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ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC.
" The light coquettish trip, the glance askew
To slip the vizor, and to skulk anew —
For Cuper's Bowers, she hires the willing scull ;
A cockswain's now, and now a sharper's trull !
A different face by turns, or dress does borrow,
To-day a Quaker, and in weeds to-morrow !
At windows twitters, or from hacks invites ;
While here a 'prentice, there a captain bites ;
With new success, new 'ffrontery she attains ;
And grows in riot, as she grows in gains."
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I'd not walk'd in that garden
The past of half an hour,
When there I saw two pretty maids
Sitting under a shady bow'r.
The first was lovely Nancy,
So beautiful and fair,
The other was a virgin,
Who did the laurel wear, &c.
I boldly stepp'd up to her,
And unto her did say,
Are you engaged to any young man ?
Do tell to me, I pray !
I'm not engag'd to any young man,
I solemnly do swear ;
I mean to live a virgin,
And still the laurel wear, &c.
Then hand in hand together
This lovely couple went;
Resolved was the sailor boy
To know her full intent;
To know if he would slighted be,
When to her the truth he told :
Oh no ! oh no ! oh no ! she cried,
I love a sailor bold,
I love a sailor bold !