Wit & humour > Gentle shepherd

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The GENTLE SHEPHERD.
Thy ilka /port manly gave pleafure to me ;
For none can put, ‘wrejlle, or run/wift, as thee. ■
P A T I E.
Our /enny ftngsfaftly the Ccnvden-hroom-knows.
ylncl Rofy liltsfweetly the milking the ews ;
There's few Jenny Nettles like Nancy c,:nfng ;
Sit Thro’-the-wood-ladie Bcfs gars our lugs ring ;
But when my dear Peggy fings wi' letter Jkill,
7he Boat-man, Tweed-fide, or the Lais of the Mill,
Pts many timesfweeter andpi afant to me ;
For tho' they fing nicely, they cannot like thee.
Peggy.
How eafy can la/fes trow what they defire !
Andpraifes fae kindly iucrea/es love'sfire :
Gi's mefiill this pleafure, my Jludy/ball be
To make myfelf better andfwetter for thee.
Pat. Wert thou a giglet gawky like the lave,
That little better than our novvt behave ;
At nought they'll ferly,—fenfelefs tales believe ;
Be blyth for iilly heights, for trifles grieve ; ■ - •
Sic ne’er cou'd win my heart, that kenna how
Either to keep a prize or yet prove true,
Biit thou, in better fenfe, without a flaw.
As in thy beauty, far excels them a’ :
Continue kind ; and a’ my care /hall be.
How to contrive what pleafmg is for thee.
Peg. Agreed.—But hearken! yon’s auld aunty’s
cry;
I ken they’ll wonder what can make us flay,
Pat. And let them ferly.—Now a kindly kifs,
Orfivefcore good anes, wad na be amifs;
And fyne we’ll fing the fang wi’ tunefu’ glee.
That I made up lafl owk on you and me.
Peg. Sing firft, fyne claim your hire.
- Pat Well, I agree.