L>HEr eyes doth like the Diamond shine,</L>
<L>Which doth pierce this &s;ick heart of mine;</L>
<L>And her hair is like the threads of gold,</L>
<L>Which is both lovely to behold.</L>
<L>Her cheeks are like the Ro&s;es red,</L>
<L>Laid down with pure white and blew,</L>
<L>Her per&s;on is mo&s;t lovely to behold,</L>
<L>The&s;e words I &s;pake are very true.</L>
<L>Her teeth are like the I very white,</L>
<L>And her breath is &s;weeter then Mu&s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">di<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e,</L>
<L>Her lips that are bath &s;oft and fine,</L>
<L>I wish they were inclin<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">d with mine.</L>
<L>Her brea&s;ts like two Pillows lye,</L>
<L>More brighter then white Ivory,</L>
<L>Which makes me love her continually,</L>
<L>And &s;o I shall do till the day I dye.</L>
<L>Her fingers they are long and &s;mall,</L>
<L>Her body is both proper and tall,</L>
<L>Her leggs and feet are &s;o compleat,</L>
<L>And in every part mo&s;t meet.</L>
<L>And now I have &s;et forth her prai&s;e,</L>
<L>No more then what is her due in every ways,</L>
<L>And if she comes not to ea&s;e my mi&s;ery,</L>
<L>Then for the love of her I shall dye.</L>
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<LG>
<HEAD>The Maids kind reply to the young-man.</HEAD>
<L>HOld up thy head my deare&s;t love,</L>
<L>I am coming to ea&s;e thy mi&s;ery,</L>
<L>The rea&s;on I did uncon&s;tant prove,</L>
<L>It was but to try thy con&s;tancy.</L>
<L>When thou did&s;t walk the &s;treets too and fro,</L>
<L>Thou &s;aid&s;t I was &s;o &s;trange I would not thee know,</L>
<L>It was but they con&s;tancy for to prove,</L>
<L>And try whether or no thou did&s;t me love.</L>
<L>I know it is three year and above,</L>
<L>Since we together did fall in love,</L>
<L>The vows and promi&s;es made between th&eacute;e &amp; I.</L>
<L>I will keep them until I die.</L>
<L>Thou &s;ay&s;t thou art a Plow-man brave,</L>
<L>I am likewi&s;e a Dary-maid,</L>
<L>And for thy means thou ha&s;t in &s;tore,</L>
<L>Thy love I value ten times more.</L>
<L>And now my love thou know&s;t my mind,</L>
<L>when we are married prove not to me unkind,</L>
<L>And therefore now without delay,</L>
<L>Let us appoint our wedding-day.</L>
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<LG>
<HEAD>The Young-mans Conclu&s;ion.</HEAD>
<L>Ten thou&s;and thanks I give to thee my dear,</L>
<L>That thou art come my love &s;ick heart to ch<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ar,</L>
<L>Ile be to thee both loving and kind,</L>
<L>Nothing but death &s;hall change my mind.</L>
<L>And now my dear to end <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">ll &s;orrow,</L>
<L>Our wedding-day &s;hall be to morrow,</L>
<L>Thy bride-men on thee &s;hall attend,</L>
<L>and lead thee to the Church both hand in hand.</L>
<L>The bells &s;hall ring and mu&s;ick play,</L>
<L>For to pa&s;s the time away,</L>
<L>And when that day in mirth is &s;pent,</L>
<L>The night we'l pa&s;s away with much content.</L>
<L>Young maidens wherever you be,</L>
<L>Come take this councel now of me,</L>
<L>To them that you do vow to love,</L>
<L>Look to it, and &s;ee that you do con&s;tant prove.</L>
<L>As by this coppy you may &s;ee.</L>
<L>Though for a while &s;he did try his con&s;tancy,</L>
<L>Now they do live in love and unity,</L>
<L>And I wi&s;h them many years of joy.</L>
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<P>Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, I. Wright, and I, Clarke.</P>
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