| HE. | IS she gone? let her go. I do not care, | |
| Though she has a dainty thing, I had my share; | |
| She has more land than I, by one whole acre, | |
| I plowed in her ground, who will may take her. | |
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| SHE. | Did you not promise me when you lay by me, | 5 |
| That you would marry me: can you deny me? | |
| HE. | If I did promise thee, ’twas but to try thee, | |
| Bring in your witness, for now I defy thee. | |
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| SHE. | Did you not swear by the powers above, | |
| That you would marry, if I’d grant your love? | 10 |
| HE. | Of all fair lasses I thought the bonniest, | |
| And would have married thee hadst thou kept honest. | |
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| SHE. | ’Twas your deluding tongue made me miscarry, | |
| Because you promised with me for to marry. | |
| HE. | Had not you yielded so soon to lie by me, | 15 |
| Then to have married I had not denied thee. | |
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| SHE. | I never with man, except it were you, | |
| Not thinking you would have proved so untrue. | |
| HE. | If to lie by me thou then hadst refused, | |
| Then I thy person sure ne’er had abused. | 20 |
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| SHE. | You with the art of a vigorous lover, | |
| Told me you pleasure and joys could discover; | |
| But your false pleasure did last but a moment, | |
| And for that pleasure I suffer more torment. | |
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| HE. | Sweet, fair, charming Beauty you then had in store, | 25 |
| Had virtue been added, there needed no more; | |
| But if you had not been as willing as I, | |
| You had not yielded with me for to lie. | |
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| SHE. | Your promise made me to let you lie by me, | |
| I thought you constant, and could not deny thee: | 30 |
| But had I known the intent of your passion, | |
| Thus for to grieve there had been no occasion. | |
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| HE. | Thou fond and foolish girl, leave thy lamenting, | |
| When thou art wiser, then I’ll be relenting; | |
| When thou again art a virgin I’ll wed thee, | 35 |
| And then with license I boldly may bed thee. | |
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| SHE. | You pleasure take to rail at my misfortune, | |
| Whilst my poor heart does ache to think of parting: | |
| But since that you are resolved to fly me; | |
| I hope no other lass will ere will lie by thee. | 40 |
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| Farewell, thou perjured youth, false and deceitful! | |
| I ne’er thought you would have proved so ungrateful; | |
| First by deluding words thus to deceive me, | |
| Having obtained your ends, scornfully leave me. | |
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| Do but remember, now, when you came to me, | 45 |
| Every solemn vow made to undo me; | |
| By your alluring charms I was invited, | |
| You for my present harms may be requited. | |
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| Being the worst of men, first to defile me | |
| And this no sooner done, but straight revile me; | 50 |
| From which I perfectly now do discover | |
| You were no more, at best, but a false lover. | |
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| Let Lasses young and fair, that hear this story, | |
| Of a false lover beware, blast not your glory; | |
| For many young men will strive to deceive you, | 55 |
| And when they have their will, straightway will leave you. | |
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