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Of ſuch a briſk young man as you,
I'd have you bid the ſea adieu.
You are welcome, Lady, then ſaid he,
Thus to joke and jeſt with me.
No, I am ſerious, Sir, ſhe cry'd,
And a match for you I will provide ;
She has wit and beauty as you'll find,
I make no doubt ſhe'll pleaſe your mind.
She's much like me in each degree,
I wiſh it were the ſame, quoth he,
You have your wiſh, home take your love,
And I'll adore you by all above.
Ten thousand pounds a year ſhe had,
It's enough to quit the ocean wide:
She clothed him that very day,
And they were married ſtraightway.
Straightway after this they went,
And lived in the wild of Kent ;
He has got a Lady for his wife,
Far better than a ſingle life.
He has his ſervants at his call,
'This marriage made him Lord of all,
He ne'er will go to the ſeas more,
For this fair Lady does him adore.
Pretty Peggy's Love to SAILOR JACK.
O! where will you hurry my deareſt?
Say, ſay to what clime or what ſhore?
Will you tear him from me, the ſincereſt?
that ever lov'd woman before?
