Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n
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B06051
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The scolding wife to a pleasant new tune.
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1670-1696?
(1696)
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Wing S934; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[78]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[407]
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954
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the_o scold_a wife_n to_o a_o pleasant_a new_a tune_n there_o be_v youngman_n for_o lucre_n of_o gain_n he_o love_v a_o widow_n well_o his_o friend_n do_v tell_v he_o often_o and_o plain_a in_o scold_v she_o do_v excel_v why_o that_o be_v no_o matter_n quoth_v he_o so_o i_o may_v have_v her_o bag_n of_o gold_n let_v she_o not_o spare_v to_o brawl_v and_o scold_n for_o i_o will_v be_v as_o merry_a as_o merry_a may_v be_v this_o woodcock_n wed_v his_o heart_n desire_v a_o widow_n with_o money_n enough_o they_o was-not_a so_o soon_o out_o of_o the_o choir_n ever_o she_o begin_v to_o snuff_n methink_v you_o be_v very_o fine_a you_o can_v no_o quick_a get_v you_o hence_o without_o such_o large_a and_o great_a expense_n of_o sugar_a sop_n and_o music_n to_o dine_v they_o be_v not_o all_o at_o supper_n set_v or_o at_o the_o board_n sit_v down_o ever_o she_o begin_v to_o brawl_v and_o scold_v and_o call_v he_o a_o peak_a clown_n that_o nothing_o he_o can_v do_v that_o be_v please_v in_o her_o sight_n but_o still_o she_o scold_v day_n and_o night_n which_o make_v this_o merry_a man_n heart_n full_a of_o woe_n if_o he_o have_v provide_v any_o good_a cheer_n for_o he_o and_o she_o alone_o then_o she_o will_v a_o say_v with_o word_n more_o hot_a you_o may_v a_o do_v this_o of_o your_o own_o if_o spare_o he_o will_v be_v than_o she_o will_v have_v say_v with_o word_n more_o hot_a i_o will_v not_o be_v pinch_v of_o what_o i_o bring_v but_o of_o my_o own_o i_o will_v be_v free_a that_o nothing_o he_o can_v do_v that_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n but_o still_o she_o scold_v day_n and_o night_n which_o make_v this_o merry_a man_n heart_n full_a of_o woe_n o_o god_n in_o his_o prayer_n he_o do_v beseech_v to_o take_v his_o life_n away_o a_o hundred_o time_n he_o curse_v the_o priest_n the_o clerk_n the_o sexton_n too_o and_o tongue_n that_o do_v the_o widow_n woe_n and_o leg_n that_o bring_v he_o first_o it_o fall_v out_o upon_o a_o day_n that_o with_o his_o friend_n he_o do_v devise_v to_o break_v she_o of_o her_o scold_a guise_n and_o what_o they_o do_v they_o shall_v be_v weary_a they_o get_v and_o tie_v her_o arm_n she_o can_v not_o they_o undo_v and_o many_o other_o pretty_a charm_n they_o use_v she_o unto_o her_o petticoat_n be_v rend_v and_o tear_v upon_o her_o back_n they_o do_v put_v on_o they_o tear_v her_o smock_n sleeve_n all_o along_o as_o if_o a_o bedlam_n she_o have_v be_v bear_v her_o hair_n about_o her_o head_n they_o shake_v all_o with_o a_o bramble_n bush_n they_o ring_v her_o arm_n in_o every_o crook_n till_o out_o the_o blood_n do_v gush_v and_o with_o a_o iron_n chain_v fast_o by_o the_o leg_n he_o do_v her_o tie_n there_o within_o a_o old_a dark_a house_n by_o so_o soon_o he_o go_v away_o again_o and_o with_o a_o countenance_n so_o sad_a he_o do_v his_o neighbour_n call_v quoth_v he_o my_o wife_n be_v mad_a she_o do_v so_o rave_v and_o brawl_v help_v neighbour_n all_o therefore_o to_o see_v if_o that_o you_o can_v reclaim_v my_o wife_n into_o her_o wit_n again_o for_o she_o be_v trouble_v wondrous_a sore_n finis_fw-la print_a for_o p._n brooksby_n at_o the_o golden_a ball_n in_o pie-corner_n