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<HEAD>The Country Lovers; OR, Wooing without Ceremony.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Being the Succe&s;sful Amours of <HI>Roger and Margaret.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">A mo&s;t Delightful New SONG.</HEAD>
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<L><HI>Hodge</HI> grieves to &s;ee his <HI>Peggy</HI> now grow Coy,</L>
<L>Whom he &s;o long e&s;teem'd his only Joy;</L>
<L>But 'twas, it &s;eems, a trick the Wench had got,</L>
<L>To try whether he lov'd or lov'd her not:</L>
<L>But finding that he did, &s;he thought it fit</L>
<L>To yield to him, (faith I commend her Wit.</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Hail to the Mirtle Shades.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>REmember the &s;tanding Corn,</L>
<L>remember the Hay-cock where I</L>
<L>So oft to <HI>Peggy</HI> have &s;worn,</L>
<L>that her I wou'd never deny:</L>
<L>O there we eat Chee&s;e-cakes &amp; Cream</L>
<L>and many another fine thing,</L>
<L>And there poor <HI>Hodge</HI> did dream</L>
<L>he fa&s;t to his <HI>Peggy</HI> did cling.</L>
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<L>But waking it was not &s;o,</L>
<L>for I was deceiv'd in my joy,</L>
<L>And <HI>Peggy</HI> did &s;till &s;ay no,</L>
<L>yea, and &s;eemed woundy Coy;</L>
<L>That &s;he'd not give one Leer,</L>
<L>though a Poppy Garland I made,</L>
<L>For to Crown my lovely dear,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t we did &s;it under the Shade.</L>
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<LG>
<L>O <HI>Cupid</HI> what do&s;t thou mean,</L>
<L>unle&s;s thou intend'&s;t for to kill,</L>
<L>A Lover quite and clean,</L>
<L>now force my <HI>Peggy</HI> to &s;mile:</L>
<L>That like unto the gay Ro&s;e,</L>
<L>(which upon yon Bu&s;h does hang)</L>
<L>She may a Blu&s;h di&s;clo&s;e,</L>
<L>and with me merrily gang.</L>
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<L>To &s;ee the Kids and Lambs,</L>
<L>frisk on the flowery plant,</L>
<L>And Blating to their Dams,</L>
<L>for want of the Teat complain:</L>
<L>To hear the Sky-Lark Sing,</L>
<L>and the Lapwing call her young,</L>
<L>O <HI>Peggy</HI> as fair as the Spring,</L>
<L>with <HI>Hodge</HI> wilt thou not gang?</L>
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<L>Alas I am undone,</L>
<L>if that thou do&s;t &s;ay me nay,</L>
<L>Woe's me I e're begun,</L>
<L>if <HI>Peggy</HI> does turn away:</L>
<L>O come my Nut-brown La&s;s,</L>
<L>and pitty thy Love &s;ick Swain,</L>
<L>Who to tumble in the Gra&s;s,</L>
<L>wou'd with thee now all &s;o fain.</L>
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<L>And help thee Milk thy Kine,</L>
<L>whil&s;t that he &s;ing thee a Song,</L>
<L>Sweet Bird if thou'&s;t be mine,</L>
<L>I'le plea&s;e thee all the night long:</L>
<L>And thou'&s;t &s;hall be my Queen,</L>
<L>whil&s;t <HI>Hodge</HI> he does con&s;tant prove</L>
<L>And dance with thee on the Green,</L>
<L>O then &s;weet <HI>Peggy</HI> come love.</L>
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<HEAD><HI>PEGGY</HI>'s An&s;wer to <HI>Hodges</HI>Complaint;</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
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<L>FOrgo your &s;orrow <HI>Hodge,</HI></L>
<L>let not my unkindne&s;s move,</L>
<L>I &s;eemed Coy but to dodge,</L>
<L>and thy Con&s;tancy for to prove:</L>
<L>But now I find thee true,</L>
<L>thou &s;halt no lo<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ger complain,</L>
<L>Nor &s;o mournfully Wooe,</L>
<L>for <HI>Peggy</HI> don't thee di&s;dain,</L>
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<L>But freely thou may'&s;t Ki&s;s,</L>
<L>and if thou'&s;t do &s;omething more,</L>
<L>Do not neglect thy Bli&s;s,</L>
<L>but gang to yon &s;hady Bower:</L>
<L>For I can't be unkind,</L>
<L>to <HI>Hodge</HI> who&s;e fine treat of Cream</L>
<L>And Strawherries do &s;o bind,</L>
<L>that <HI>Peggy</HI> mu&s;t ever e&s;teem.</L>
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<LG>
<L>I've heard my Grannum &s;ay,</L>
<L>that Maidens &s;hould ba&s;hful be,</L>
<L>Once and again &s;ay nay,</L>
<L>before they to Wed agree:</L>
<L>And now my Grannums Will,</L>
<L>thy <HI>Peggy</HI> &s;he has obey'd,</L>
<L>She mu&s;t her own fulfill,</L>
<L>which <HI>Hodge</HI> is thy Bride to be made</L>
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<LG>
<L>At this began <HI>Hodge</HI> to &s;mile,</L>
<L>and <HI>Peggy</HI> Clip'd in his Arms,</L>
<L>Where &s;weetly Ki&s;&s;ng a while,</L>
<L>&s;he conquer'd &s;o with her Charms,</L>
<L>That <HI>Hodge</HI> could not forbear,</L>
<L>but to the next Shade they went,</L>
<L>Where he down did lay her,</L>
<L>and gave her her hearts content.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>P Brooksby,</HI> at the Golden-Ball, near the <HI>Hospi|tal. Gate,</HI> in <HI>We&s;t-Smithfield.</HI></P>
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