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( 18 ) Whether a maid ſhall have him ſhe beſt loves.

B Be not too coy, he is thy own, But through delay he may be gone. 2. He of your wiſhes does not know, He'd ſoon comply if it were ſo. 3. Come ſet my heart at reſt, I ſay, He would but plunder and away. 4. Fear not, thy neighbour is the man, And he will have thee if he can. 5. Shew him more kindneſs, he will ſpeak, His heart with ſilence elſe will break. 6. Sigh thou no more, he does relent, And his inconſtancy repent.

How many huſbands you may expect.

C One in the town thou firſt ſhalt wed, A ſtranger next ſhall grace thy bed. 2. With one well lov'd thy life ſhall be, And happy days in marriage fee. 3. The ſtars three huſbands do preſage, And thou ſhalt die in good old age. 4. Wed thou betimes or elſe I fear Thou wilt not much for wedlock care. 5. Too much pride will make thee tarry, Yet after all that thou ſhalt marry. 6. Accept the ring thy love does give, For long in wedlock he'll not live.