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OU virgins attend, and believe me your friend and with patience give ear to my plan, Let it never be ſaid, you will die an old maid, but get married as ſoon as you can.

Wherever you find that your heart does incling be quick at the ſight of a man; Let it never be ſaid, that you'll die an old maid, but get married as ſoon as you can.

For age will come no doubt, & beauty will wear out and life of itſelf's but a ſpan, So while ye're in your prime, to love you muſt incline and get married as ſoon as you can.

Firſt chuſe out a youth, of honour and truth, and never take a fool by the hand; With a man that has ſenſe a new life you'll commend and get married as ſoon as you can.

And you for your part to cheer your huſband's heart muſt act a prudent part to a man; When a wife begins to ſcold, her tongue ſhe'll never hold which is ſurely little pleaſure to a man.

A rake when he's wed when he takes't in his head! to a houſe of bad ſame he will gang. If's wife's chaſtezt home, he'll quickly ceaſe to roam and all ſuch wicked practice refrain.

I've heard of ſome miſhaps befalling wicked chaps of wives that have huſbands of their own; Their names muſt conceal, the truth I dare not tell yet I ſwear that they dwell in this town.

Printed by J. and M. Robertfon, Saltmarket, 1801.