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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="poem">
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<HEAD>Shepherd's Ingenuity: <HI>OR,</HI> The Prai&s;e of the Green Gown,</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, The Two Entire Lovers.</OPENER>
<P><TEXT>
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<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<LG>
<L>Among&s;t the plea&s;ant &s;hady Bowers,</L>
<L>as I was pa&s;&s;ing on,</L>
<L>I &s;aw the &s;pringing Gra&s;s and Flowers,</L>
<L>was gently pre&s;s'd down;</L>
<L>Then &s;treight I thought unto my&s;elf,</L>
<L>whoever here has been,</L>
<L>I'm &s;ure &s;ome gentle Shepherde&s;s</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>hath gotten a Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Long may that Shepherde&s;s enjoy,</L>
<L>that plea&s;ant Robe of Love,</L>
<L>And eke the Swain that gave it her,</L>
<L>that he may con&s;tant prove;</L>
<L>For all the Robes that Ladies wear,</L>
<L>which ever I have &s;een,</L>
<L>Not one of them can now compare,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to the &s;weet Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Some for to gain their Ladies Love,</L>
<L>will give them Chains and Rings,</L>
<L>Some gives them Fans and Fancies too,</L>
<L>but the&s;e ate fooli&s;h things;</L>
<L>If you wou'd fain her Love obtain,</L>
<L>let this be your endeavour,</L>
<L>To give her a fair Gown of Green,</L>
<L>and then &s;he's yours for ever.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>When as my <HI>Celia</HI> fair and I,</L>
<L>did meet upon the Down,</L>
<L>Our &s;tudy only was to try,</L>
<L>to fit her in a Gown:</L>
<L>She found the fine&s;t fa&s;hion then,</L>
<L>as ever yet was &s;een;</L>
<L>She did become it pa&s;&s;ing well,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>'twas a fine Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Gown which I gave her of late,</L>
<L>was almo&s;t out of hue,</L>
<L>Therefore I re&s;olved &s;treight,</L>
<L>to make another new;</L>
<L>The Stuff lay ready then to cut,</L>
<L>the Board was tight and clean,</L>
<L>So to the work my hands I put.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to &s;hape this Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Arms K cla&s;ped round my Love,</L>
<L>to take the mea&s;ure true,</L>
<L>She fearing I would wanton prove,</L>
<L>then &s;treightways backwards drew:</L>
<L>With her &s;mall VVa&s;te I clo&s;ed fa&s;t,</L>
<L>as we two Twins had been,</L>
<L>She &s;trugling catch'd a fall at la&s;t,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to &s;hape this Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She asked me, is this the way</L>
<L>in &s;haping of a Gown?</L>
<L>Yes, if you'd have it neat and gay,</L>
<L>'its done by lying down,</L>
<L>And take your mea&s;ure hand&s;omely,</L>
<L>to make it &s;trait and e'en,</L>
<L>A lively po&s;ture of a Maid,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to &s;hape a Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I rais'd her from the tender Gra&s;s,</L>
<L>to view her noble Dre&s;s,</L>
<L>She thought her &s;elf a hand&s;ome La&s;s,</L>
<L>in troth I thought no le&s;s;</L>
<L>Her Beauty in this Robe did &s;hine,</L>
<L>more bright than Flora's Queen;</L>
<L>Now La&s;&s;es if you would be fine,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>put on the Gown of Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now all you little pretty Maids,</L>
<L>that covets to go brave,</L>
<L>Frequent the Meadows, Groves and Shade</L>
<L>where you tho&s;e Garbs may have;</L>
<L>VVen <HI>Flora's</HI> Cover<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">d &s;he &s;preads,</L>
<L>then <HI>Bridget, Kate</HI> and <HI>Jane,</HI></L>
<L>May change their &s;illy Maiden-heads,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>for curious Gowns of Green.</HI></L>
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<P><HI>Printed for</HI> P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, <HI>and</HI> J. Back.</P>
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