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<HEAD>The Nevv Way of Marriage.</HEAD>
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<HEAD>OR, <HI>A Plea&s;ant Contract between</HI> John <HI>and</HI> Kate.</HEAD>
<L>Marriage that &s;imple Contract &s;till doth bind,</L>
<L>And mittigate the freedom of the mind:</L>
<L><HI>Kate</HI> for prevention of that endle&s;s &s;trife,</L>
<L>Will be a Mi&s;tris rather then a Wife.</L>
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<OPENER>To a Plea&s;ant New Tune.</OPENER>
<P><HI>With Allownace.</HI></P>
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<SPEAKER>John.</SPEAKER>
<L>DEare&s;t do,</L>
<L>You ea&s;ily may,</L>
<L>The place is agreeing to't,</L>
<L>And no one can &s;ee us do't</L>
<L>then don't delay:</L>
<L>The torment is &s;o great,</L>
<L>that I endure;</L>
<L>That you mu&s;t immediately</L>
<L>kill or cure:</L>
<L>For time admits of no demurr,</L>
<L>in &s;uch a ca&s;e as this:</L>
<L>I'd erather dye,</L>
<L>Then be &s;o nigh,</L>
<L>and not reap bli&s;s.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Kate.</SPEAKER>
<L>O kind <HI>John,</HI></L>
<L>why &s;o fa&s;t?</L>
<L>Yet for all this clatter,</L>
<L>I know no &s;uch matter,</L>
<L>there's no ha&s;t:</L>
<L>I'm not at lei&s;ure yet</L>
<L>to be undone,</L>
<L>Though you langui&s;h</L>
<L>Still in pain,</L>
<L>and make moan:</L>
<L>Let the Par&s;on &s;peak &s;ome words,</L>
<L>and we &s;hall &s;oon agree;</L>
<L>For my mind is to be kind,</L>
<L>onely to thee.</L>
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<SPEAKER>John.</SPEAKER>
<L>DEare&s;t Love,</L>
<L>Think what you &s;ay,</L>
<L>If once the Par&s;on prove it,</L>
<L>You never can remove it,</L>
<L>night nor day.</L>
<L>Marriage is a tye,</L>
<L>does fools confine,</L>
<L>They no &s;ooner enter in,</L>
<L>but repine:</L>
<L>Then who would feed</L>
<L>In one poor Di&s;h,</L>
<L>and that unwhol&s;ome dre&s;t:</L>
<L>When he is &s;ure,</L>
<L>Ha can procure,</L>
<L>a nobler Fea&s;t?</L>
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<L>Then dear <HI>Kate,</HI></L>
<L>my only joy;</L>
<L>I have a way more ea&s;ie,</L>
<L>And that I know will plea&s;e thee,</L>
<L>mark what I &s;ay:</L>
<L>We will the modi&s;h way</L>
<L>of love pur&s;ue,</L>
<L>Love and lye without a tye,</L>
<L>yet &s;till be true.</L>
<L>Thus in each others joys will we</L>
<L>receive the rapting bli&s;s,</L>
<L>And this &s;hall all the contract be,</L>
<L>&s;eal'd with a ki&s;s.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Kate.</SPEAKER>
<L>But dear <HI>John,</HI></L>
<L>it is well known,</L>
<L>Young-men their love doth la&s;t</L>
<L>No longer then the plea&s;ure's pa&s;t,</L>
<L>ans &s;o be gone.</L>
<L>Therefore if you mean with me,</L>
<L>to ea&s;e your mind:</L>
<L>To this you mu&s;t immediately</L>
<L>be confin'd.</L>
<L>That you on none but me do build,</L>
<L>your faith and love alone:</L>
<L>Then I will thus enviting yield,</L>
<L>come dear <HI>John.</HI></L>
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<SPEAKER>John.</SPEAKER>
<L>Deare&s;t &s;ince</L>
<L>you thus comply,</L>
<L>I plight my faith in tru&s;t,</L>
<L>And to it will be ju&s;t,</L>
<L>until I dye:</L>
<L>My fancy &s;hall no more</L>
<L>a roving flye,</L>
<L>But to thee I con&s;tantly</L>
<L>my &s;elf will tye:</L>
<L>Till we have acted what we meant,</L>
<L>and clay'd each others heart,</L>
<L>Then as we came, with joynt con&s;ent,</L>
<L>we'l ki&s;s and part.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Kate.</SPEAKER>
<L>Well kind <HI>John,</HI></L>
<L>my love you have won,</L>
<L>I like this indefferent well,</L>
<L>When either with enjoyment &s;well,</L>
<L>to &s;tay, or be gone.</L>
<L>Then don't with Court&s;hip &s;ue,</L>
<L>you've gain'd the field,</L>
<L>But to plea&s;ure pay it's due,</L>
<L>I freely yield.</L>
<L>Being thus agreed, they went away</L>
<L>all &s;orrow to remove:</L>
<L>Within each other to enjoy,</L>
<L>the &s;weets of Love.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>Printed for P. Prooksby, at the G. Ball, in We&s;t-&s;mith-field.</HI></P>
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