Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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FEMALE PEDLAR. |
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FEMALE PEDLAR.
Greet, ye merry good lads and kind lasses,
A Pedlar in petticoats I;
My stock every other surpasses,
Then pull out your purses and buy.
Lads, your sweethearts to treat never tarry;
Here are ribbands to forward Love's plot,
For you know very well if you marry,
You must tie the true lover's knot.
Fal, &c.
A Pedlar in petticoats I;
My stock every other surpasses,
Then pull out your purses and buy.
Lads, your sweethearts to treat never tarry;
Here are ribbands to forward Love's plot,
For you know very well if you marry,
You must tie the true lover's knot.
Fal, &c.
Ladies, here are pins, laces, and lockets,
To adorn you—to please your good men;
And bottles to wear in your pockets,
Should you love a sly drop now and then;
Here are combs, gentlemen, worth all praises,
Here, buy 'em to better your lives,
For with these you may comb your own jaises,
Which often get comb'd by your wives.
Fal, &c.
To adorn you—to please your good men;
And bottles to wear in your pockets,
Should you love a sly drop now and then;
Here are combs, gentlemen, worth all praises,
Here, buy 'em to better your lives,
For with these you may comb your own jaises,
Which often get comb'd by your wives.
Fal, &c.
Here's a wire-jack would roast a good capon,
A sailor of sound heart of oak;
And here's an old-fashion'd flounc'd apron
Would make a divine Spanish cloak;
Here are cushions to which you attach work,
For nervous folks essences strong;
Here are beautiful fag-ends for patch-work,
And there's the fag-end of my song.
Fal, &c.
A sailor of sound heart of oak;
And here's an old-fashion'd flounc'd apron
Would make a divine Spanish cloak;
Here are cushions to which you attach work,
For nervous folks essences strong;
Here are beautiful fag-ends for patch-work,
And there's the fag-end of my song.
Fal, &c.
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