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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Young Farmer's An&s;wer TO HIS SWEET-HEART <HI>NANNY.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">VVHO Much complained of her undergoing the weary Burthen of a Trouble&s;ome Maiden-head.</HEAD>
<OPENER><HI>To the Tune of</HI> The Scotch Hay-makers.</OPENER>
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<L>WHat's this my deare&s;t <HI>Nanny,</HI> that fain would be a bride,</L>
<L>And Frank is pitcht upon to lye by Nannys &s;ide:</L>
<L>In tenth my Love with thee, I do pre&s;ently agree,</L>
<L>That thou art know<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> in years full grown, a bedfellow to be:</L>
<L>Wherefore then &s;hould thy Mother deny,</L>
<L>That thou art old enough with a Bedfellow to lye.</L>
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<L>Come Nanny, never fear, I'll rid thee of that care,</L>
<L>For the burden of thy Maiden-head no longer thou &s;halt bear.</L>
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<L>Nere mind thy mothers prating again&s;t a married life,</L>
<L>For &s;he her &s;elf when &s;ingle was mad to be a Wife,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that &s;he was barred, till Nineteen ere &s;he Married,</L>
<L>Yet e'ry day, I dare to &s;ay, &s;he thought a year &s;he tarried;</L>
<L>Though now my Nanny &s;he does advi&s;e</L>
<L>To live a &s;ingle life if &s;he means for to be wi&s;e:</L>
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<L>Yet Nanny never fear, I'll rid thee of that care,</L>
<L>For the burden of thy Maiden-head no longer thou &s;halt bear.</L>
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<L>But now thy only Mother does give her free Con&s;ent,</L>
<L>That you as length &s;hould Marry unto your hearts content:</L>
<L>Then Nanny take the minute, while thy mothers Humour's in it,</L>
<L>Lea&s;t like the wind &s;he change her mind, and then &s;he be agen it.</L>
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<L>Come then dear Nanny and go to bed,</L>
<L>I burn like Cole of Fire for want of being wed:</L>
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<L>Therefore you need not fear, I'll rid thee of that care,</L>
<L>For the burden of thy Maiden-head no longer thou &s;halt bear</L>
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<SPEAKER>NANNY'S Reply.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>But Francis, what if troubles &s;hould fall upon our head,</L>
<L>When we come to Hou&s;e-keeping after that we are wed:</L>
<L>Let it be well or ill, I'm re&s;olv'd to have my will,</L>
<L>And to morrow my Frank I'll be thine,</L>
<L>For we will go to church and be wedded all betime.</L>
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<L>So Maiden-head adieu, no more I'll think of you,</L>
<L>But other plea&s;ure out of mea&s;ure, which I have to do.</L>
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<L>But my deare&s;t Francis one que&s;tion I mu&s;t crave,</L>
<L>The fir&s;t night I am Married my Maiden-head to &s;ave;</L>
<L>'Tis a vow I lately tane, yet I value not the &s;ame;</L>
<L>I'll leave't to you, what are you do, for you are not to blame,</L>
<L>Come then let's to the Par&s;on away,</L>
<L>For this I do de&s;ign &s;hall be our wedding day.</L>
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<L>So Maiden-head adieu, no more I'll think of you.</L>
<L>But in the night much more delight there is I have to do.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Frank</SPEAKER>
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<L>Then Nanny here's my hand, and to Church I'll &s;traight with thee</L>
<L>And VVilliam and brisk Iohnny they &s;hall your bride-men be,</L>
<L>There's Katherine and &s;weet Betty, who both are likewi&s;e pritty,</L>
<L>VVill dance &amp; &s;ing, at night will fling the Stocking for to hit ye,</L>
<L>But why do I talk of &s;uch &s;port as this,</L>
<L>VVhen I &s;hall with them-farther that Nanny I may ki&s;s,</L>
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<L>Oh then my dear delight, I'll hug thee all the night,</L>
<L>And the burden of thy Maiden-head Girl &s;oon &s;hall take its flight</L>
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<L>With that brisk <HI>Nanny</HI> &s;miled, and turn'd her head a&s;ide,</L>
<L>For blu&s;hes, like to Ro&s;es, appeared in the bride:</L>
<L>but the morning drawing on then to church went e'ery one,</L>
<L>Since twas a fancy that dear <HI>Nancy</HI> &s;hould not lye alone:</L>
<L>And when the Par&s;on had done the trick,</L>
<L>The bride-men were for Garters, and likewi&s;e for a lick;</L>
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<L>And wi&s;ht her ioy good &s;tore, that &s;he might never more</L>
<L>Complain o'th burden, heavy burden as &s;he did before.</L>
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<L>VVhen Dinner it was over, and wine it went about,</L>
<L>VVith mu&s;ick and with dancing there was a heavy rout:</L>
<L>but when the day was &s;pent to each Gue&s;&s;es hearts content,</L>
<L>About ten at night, with much delight to bed the Couple went,</L>
<L>VVhere they were lo&s;t for to ea&s;e the Pain.</L>
<L>Of a burden, which young <HI>Nanny</HI> did oftentimes complain,</L>
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<L>but in the dead o'th<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> night, to Nannys hearts delight,</L>
<L>This burden of a Maiden-head from <HI>Nanny</HI> took its flight.</L>
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<P><HI>London: <HI>Printed by and for</HI> A. M. 1696.</HI></P>
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