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SONGS AND SINGING
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L. 212.

Clo. Pr'ythee, bring him in, and let him approach singing.

Perdita. Forewarn him, that he use no scurrilous words in 's tunes.

L. 259.

Clo. [to Autolycus]. What hast here? ballads?

Mopsa. 'Pray now, buy some: I love a ballad in print, o' life, for then we are sure they are true.

Autolycus. Here's one to a very doleful tune … [of a usurer's wife].

L. 273.

Clo. Come on, lay it by: and let's first see more ballads;

Aut. Here's another ballad, of a fish, that … sung this ballad against the hard hearts of maids: … the ballad is very pitiful, and as true.

L. 285.

Clo. Lay it by too: another.

Aut. This is a merry ballad, but a very pretty one.

Mop. Let's have some merry ones.

Aut. Why, this is a passing merry one, and goes to the tune of "Two maids wooing a man," there's scarce a maid westward but she sings it: 'tis in request, I can tell you.

Mop. We can both sing it: if thou'lt bear a part [i.e., Autolycus], thou shalt hear; 'tis in three parts.

Dorcas. We had the tune on't a month ago.