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<HEAD>The Politick Countreyman.</HEAD>
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<P>Plainly &s;etting forth the many misfortunes of tho&s;e men who have mi&s;t of their aims in choo&s;ing a wife, al&s;o di&s;covering the va&s;t difference be|tween the <HI>London</HI> Mi&s;tri&s;&s;es and the Country Dames.</P>
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<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>Hey boys up go we,</HI> Or, <HI>Jenny Gin.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>SInce Women they are grown &s;o bad</L>
<L>I'le lead a &s;ingle life,</L>
<L>Not one in ten there's to be had</L>
<L>will make a careful wife:</L>
<L>Therefore I think 'tis be&s;t for me</L>
<L>&s;ingle for to remain,</L>
<L>For &s;ome are bound and would be free,</L>
<L>but wi&s;hes are in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>One man he hath a &s;colding wife,</L>
<L>that ne'r will quiet be;</L>
<L>But wearies him out of his life:</L>
<L>oh! what ill luck had he</L>
<L>To marry one who&s;e wicked tongue</L>
<L>doth cau&s;e him to complain,</L>
<L>But knows not how to ea&s;e his wrong</L>
<L>&s;ince mourning is <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">n vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Another hath a drunken wife</L>
<L>that &s;pends all &s;he comes near,</L>
<L>And drunkenne&s;s oft breedeth &s;trife,</L>
<L>it plainly doth aprear:</L>
<L>And let him chide her all he can,</L>
<L>a Sott &s;he will remain,</L>
<L>And he cannot be freed again,</L>
<L>all vexing is in vain.</L>
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<L>Another hath a wanton one,</L>
<L>who&s;e lu&s;t he can't &s;uffice;</L>
<L>And good men are too oft undone</L>
<L>by &s;uch, who&s;e rouling eyes</L>
<L>On all men gaze; as if they could</L>
<L>by looks their wills obtain,</L>
<L>And never will do what they &s;hould:</L>
<L>good Coun&s;el is in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Another hath an idle pack</L>
<L>that will not get her Bread,</L>
<L>Nor keep good Clothes upon her back,</L>
<L>but loves to lie in bed:</L>
<L>Good Coun&s;el &s;he doth &s;till refu&s;e,</L>
<L>reproof &s;he doth disdain,</L>
<L>Her friends &s;he &s;trangely will abu&s;e</L>
<L>that checks her, though in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>But he that with a Slut doth meet</L>
<L>hath the wor&s;t luck of all,</L>
<L>She &s;tinks as &s;he doth walk the &s;treet,</L>
<L>her na&s;ty bea&s;t they call:</L>
<L>And if you &s;trive to make her neat,</L>
<L>then will &s;he &s;cold amain;</L>
<L>That with her you dare hardly eat,</L>
<L>to help this 'tis in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Then you that have good careful wives</L>
<L>e&s;teem them as a prize,</L>
<L>Tender them as you do your lives,</L>
<L>or Apples of your eyes:</L>
<L>For it a certain Trea&s;ure proves,</L>
<L>and love will there remain,</L>
<L>There's nothing that their love removes;</L>
<L>all &s;trivings are in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Oh! give to me the Countrey la&s;s</L>
<L>that loves the Milking-paile,</L>
<L>For &s;he'l be con&s;tant, and alas!</L>
<L>nought can with her prevail:</L>
<L>She loves the man that drives the Plow,</L>
<L>and &s;ometimes &s;owes the grain,</L>
<L>He that to her doth make a vow</L>
<L>his love is not in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The lu&s;ty lad that &s;toutly Mows,</L>
<L>he loves the Dayry maid;</L>
<L>She's con&s;tant, where&s;oe're &s;he goes</L>
<L>no wantonne&s;s is played:</L>
<L>All loo&s;ene&s;s &s;he doth clear de&s;pi&s;e.</L>
<L>and loo&s;ene&s;s doth disdain,</L>
<L>The Plowman &s;he doth Idolize,</L>
<L>&s;he loves, but not in vain.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Now to conclude, and &s;peak my mind,</L>
<L>pray count it not a je&s;t;</L>
<L>Ob&s;erve, and you &s;hall clearly find</L>
<L>a Countrey la&s;s is be&s;t:</L>
<L>For &s;he is clear, without deceit,</L>
<L>and con&s;tant will remain;</L>
<L>He that with &s;uch a girle doth meet</L>
<L>his love is not in vain.</L>
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<P>Printed, for J. Wright, J Clark, W. Thackery, and T. Pa&s;&s;enger.</P>
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