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(6) Now I will leave them in grief for a while, And turn to the father to grieve for his child, The old man ariſing and miſſing his ſon, He ſtampt like a mad man, and ſaid I'm undone.

His wife ſhe ſaid to him O cruel you are, To baniſh from thee thy ſon and only heir, Thou art very cruel to croſs thy ſon in love, Perhaps it may to him his deſtruction prove.

The father he ſaid I'm griev'd to the heart, To think my dear from me e'er ſhould part, For now he is gone the wide world to range, And what have I now? for my ſon in exchange.

I wiſh I had given my conſent to wed, But now he is gone all joys from me fled, If he and his love were with me here now, With all that I have I would 'em endue.

Now we will leave them in ſorrow to mourn, And back to the ſon again we'll return, Who ſpent many a day in ſearch of his dear, And how he did find her you quickly ſhall hear.

Tho' he was a ſearching for her night and day, She wand'red with him in pages array, And every night with him in bed did ly, And was a partaker of his calamity.

When he did lament, it did cauſe her to weep, That very few rights they ever could ſleep, So for want of reſt, and thro' great poverty, They both in ſtrange countries had like for to die.

Along they did travel with ſorrow and grief, From door to door begging for relief, At which this young lord ſhed many a tear, And cry'd O had I one ſight of my dear?

Then would I freely reſign up my breath, For here I am weary to live on the earth, Therefore ſweet heavens pray pity me, And grant me one ſight of my jewel to ſee.