D Betticoat wooing. I. Ear Colin, prevent my warm blushes, II. My paffion wou'd lose by expreffion, III. Since yours is the province of speaking, Then quickly why don't you discover? G COLIN'S Reply. I. Ood Madam, when ladies are willing, II. At least ye fhou'd wait for our offers, Nor fnatch like old maids in defpair; III. You shou'd leave us to guefs by your blushing, And not tell the matter fo plain; "Tis ours to be writing and pufhing, And yours to affect a disdain. L13 Bur VII. There rofe and lily, the hale fpring, When the appears, the moon looks dead," T There Gowans are gay... ན. Here gowans are gay, my joy, They gar me wake when I fhou'd sleep, II. About the fields as I did pafs, Right bufy was that bonny maid, There gowans are gay; I hafs'd her, fyne to her I faid, IV. O lady fair, what do you here? There gowans are gay; Gathering the dew, what need ye fpeir 5 The first morning of May. V The dew, quoth I, what can that mean There gowans are gay ; Quoth fhe, to wash my miftrefs clean, The little birds they fang full fweet, There gowans are gay; Unto my comfort was right meet, XI. And thereabout I paft my time, Until it was the hour of prime, XII. And then returned hame bedeen, There gowans are gay: Panfand what maiden that had been, I Slighted Love fair to bide. Had a heart, but now I heartless gae ; I had a mind, but daily was oppreft; I had a friend that's now become my fae ; I had a will that now has freedom loft: Wha What have I now? But grief where I had joy A heartless man : Could love me thus deftroy! I love, I ferve ane whom I much regard, Where fhall I II... to hide face? gang my weary Where fhall I find a place for my defence? Where my true love remains the fitteft place, Of all the earth that is my confidence. Let her do what fhe lift, I cannot mend, But still depend, And daily to infift, To purchase love, if love my love deferve; III. O lady fair! whom I do honour most, Your name and fame within my breast I have; Let not my love and labour thus be loft, But still in mind I pray. thee to engrave, That I am true, And fall not rue Ane word that I have faid. I am your man, Do what you can, When all these plays are plaid. Then fave your fhip unbroken on the fand, Since man and goods are all at your command. The VII. She faid, her errand was not there, Where gowans are gay; VIII Then, like an arrow frae a bow, There gowans are gay ; She skift away out o'er the know, IX. And left me in the garth my lane, There gowans are gay; X. The little birds they fang full fweet, There gowans are gay; Unto my comfort was right meet, XI. And thereabout I paft my time, There gowans are gay; Until it was the hour of prime, XII. And then returned hame bedeen, There gowans are gay: Panfand what maiden that had been, I Slighted Love fair to bide. Had a heart, but now I heartless gae ; What |