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<HEAD>The Loving Lad, AND, The Coy La&s;&s;e. Or, a new Dialogue between two young Lovers.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<LG>
<L><HI>The Youth did love the Girle entirely well,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But &s;he (becau&s;e her beauty did excell,)</HI></L>
<L><HI>Seem'd nice and coy, as Virgins u&s;e to bee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And yet at la&s;t they both did well agree:</HI></L>
<L><HI>The match was fini&s;ht but on &s;uch condition,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That &s;he might fully know his di&s;po&s;ition</HI></L>
<L><HI>Therefore &s;he did injoyne him not to marry,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But for her &s;ake, full &s;even years &s;pace to tarry:</HI></L>
<L><HI>And then &s;he is re&s;olv'd (to end all &s;trife,)</HI></L>
<L><HI>She'l be his faithful, con&s;tant, loving Wife.</HI></L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, my father gave mee Hou&s;e and Land, or, the Young mans joy and the Maidens happine&s;&s;e.</OPENER>
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<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>ALl haile thou bright and bonny La&s;s,</L>
<L>my joy and onely &s;w&eacute;eting,</L>
<L>Good Fortune now hath Brought to pa&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>that w&eacute;e &s;hould have a m&eacute;eting,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>That &s;o I might behold thy face</L>
<L>and &s;peak my mind unto th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>And &s;ince here is a &s;itting place,</L>
<L>I do intend to wooe th&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For I long time have lov'd th&eacute;e well,</L>
<L>but yet I ne're did &s;how it,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e ind&eacute;ed the truth to tell,</L>
<L>I dur&s;t not let thee know it.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For fear thou &s;hould&s;t my love di&s;dain,</L>
<L>and &s;o in coyne&s;&s;e &s;hun m&eacute;e,</L>
<L>And not my per&s;on entertain,</L>
<L>which would have quite undone m&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But now I have more courage gain'd,</L>
<L>and am re&s;olv'd to try th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>For my affection is unfeign'd,</L>
<L>How can&s;t thou then deny m&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>I preth&eacute;e <HI>Will,</HI> be &s;oft and &s;w&eacute;et,</L>
<L>methinks you are too ha&s;ty,</L>
<L>O talke no more of wooing yet</L>
<L>For fear your Ma&s;ter ba&s;te ye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You are as yet a Prentice <HI>Will.</HI></L>
<L>then leave &s;uch fond adventures</L>
<L>And think not of a wife untill,</L>
<L>y'ave &s;erv'd out your inventures.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For why I think there's no time lo&s;t,</L>
<L>but you may longer tarry</L>
<L>Your age is twenty years at mo&s;t,</L>
<L>a little too young to marry.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then take my councel if you plea&s;e,</L>
<L>and re&s;t a while contented,</L>
<L>Forbear &s;uch ra&s;h attempts as the&s;e,</L>
<L>which oft times are repented,</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Ind&eacute;ed <HI>I</HI> wi&s;h <HI>I</HI> able were,</L>
<L>to follow your direction,</L>
<L>But little do&s;t thou know my Dear,</L>
<L>the &s;trength of my affection.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Love burns &s;o hot within my brea&s;t,</L>
<L>that if <HI>I</HI> &s;hould conceal it,</L>
<L>Be&s;ure 'twould never let m&eacute;e re&s;t,</L>
<L>untill <HI>I</HI> did reveal it,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For where true love the heart doth &s;way,</L>
<L>in any Loyal Lover</L>
<L>H&eacute;e cannot brook one w&eacute;eks delay,</L>
<L>but mu&s;t his mind di&s;cover.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>Therefore &s;w&eacute;et loving mi&s;tre&s;&s;e Jane</L>
<L>con&s;ider my condition,</L>
<L>My heart with love is almo&s;t &s;lain,</L>
<L>O! prove a kind Phy&s;itian,</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Fye, fye, thou art a flattering youth,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> do not like thy carriage,</L>
<L>Leave off &s;uch toyes for in good truth,</L>
<L>they will th&eacute;e quite di&s;parage,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Think it not &s;trange that <HI>I</HI> am coy,</L>
<L>or that <HI>I</HI> have deny'd th&eacute;e,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> never will affect a Boy,</L>
<L>what ever doth betide m&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Herein I do th&eacute;e not di&s;grace,</L>
<L>but &s;peak as't doth behove m&eacute;e,</L>
<L>For thou never had&s;t a manlike face,</L>
<L>therefore I cannot love thee.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Oh! my Dear that's a killing word,</L>
<L>I prethee henceforth forbear it,</L>
<L>And let thy &s;weet lips &s;ome comfort afford</L>
<L>&s;peak kindly that I may hear it.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI> prize thee more than Gold or Pearl,</L>
<L>thou art my onely Jewell,</L>
<L>Then prethee do not frown my Girle,</L>
<L>why &s;hould&s;t thou be &s;o cruel.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It thou continue&s;t to deny,</L>
<L>and thus in &s;corn to flight mee,</L>
<L>Then &s;urely <HI>I,</HI> for love mu&s;t dye,</L>
<L>Oh! do not &s;o require mee.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But if thou'lt grant mee love at la&s;t,</L>
<L>and yeild thy &s;elf unto mee,</L>
<L>My grief and &s;orrows which are pa&s;t,</L>
<L>us harme at all can doe mee,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For in thy love <HI>I</HI> &s;hall rejoyce,</L>
<L>even as it will behove mee,</L>
<L>And thou &s;halt find (my onely choice)</L>
<L>how dearly <HI>I</HI> do love thee.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>If that indeed your words be true,</L>
<L>and you do &s;o affect mee,</L>
<L>Grant this reque&s;t, and that will &s;hew,</L>
<L>how much you do re&s;pect m&eacute;e,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Live for my &s;ake a &s;ingle life,</L>
<L>untill &s;even years a are ended,</L>
<L>And then for to become your wife,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> fully am intended.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But if the &s;ame you do refu&s;e,</L>
<L>great cau&s;e <HI>I</HI> have to &s;u&s;pect you,</L>
<L>Another mate you may go chu&s;e,</L>
<L>for <HI>I</HI> will never affect you.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>My Dear, this is a difficult task,</L>
<L>and yet <HI>I</HI> tell thee truely,</L>
<L>Since thou art plea&s;'d the &s;ame to ask,</L>
<L>I will perform it duely,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Full &s;even years &s;pace, for thy &s;weet &s;ake</L>
<L>a Batchelor <HI>I</HI>'le tarry;</L>
<L>And eke all other Maids for &s;ake</L>
<L>with my True-love to marry.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now give mee leave to ki&s;&s;e thy hand,</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>my leave is quickly gained,</L>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man</SPEAKER>
<L>The &s;weete&s;t Damo&s;el in the Land,</L>
<L>at la&s;t <HI>I</HI> have obtained.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>London, Printed for F. Coles, M. Wright, T. Vere, &amp; W. Gilber&s;&s;on.</HI></P>
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