Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	life_n	live_v	love_v	12,614	5	6.7212	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05856	The shoomakers delight. Or. A new dialogue betwixt a west country shooemaker & his love. Who after five years travel for her sake he back return'd and she amends did make, for after he to her had told his mind she seemed not at all to him unkind, young men & maids then read these lines and see how they in love did lovingly agree. To the tune of, When soll will cast no light.		1670-1696? (1696)	Wing S3524; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[424]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.10[70]	1,310	2

The Shoomakers delight Or. A New Dialogue betwixt a West Country Shooemakers his Love Who after five years Travel for her sake He back return'd and she amends did make For after he to her ha● told his mind She seemed not at all to him unkind Young men maids then read these lines and see How they in love did lovingly agree To the Tune of When Soll will cast no light ON Midsummer day as I abroad was walking A young man and a maid I heard a talking Near to a shady Grove flowers were springing And the brave Nighting-gale sweetly was singing The youngman brisk and bold thus fell to woeing And with his fair maid fain would be doing With speeches meek and mild and kind entreating Saying his heart would break if she forsake him My joy and only dear pray thee believe me If thou wilt be my wife I le never deceive thee No store of means I have I tell thee plainly But I 'le work day and night for to maintain thee What I do promise thee shall be performed By no one in the world thou shalt be wronged I le venture life or Limbs for thee my Iewell Then be not thou unkind nor prove not cruel I am not one of those that keeps a bragging And of their house and land their tongues are wagging My love is faithful bent then he contented If thou wilt be my wife thou 't ne'r repent it My trade it still will hold this I am certain A good Husband I will be my dearest darling I am of Crispins trade a brave Shooemaker He loved a princess dear and ne'r forsak't her Nor I 'le not thee forsake my dearest Betty Thy smiling countenance shineth so pretty If I five thousand pound had in my keeping Thou shouldst it all command my dearest sweeting So if thou canst but find in heart to love me Speak freely now thy mind as it behooves thee Speak freely from thy heart if thou wilt have me And to thee I 'le prove true as God shall save me The Maids loving reply My love and only dear I joy to see thee For when you absent were oh how it did grieve me Both day and night I 'le swear I thought upon thee I wondered in my heart what was come on thee The Young man These five long years my dear thou know'st I wander In City and in Town like any stranger And am return'd again once more to try thee How can'st find in thy heart for to deny me The Maid Well seeing thou art return'd thou art welcome to me By all the powers above I 'le not forgoe thee Though Father frown at me and mother murmour All the friends that I have shall not part 's in sunder Because I find thee plain in words and speeches You tell me that you have no store of riches Me to maintain my dear be not thou fearful I have five hundred pound if thou will be careful Therefore be not dismaid but be contened All the friends that I have shall not prevent it But I will be thy wife and will endeavour To lead a quiet life with thee for ever The young man Oh! how my heart with joy my dear hath filled Because to my request kindly she yielded Now we will live in peace and love together As the old Proverb goeth like birds of a Feather Thus you may plainly see that time and leisure Many things brings to pass therefore Endeavour Young men prove constant still maids do not dissemble And then you need not fear for to live single Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in VVest Smithfield