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The Treasury of Musick

Containing ayres and dialogues To Sing to the theorbo-lute or basse-viol. Composed

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I love thee for thy Fickleness,
And great Inconstancy;
For had'st thou been a constant Lass,
Then thou had'st ne'r lov'd mee.

I love thee for thy Wantonesse,
And for thy Drollerie;
For if thou had'st not lov'd to sport,
Then thou had'st ne're lov'd mee.

I love thee for thy Uglynesse,
And for thy foolerie;
For if thou had'st been fair or wise,
Then thou had'st ne'r lov'd mee.

I love thee for thy poverty,
And for thy want of Coyne;
For if thou hadst beem worth a Groat,
Then thou had'st ne'r been mine.

Then let me have thy heart a while,
And thou shalt have my mony;
Ile part with all the wealth I have,
T'enjoy a Lass so Bonny.