The Roxburghe ballads . [He belongs to pp. 112, 161, A Fairing ; She to p. 167, The Bonny Bryer:~\ 176 [Roxb. Coll., II. 460 and 467 ; Jersey, III. 79 ; Woods, E. 25, fol. 42.] C&e Ctuc Letters Fictotp; ©r, QLfyz Northern Couple arcrceo. With sugred words and smiling looks He did [so] charm her sences,That she did yield unto his Love For all her late pretences ! To A rare Northern Tune, Or, Jennies Cog-ivheel. [See p. 177-]. A Bonny blith Lad in the North Countrey,Whom Cupid had wounded most craftily,He met with his Love, and he told her his mind,And thus he did greet her with words so kind :
The Roxburghe ballads . [He belongs to pp. 112, 161, A Fairing ; She to p. 167, The Bonny Bryer:~\ 176 [Roxb. Coll., II. 460 and 467 ; Jersey, III. 79 ; Woods, E. 25, fol. 42.] C&e Ctuc Letters Fictotp; ©r, QLfyz Northern Couple arcrceo. With sugred words and smiling looks He did [so] charm her sences,That she did yield unto his Love For all her late pretences ! To A rare Northern Tune, Or, Jennies Cog-ivheel. [See p. 177-]. A Bonny blith Lad in the North Countrey,Whom Cupid had wounded most craftily,He met with his Love, and he told her his mind,And thus he did greet her with words so kind : Come sit thee down by me, mine own sweet joy,Thou wilt quite kill me if thou prove coy ;Shouldst thou prove coy, and not love me,Where shall I find such a one as thee ? I have been at Wakes, and I have been at Fa[i]res,Yet ner could I meet one that with thee compares ;Far have I traveld, yet never could findOne I lovd like thee, if thou prove so kind. Thou shalt have a gay gown of the best,With gay fine buskins thy feet shall be drest;With c[h]nplets of Roses thy head shall be crowned,And thy pink petticoat shall he laed round. When thou art drest in thy robes so gay,Thou shalt be seen like the Queen of May ;The bonny youns; Lasses that lives by theeShall all take delight in thy company. We will go early to the brook side,And catch [the] fishes as they do glide :Every little fish thy prisoner shall be,Thou shalt catc
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