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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>Have-at a Venture.</HEAD>
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<L>The Charms of love &s;o powerful are,</L>
<L>What mortal can with&s;tand,</L>
<L>Or, who can &s;ay oppo&s;e they dare</L>
<L>Where <HI>Cupid</HI> bears command,</L>
<L>This Dam&s;el quickly &s;he did yield</L>
<L>The young&s;ters skill to try,</L>
<L>The twinkling Archer won the Field,</L>
<L>And then &s;he down did lye.</L>
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<OPENER>Tune of, Hey boys up go we.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L><HI>A</HI> Countrey Lad and bonny La&s;s</L>
<L>they did together meet,</L>
<L>And as they did together pa&s;s</L>
<L>thus he began to greet:</L>
<L>What I do &s;ay I pray mind well,</L>
<L>and thus I do begin:</L>
<L>If you would have your Belly &s;well</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Hold up, and I'l put in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh! Sir, (quoth &s;he) I love the &s;po<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t,</L>
<L>yet am afraid to try,</L>
<L>And for your love I thank you for't,</L>
<L>find but conveniency:</L>
<L>My mind I'le tell you by and by,</L>
<L>your love my heart doth win,</L>
<L>And pre&s;ently I down will lie,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Oh! then Boy put it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He cla&s;p'd this Dam&s;el round the wa&s;te,</L>
<L>and &s;oftly laid her down,</L>
<L>Yea, wantonly he her imbrac'd</L>
<L>and her delights did Crown:</L>
<L>Thru&s;t home (quoth &s;he) my brisk young Lad,</L>
<L>'tis but a venial &s;in,</L>
<L>For I &s;hould &s;oon have run quite mad</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>had you not put it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The &s;port he did &s;o clo&s;e pur&s;ue</L>
<L>that he was quickly tired,</L>
<L>But when he did her beauty view</L>
<L>his heart again was fired:</L>
<L>He came on with &s;uch fre&s;h &s;upplies,</L>
<L>he did her favour win,</L>
<L>And finding Babies in her eyes,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>he bravly thru&s;t it in.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>What plea&s;ure is there like to this,</L>
<L>this Dam&s;el then did cry,</L>
<L>I've heard them talk of lovers bli&s;s,</L>
<L>Oh! what a foole was I</L>
<L>So long to live a maid, e're I</L>
<L>did this &s;ame &s;port begin;</L>
<L>This death I now could freely dye:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I prithee thru&s;t it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She held this Young&s;ter to his task</L>
<L>till he began to blow;</L>
<L>Then at the la&s;t he leave did ask</L>
<L>and &s;o &s;he let him go:</L>
<L>Then down he panting lay a while,</L>
<L>and rouzing up agen</L>
<L>She charm'd him with a lovely &s;mile,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>again to put it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To work he went mo&s;t earne&s;tly,</L>
<L>her fancy to fulfill;</L>
<L>Till at the la&s;t &s;he loud did cry,</L>
<L>I do't with &s;uch good will,</L>
<L>I plea&s;ure feele in e'ry Vein;</L>
<L>my joys do now begin,</L>
<L>Oh Deare&s;t quickly to't again,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and &s;toutly thru&s;t it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She &s;eem'd at la&s;t to be content,</L>
<L>and glad at heart was he,</L>
<L>His Youthful &s;trength was almo&s;t &s;pent,</L>
<L>&s;o brisk a La&s;s was &s;he:</L>
<L>He vow'd he never was &s;o match'd,</L>
<L>nor ne'r &s;hall be agen:</L>
<L>And for that time they both di&s;patch'd,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>though he had put it in.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>But when &s;he from him parted was</L>
<L>thus &s;he began to cry,</L>
<L>Was ever any wanton La&s;s</L>
<L>in &s;uch a ca&s;e as I:</L>
<L>He that hath got my Maiden-head</L>
<L>I ne'r &s;hall &s;ee again,</L>
<L>And now my heart is almo&s;t dead,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to think he put it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But yet it had the &s;weete&s;t ta&s;te</L>
<L>that ever mortal knew,</L>
<L>Our time we did not vainly wa&s;te,</L>
<L>believe me this is true:</L>
<L>Should I e're &s;ee my bonny Lad,</L>
<L>I'd venture once again,</L>
<L>And let the world account me mad,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>again I'le put it in.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for J. Wright, J. Clark, W Thackery <HI>and</HI> T. Pa&s;&s;enge.</P>
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