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PHILANDER and AMORET.

I.

WHen gay Philander fell a prize

To Amoreta's conquering eyes,
He took his pipe, he fought the plain;
Regardlefs of his growing pain;
And refolutely bent to wrest

The bearded arrow from his breast.

II.

Come, gentle gales, the fhepherd cry'd,
Be Cupid and his bow defy'd;

But as gales obfequious flew,

With flow'ry fcents and fpicy dew,

He did unknowingly repeat,
The breath of Amoret is fweet.

III..

His pipe again the fhepherd try'd,
And warbling nightingales reply'd;
Their founds in rival meafures move,
And meeting echoes charm the grove:
His thoughts that rov'd again repeat,
The voice of Amoret is fweet.

IV.

Since every fair and lovely view
The thoughts of Amoret renew,
From flow'ry lawn and fhady green
To profpect gloomy change the fcene:
Sad change for him! for fighing there,
He thought of lovers in defpair.

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Convinc'd, the fad Philander cries,
Now, cruel god, affert thy prize,
For love its fatal empire gains;
Yet grant. in pity to my pains,
Thefe lines the nymph may oft repeat,
And own Philander's lays are fweet.

The

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The WIT and the BEAU.
Tune, Bright AURELIA.

I.

Ith every grace young Strephon chofe
His perfon to adorn,

That by the beauties of his face

In Sylvia's love he might find place,
And wonder'd at her scorn.

II.

With bows and smiles he did his part,
But oh! 'twas all in vain;

A youth less fine, a youth of art,
Had talk'd himself into her heart,
And would not out again.

.III.

With change of habits Strephon prefs'd,
And urg'd her to admire;

His love alone the other drefs'd,
As verfe or profe became it beft,
And mov'd her foft defire.

IV.

This found, his courtship Strephon ends,
Or makes it to his glafs;

There in himself now feeks amends,
Convinc'd, that where a wit preténds,

A beau is but an ass.

The Nurfe's Song.

Tune, Yellow Stockings.
I.

Ey! my kitten, a kitten,
Hey! my kitten, a deary ;

Such a sweet pett as this

Is neither far nor neary :

Here we go up, up, up;
Here we go down, down, downy;
Here we go backwards and forwards,
And here we go round, round, roundy.

II.

Chicky, cockow, my lily cock;;

See, fee, fic a downy ;
Gallop a trot, trof, trof,
And hey for Dublin towny.
This pig went to the market;
Squeek moufe, moufe, moufy;
Shoe, fhoe, fhoe the wild colt,
And hear thy own dol doufy.

III.

Where was a jewel and petty, Where was a fugar and fpicy; Hufh a baba in a cradle,

And we'll go abroad in a tricy.

Did-a pappa torment it?

Did-e vex his own baby? did-e ??

Hush a bat a in a bosie ;

Take ous own fucky: did-e?

IV.

Good-morrow, a pudding is broke ;

Slavers a thread o' crystal,

Now the fweet poffet comes up;

Who faid my child was pifs'd all?

Come water my chickens, come clock...

Leave off, or he'll crawl you, he'll crawl you ;:

Come, gie me your hand, and I'll beat him:
Wha was it vexed my baby?

V.

Where was a laugh and a craw;

Where was, was, was a gigling honey?!
Goody, good child fhall be fed,

But naughty child fhall get nony.

Get ye gone, raw-head and bloody-bones,
Here is a child that won't fear ye.

Come, piffy, piffy, my jewel,,

And ik, ik ay, my deary.

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Who foal'd fhoes at Dubler,

And lov'd to drink the juice of good barley;

And then with his wife,

As dear as his life,

When drunk, he lov'd for to parley.

This cobler, they say,

Being drunk on a day,

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His wife fhe did murmur and chat;

This cobler, they fay,

Did thrash her that day,

And cry'd, What a pox wad ye be at ?

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The parfon furpris'd,

Did lift up his eyes:

VI.

Now help us, pray, Father, in need:

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And cry'd, What a pox wad ye be at ?

VIII.

Then the parfon did fkip,

Five yards at a leap,

From his pulpit quite down to the floor ;

And left every faint,

Quite ready to faint,

Leaping out of the meeting-houfe door.

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Look'd Magpie quite full in the face,
Said, Satan, how dare

You thus to appear

In this our fanctify'd place?

But Magpie he pranc'd,

XI.

He skipp'd and he danc'd,

And out of the meeting-house gat;

And

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