Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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RUSTIC COQUETTE. |
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RUSTIC COQUETTE.
Once a maiden went a maying,
Rosy cheeks, and sparkling eye,
Near the spot a shepherd straying,
Tun'd his reed so merrily;
With this maid he would be cooing,
Fal, lal, &c.
But she answer'd to his wooing,
Fal, lal, &c.
Rosy cheeks, and sparkling eye,
Near the spot a shepherd straying,
Tun'd his reed so merrily;
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Fal, lal, &c.
But she answer'd to his wooing,
Fal, lal, &c.
O, he vow'd her cheeks were blooming,
O, he swore her eyes were bright,
Lips were coral, breath perfuming,
And her skin was lily white;
Vow'd that for her he was dying,
Fal, lal, &c.
She to all his vows replying,
Fal, lal, &c.
O, he swore her eyes were bright,
Lips were coral, breath perfuming,
And her skin was lily white;
Vow'd that for her he was dying,
Fal, lal, &c.
She to all his vows replying,
Fal, lal, &c.
Thus coquetting lost her lover;
Soon the hapless story spread,
Not a swain would now approve her,
Every maid but she was wed;
Maids be warn'd by her proceeding,
Fal, lal, &c.
Lest down stairs you should be leading,
Fal, lal, &c.
Soon the hapless story spread,
Not a swain would now approve her,
Every maid but she was wed;
Maids be warn'd by her proceeding,
Fal, lal, &c.
Lest down stairs you should be leading,
Fal, lal, &c.
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