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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T50796 K046542.000 Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743. Village courtship (Roger's courtship). [Salisbury] Fowler, printer, Salisbury 1785? pp. []-[]. 1 sheet; 1/12⁰.

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Village Courtship . YOUNG Roger came tapping at Dolly's window , Thumpaty , thumpaty , thump ; He begg'd for admittance , she answer'd him , No , Glumpaty , glumpaty , glump ; My DOLLY , my dear , your true Love is here , Dumpaty , dumpaty , dump ; No , no , ROGER , no — as you came , you may go , Slumpaty , slumpaty , slump . Oh ! then she recall'd , and recall'd him again , Humpaty , humpaty , hump ; Whilst he , like a mad-man , ran over the plain , Slumpaty , slumpaty , slump ; Oh ! what is the reason , dear DOLLY , he cry'd , Humpaty , humpaty , hump , That thus I'm cast off , and unkindly deny'd , Trumpaty , trumpaty , trump . Some rival more dear , I guess has been here , Crumpaty , crumpaty , crump ; Suppose there's been two , Sir , what's that to you , Sir , Numpaty , Numpaty , nump . Oh ! then with a sigh his sad farewell he took , Humpaty , humpaty , hump ; And quite in despair he leap'd into the brook , Plumpaty , plumpaty , plump . His courage he cool'd , he found himself fool'd , Mumpaty , mumpaty , mump ; He swam to the shore , and saw DOLLY no more , Rumpaty , rumpaty , rump . Determin'd to find a damsel more kind , Plumpaty , plumpaty , plump ; While DOLLY's afraid she must die an old maid , Mumpaty , mumpaty , mump .