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<DATE>2008-11-05</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Country-mans care in choo&s;ing a Wife: OR, <HI>A young Batchelor hard to be plea&s;ed.</HI></HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>A Wife he'l have, yet will be &s;ure to chu&s;e</L>
<L>One that he loves, the re&s;t he doth refu&s;e;</L>
<L>And many &s;orts of Maids, he by hath pa&s;t,</L>
<L>Being all unfit for him; until at la&s;t</L>
<L>Upon a Farmers Daughter he doth pitch,</L>
<L>That's a good Huswife, vertuous, neat, and rich.</L>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>I'le have one I love, &amp;c.</HI> Or, <HI>The Yellow-hair'd Laddy.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI> Am a brisk Young&s;ter,</L>
<L>and fain would be Wed;</L>
<L>And have a good Wife</L>
<L>for to plea&s;e me in Bed;</L>
<L>But I fear that in chu&s;ing,</L>
<L>they &s;hould me beguile:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then i'le have one I love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>though I live the le&s;s while.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I'le not have a Girl that</L>
<L>is bred at the Court;</L>
<L>For fear &s;he be given</L>
<L>to wanton and &s;port;</L>
<L>On every Gallant</L>
<L>&s;he's apt for to &s;mile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Citizens Daughter</L>
<L>I dare not to take:</L>
<L>The &s;teps of her Mother</L>
<L>&s;he'l never for&s;ake:</L>
<L>She'l make me look out,</L>
<L>you may &s;&eacute;e them a mile:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>No maker of Buttons,</L>
<L>nor yet of Bone-lace;</L>
<L>Shall e're be my love,</L>
<L>though I dye on the place;</L>
<L>Although they do mince it,</L>
<L>and &s;imper and &s;mile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet i'le have one I love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>though I live the le&s;s while,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>My Ho&s;te&s;&s;es Daughter,</L>
<L>&s;he mu&s;t be deny'd;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that I fear</L>
<L>&s;he hath often b&eacute;en try'd;</L>
<L>Be &s;ure &s;he would fit me</L>
<L>at Hedge, or at Stile,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But i'le have one I love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>though I live the le&s;s while,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She that hath much Suitors,</L>
<L>and's loath to be won;</L>
<L>And many a Young-man</L>
<L>&s;he perhaps hath undone.</L>
<L>It is not her cunning</L>
<L>that &s;hall me beguile:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>For i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Wench that's imperious,</L>
<L>and &s;trives for to rule;</L>
<L>If that I &s;hould take her,</L>
<L>you'd count me a Fool:</L>
<L>She wou'd make my Noddle</L>
<L>as &s;ore as a Bile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And &s;he that is proud,</L>
<L>and hath nought to begin;</L>
<L>I would not for &s;uch a one</L>
<L>give a Sl&eacute;eves Pin;</L>
<L>As &s;oon as a better,</L>
<L>my Bed &s;he'l defile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I'le not have a Cook-Maid,</L>
<L>for &s;he is too black;</L>
<L>And when &s;he doth &s;weat,</L>
<L>her Smock &s;ticks to her Back</L>
<L>She'l &s;cold, and &s;he'l brawl,</L>
<L>you may hear her a mile:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The La&s;s that is fair,</L>
<L>to be &s;ure &s;he is proud;</L>
<L>And &s;he that is little,</L>
<L>you know &s;he is loud;</L>
<L>Again&s;t a good Husband,</L>
<L>they'r apt to revile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But now for to tell you</L>
<L>the depth of my mind;</L>
<L>A Rich Farmers Daughter,</L>
<L>I have in the Wind;</L>
<L>For her I will Ride,</L>
<L>if it be forty mile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And i'le have, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>'Tis &s;he is my Berry,</L>
<L>my Dear and delight;</L>
<L>Who hath my affection,</L>
<L>by day and by night:</L>
<L>To her I will go,</L>
<L>and i'le make her to &s;mile;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>For i'le have my own Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>though I live the le&s;s while.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
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