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<DATE>2008-11-02</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080921.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The bad Husbands Reformation, OR, The Ale-Wives daily Deceit.</HEAD>
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<L>If thou in Folly thus proceed,</L>
<L>what e're you Earn to &s;pend;</L>
<L>When thou art in the greate&s;t need,</L>
<L>one Groat they will not lend.</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>My Life and my Death;</HI> Or, <HI>The poor mans Coun&s;ellour.</HI></OPENER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="license">
<P>This may be Printed,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>R. P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI> Was a bad Husband, that had a good Trade,</L>
<L>But I of the &s;ame &s;uch ill profit have made,</L>
<L>By taking my plea&s;ure in folly &s;o large,</L>
<L>I &s;eldom or never took care of my Charge:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>This cau&s;ed much &s;orrow and grief to my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But now I'm re&s;olved to lead a new Life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>While I run to ruin, &s;he would me advi&s;e,</L>
<L>With tender expre&s;&s;ions, and tears in her eyes,</L>
<L>If thou wilt be ruled, I then will contrive,</L>
<L>To do my endeavour in order to thrive:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Still I ne'r regarded the words of my Wife&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Yet now, I'm re&s;olved to lead a new Life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Your jovial Companions and Ale-wives, you'l find,</L>
<L>When you are in trouble will prove mo&s;t unkind;</L>
<L>They'l laugh at your folly, and &s;light you like dirt,</L>
<L>You'l find what I tell you is not for your hurt;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>In &s;corn I di&s;dain'd to be rul'd by my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But now <HI>I</HI>'m re&s;olved to lead a new Life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>While I took my plea&s;ure I'de ramble and roame,</L>
<L>And never delighted to come to my home;</L>
<L>In Gaming and Drinking I wa&s;ted my &s;trength,</L>
<L>Till I was reduced to &s;orrow at length;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And then I remembred the words of my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Re&s;olving therefore for to lead a new Life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>While I in Extravagant cour&s;es run on,</L>
<L>The Ale-wiFe would call me a right hone&s;t Man,</L>
<L>As long as I labour'd and brought it her all,</L>
<L>As likewi&s;e for Liquor mo&s;t freely would call;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>She would take my part then again&s;t my poor Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But now I re&s;olve for to lead a new life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At length I did chance to be out of Imploy,</L>
<L>And my Wife &s;ore &s;ick, I, and likely to dye;</L>
<L>And I having nothing in time of di&s;tre&s;s,</L>
<L>My grief, care and &s;orrow, was great, you may gue&s;s:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Becau&s;e I had nothing to nouri&s;h my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But now I'm re&s;olved to lead a new life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Away to my Ho&s;tis I went with all &s;peed,</L>
<L>In hopes for to borrow a Crown in my need;</L>
<L>And when I had told her my &s;orrowful Tale,</L>
<L>It was but in vain, for I could not prevail,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>In borrowing a Te&s;ter to comfort my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Therefore <HI>I</HI> re&s;olved to lead a new life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tho' then I had told her the depth of my grief,</L>
<L>She would not afford me the lea&s;t of relief;</L>
<L>Her words was &s;o killing when to me &s;he &s;poke,</L>
<L>I thought in my &s;orrows, my heart would have broke</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then, then I remembred the words of my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And therefore re&s;olved to lead a new life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now ju&s;t as I was at the point of di&s;pair,</L>
<L>Wrapt in tho&s;e troubles of &s;orrows and care;</L>
<L>Behold how good Providence then did provide,</L>
<L>I got into Labour, whereon I rely'd;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>To bring in a daily &s;upply to my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And likewi&s;e re&s;olved to lead a new life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And this did my grief and my troubles expell,</L>
<L>My Wife &s;he recover'd, and all things went well,</L>
<L>Now Love, Peace, and Plenty, does daily abound,</L>
<L>I ne'r will forget how my Ho&s;tis &s;he frown'd;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>What ever I earn i'le bring home to my Wife,</HI></L>
<L><HI>As being re&s;olved to lead a new Life.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>Printed for</HI> P. Brooksby, <HI>at the</HI> Golden-Ball <HI>in</HI> Pye-Corner, <HI>near</HI> We&s;t-Smithfield.</P>
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