The Roxburghe ballads . AS I in the fields was walking along,I heard a young couple was talking anon,I do love thee most dearly, fair Maiden, said he, And thou shall be my true love until I do dye ;For Cupid has wounded my poor love-sick heart,I must break my mind now before we depart. A Match at a Venture. 139 I will buy thee Scarfs, and I will buy thee Gloves, That is fitting for suitors to give to their loves, And jewels and bracelets that shall be most rare, If thou wilt but be my true love and my dear;I am thy true lover, thoull be my own dear,1le ner be false to thee, thou needest not fe
The Roxburghe ballads . AS I in the fields was walking along,I heard a young couple was talking anon,I do love thee most dearly, fair Maiden, said he, And thou shall be my true love until I do dye ;For Cupid has wounded my poor love-sick heart,I must break my mind now before we depart. A Match at a Venture. 139 I will buy thee Scarfs, and I will buy thee Gloves, That is fitting for suitors to give to their loves, And jewels and bracelets that shall be most rare, If thou wilt but be my true love and my dear;I am thy true lover, thoull be my own dear,1le ner be false to thee, thou needest not fear. 12 Maid. Kind young-man. I thank you for your good will, Yet poor silly Maidens had need try their skill; You promise more in an hour then you do in seven year, Its hard for to trust any Man I do swear;They be so false-hearted, and given to lye,Theyve caused many a Maiden to weep and to cry. Its not your cunning baits, nor your nimble tongue,Such words as those has done many Maids wrong ;Therefore, honest young-man,
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