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B06529 The west country vvooing, or, The merry conceited couple. In pleasant terms, he lets her know his mind, and fairly wooes her, for to make her kind: at first she seemed coy to his perswasion, and put him off, with many a sly evasion: but finding at the last his love was constant, her heart she did resign from that same instant. Tune of, When Sol will cast no light: or, My pritty little rogue. 1670-1677? (1677) Wing W1410; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[148]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[498] 1,080 1

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The West Country VVooing OR The Merry conceited Couple In pleasant terms he lets her know his mind And fairly wooes her for to make her kind At first she seemed coy to his perswasion And put him off with many a sly evasion But finding at the last his love was constant Her heart she did resign from that same instant Tune of When Sol will cast no light Or My pritty little Rogue MY Ioy and only Dear come sit down by me For thou shalt plainly hear I mean to try thee If thou canst love a Lad brisk young and lively I 'le make thy heart full glad thou shalt live finely Thy pritty rowling eye and waste so slender Thy fore-head smooth and high thy lips so tender Hath so ensnar'd my heart that I must love thee Therefore I 'le not depart till pitty move thee Alas kind Sir she said what hath possest ye For to delude a Maid be not so hasty Your flattering words that pass can no ways move me For to repent at last or yield to love ye The second Part To the same Tune WE know that young-men can cog lye and flatter And make vows now and then to mend the matter With such slights cunningly they do deceive us Bring us to beggary and then they leave us Fear not my Dear quoth he that I dissemble Or that such false young men I do resemble I have both house and land good gold and riches And all at thy command pray mark my speeches Your house and land perhaps you think may move me But I fear after claps if I should love ye Therefore my Maiden-head I will make much on 't For ne're a false young-man shall have a touch on 't O stay my Love he said make further tryal Be not so resolute in your denial Fear not but you shall find I will content thee And bravely please thy mind none shall prevent me What pleasure can a Maid find in your dealing When you her kindness think not worth concealing Young-men are apt to blab what 's done in private And well I understand what 't is you drive at My pretty Rogue he said do not misdoubt me Why should you live a Maid and think I flout ye In my love I promise for to persever And seal it with a kiss to last for ever If that you love as much as you profess it And that your truth is such as you express it Quoth she take hand and heart and use your pleasure For I will never part from such a treasure O how it Ioyes my mind quoth he my jewel That thou wilt now be kind and no more cruel Venus that Goddess she will smile to know it How we in love agree when we shall shew it So from that happy hour they were united And to a pleasant Bower he her invited Where they with sport and play kindly imbracing There past the time away Lovers Ioyes tracing London Printed for W. Thackeray T. Passenger and W. Whitwood