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If you love I as I love you,
No pair ſo happy as we two.

The ſtorm that like a ſhapeleſs wreck,
Had ſtrew'd with rigging all the deck,
That tars for ſharks had given a feaſt,
And left the ſhip a hulk, had ceas'd,
When Jack, as with his meſſmates dear,
He ſhar'd the grog, their hearts to cheer,
Took from his 'bacco box a quid,
And ſpelled for comfort on the lid
If you love I as I love you,
No pair ſo happy as we two.

The battle that with horror grim,
Had madly raviſh'd life and limb,
Had ſcuppers drench'd with human gore,
And widow'd many a wife, was o'er,
When Jack to his companions dear,
Firſt pay'd the tribute of a tear,
Then as his bacco box he held,
Reſtor'd his comfort as he ſpell'd
If you love I as I love you,
No pair ſo happy as we two.

The voyage had been long and hard,
But that had yielded full reward,
That brought each ſailor to his friend,
Happy and rich was at an end;
When Jack his toils and perils o'er,
Beheld his Nancy one the ſhore,
He then his bacco box diſplay'd,
And cry'd and ſeiz'd the yielding maid,

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