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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Con&s;tant Country-Man.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Or, A Loving Dialogue between hone&s;t <HI>Thomas</HI> and his True-Love <HI>Nancy.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Tune is, <HI>Woman Warrier.</HI></OPENER>
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<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>PRitty <HI>Nancy</HI> my love,</L>
<L>I adore thee above</L>
<L>All La&s;&s;es that e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ver I courted,</L>
<L>For thy bright &s;hining eyes</L>
<L>Does my &s;en&s;es &s;urprize,</L>
<L>And thy glory, thy glory, I long have reported.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>Nay, but <HI>Thomas,</HI> &s;he cry'd,</L>
<L>Then it &s;eems you have try'd</L>
<L>Young Maids, having fla-a-a-a-a-a-a-tered many,</L>
<L>Which di&s;covers that you</L>
<L>Are both fal&s;e and untrue;</L>
<L>And will never, will never, be faithful to any.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>I mu&s;t needs &s;peak the truth,</L>
<L>In the days of my Youth,</L>
<L>With Dam&s;els I th-e-e-e-e-e-e-en took my plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>But I'm now wi&s;er grown,</L>
<L>And I love thee alone,</L>
<L>O, I love thee, I love thee, my dear out of mea&s;ure,</L>
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<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>Men are crafty when young,</L>
<L>With a flattering tongue,</L>
<L>They commonly &s;tr-i-i-i-i-i-ive to deceive us,</L>
<L>When our hearts they have won,</L>
<L>To another they run,</L>
<L>Thus ungrateful, ungrateful, young Batchelors leave us</L>
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<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>They are more than unkind,</L>
<L>That can be of that mind,</L>
<L>But for mine own pa-a-a-a-a-a-art I am loyal.</L>
<L>As a Token, I bring</L>
<L>Thee a delicate Ring,</L>
<L><HI>Nancy</HI> therefore, O therefore, make no more denyal.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>Nay, your Ring you may keep,</L>
<L>Who have caus'd Maids to weep,</L>
<L>For my part I'm lo-o-o-o-o-oth to receive it,</L>
<L>You have long us'd the Trade</L>
<L>Of deceiving each Maid,</L>
<L>And I'm fearful, I'm fearful you never will leave it.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>Loyal love, I declare,</L>
<L>And mo&s;t &s;olemnly &s;wear,</L>
<L>No Creature now l-i-i-i-i-i-iving &s;hall &s;ever</L>
<L>My dear Iewel and I,</L>
<L>Then my Suit don't deny,</L>
<L>For I love thee, I love thee, I love thee for ever.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>Was I certain that you</L>
<L>Would be loyal and true,</L>
<L>My heart I would &s;tr-a-a-a-a-a-aightways &s;urrender,</L>
<L>And a promi&s;e I'd give,</L>
<L>That as long as I live,</L>
<L>I would honour, I'd honour, and love my pretender.</L>
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<SP>
<SPEAKER>Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>Love, I vow and prote&s;t,</L>
<L>As I hope to be ble&s;t,</L>
<L>I never inte-e-e-e-e-e-nd to deceive thee,</L>
<L>But will love thee as life,</L>
<L>And thou &s;halt be my Wife,</L>
<L>As a Iewel, a Iewel, or Pearl I'll receive thee.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Maid.</SPEAKER>
<L>By the Powers above,</L>
<L>I beiieve thee my love,</L>
<L>Therefore I my F-a-a-a-a-a-avours am &s;howing,</L>
<L>Here is hand, heart and all,</L>
<L>In thy Arms do I fall,</L>
<L>Where a Million, a Million of Plea&s;ures are flowing.</L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare,</HI> and <HI>I. Back.</HI></P>
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