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<HEAD><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 span"> and the Maids Happine&s;s. OR, A pretty Dialogue, between two amorous Lovers.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>The Young-man Woo'd the Damo&s;el fair,</L>
<L>and &s;oon obtain'd her faivour,</L>
<L>So they became a loving pair,</L>
<L>twas fit that he &s;hould have her.</L>
<L>For now they &s;weetly do agree;</L>
<L>their minds in nothing vary,</L>
<L>But <HI>Thomas</HI> vows hee'l con&s;tant bee,</L>
<L>unto his pretty <HI>Mary.</HI></L>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>My Father gave mee Hou&s;e and Land.</HI></OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
</FIGURE></P>
<LG>
<L>AS lately I to take the fre&s;h Air;</L>
<L>within the fields was walking,</L>
<L>There did I e&s;pie a Damo&s;el fair,</L>
<L>that with a brave Lad was talking.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She was ind&eacute;ed a lovely La&s;s,</L>
<L>I never &s;aw a &s;weeter;</L>
<L>And he a gallant young Man was,</L>
<L>who with the&s;e kind words did greet her.</L>
</LG>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Come hither to me my Amorous Girl,</L>
<L>for dearly I do love th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Thy per&s;on is far more precious than Pearl</L>
<L>and I pri&s;e no one above th&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O! therefore be not coy my dear,</L>
<L>thou ha&s;t no cau&s;e to fly me.</L>
<L>Ile do thee no harm, thou n&eacute;ed&s;t not fear</L>
<L>then preth&eacute;e Love &s;it down by me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And if my &s;uit thou wilt but own,</L>
<L>my mind I will di&s;cover,</L>
<L>And it &s;hall plainly be made known,</L>
<L>that I am thy unfeigned Lover.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Hands off good Sir pray let me be gone</L>
<L>to me you are but a &s;tranger,</L>
<L>And if I &s;hould tarry with you all alone,</L>
<L>I fear it would breed much danger.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But if you really be my friend,</L>
<L>and mean no harm to do me;</L>
<L>Pray tell me quickly to what end,</L>
<L>you have &s;poken the&s;e words unto me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For certainly until that I,</L>
<L>by chance came lately hither,</L>
<L>In any p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">ace or company,</L>
<L>we two were never together.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>'Tis true my Dear, I mu&s;t confe&s;s,</L>
<L>thou &s;peake&s;t but what is rea&s;on,</L>
<L>For I never had the happine&s;s,</L>
<L>to &s;ee th&eacute;e before this &s;ea&s;on.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yet I have heard much of thy worth,</L>
<L>by many a true relation,</L>
<L>Thy name exc&eacute;edingly is &s;et forth,</L>
<L>with prai&s;e and commendation.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For in that precious brea&s;t of thine,</L>
<L>&s;uch Vertues rare are dwelling,</L>
<L>Thy per&s;on &s;eems to be divine,</L>
<L>all other far excelling.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thy Beauty it doth &s;hine mo&s;t clea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">,</L>
<L>and &s;o comely is thy Feature,</L>
<L>That thou art admired far and near,</L>
<L>to be a mo&s;t p&eacute;erle&s;s Creature.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thy courte&s;ie to all appears,</L>
<L>and thou ha&s;te a mo&s;t lovely Carriage,</L>
<L>O! that to rid me of all fears,</L>
<L>thou wert joyn'd with me in Marriage</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For therefore 'tis that hither I come,</L>
<L>to do my be&s;t endeavour,</L>
<L>Re&s;olving never more to go home,</L>
<L>until I have gain'd thy favour.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
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<LG>
<L>THen preth&eacute;e love let me know thy mind</L>
<L>&s;wet let my &s;peeches move th&eacute;e</L>
<L>And let my &s;uit acceptance find,</L>
<L>for dearly I do love th&eacute;e</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Your prai&s;es are far above my de&s;ert,</L>
<L>yet I humbly thank you for them,</L>
<L>If that they proc&eacute;ed from a faithful heart,</L>
<L>for otherwi&s;e I do abhor them.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But though your words &amp; &s;p&eacute;eches be fair,</L>
<L>and your tongue runs very nimble,</L>
<L>Yet well it behoves me to have a care,</L>
<L>for young men they will di&s;&s;em<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">le.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>O do not think that I flatter my <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L>but put me unto the tryal,</L>
<L>A faithful mind I ever did b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">ar,</L>
<L>and my heart unto thee is loyal.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I would not fal&s;ifye my words,</L>
<L>nor alter my affections,</L>
<L>For all the wealth that the world affords</L>
<L>for I hate &s;uch unworthy actions,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My love is wholly fixt on th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>my mind &s;hall never vary,</L>
<L>But I will alwayes con&s;tant be,</L>
<L>unty my lovely <HI>Mary.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e Love let me know thy mind,</L>
<L>&s;w&eacute;et let my &s;peeches move thee,</L>
<L>And let my &s;uit acceptance find,</L>
<L>for dearly I do love thee.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Sweet &s;ir I perceive by what you &s;ay,</L>
<L>you have a de&s;ire to Marry,</L>
<L>Yet let me be well advis'd I pray,</L>
<L>for fear that I &s;hould mi&s;cary.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Such charges goes to a married Life,</L>
<L>as are not ea&s;ily gained,</L>
<L>And if that I &s;hould become your wife,</L>
<L>pray how &s;hall I be maintained.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>I that my Dear, be all thou do&s;t fear,</L>
<L>the matter will &s;oon be decided;</L>
<L>For I have five hundred pounds a year,</L>
<L>then am not I well provided,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When ever thou wants either &s;ilver or gold,</L>
<L>if that thou do&s;t but crave it,</L>
<L>Though it be as much as thy Apron will hold,</L>
<L>yet thou &s;halt quickly have it.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then prethee Love let me know thy mind</L>
<L>&s;weet let my &s;peeches move thee,</L>
<L>And let my &s;uit acceptance find,</L>
<L>for dearly I do love thes.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>Why then &s;weet Sir, to you I yield,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters">hout any more denial,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> kind reque&s;t &s;hall be fulfill'd,</L>
<L>and I hope you will be loyal.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Therefore appoint our Wedding day,</L>
<L>that as we our troth have plighted,</L>
<L>Even &s;o we may, without farther dela<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>be unto each other united.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>How plea&s;ant is my true Loves voice,</L>
<L>like Mu&s;ick &s;weet it &s;oundeth,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e thou ha&s;t confirm'd my choice,</L>
<L>my heart with joy aboundeth</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Here take my hand thou pretty one,</L>
<L>who ha&s;t my heart already,</L>
<L>I'le con&s;tant be to thee alone,</L>
<L>my love it is firm and &s;teady.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And &s;ince thou with me, &s;o well do&s;t agre<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>my pretty amorous Lady,</L>
<L>Our Nuptial Rites perform'd &s;hall be,</L>
<L>with as much &s;peed as may be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then will I &s;trive to plea&s;e my Love,</L>
<L>and an&s;wer all her wi&s;hes,</L>
<L>And eke imbrace my Turtle-dove,</L>
<L>with thou&s;ands of &s;weet ki&s;&s;es.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So &s;hall we live in true content,</L>
<L>and never be offended,</L>
<L>But &s;pend our days in merryment,</L>
<L>until our lives are ended.</L>
</LG>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>F. Coles, T. Vere,</HI> and <HI>J. Wright.</HI></P>
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