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A Dialogue between a Town Spark and his Miss.

She.
1 DID you not promise me when you lay by me,
2 That you would Marry me, can you deny me?
He.
3 If I did promise thee, 'twas but to try thee,
4 Call up your Witnesses, else I defie thee.
She.
5 Ah, who would trust you Men, that Swear and Vow so,
6 Born only to deceive, how can you do so?
He.
7 If we can Swear and Lye, you can Dissemble,
8 And then to hear the Lye, would make one Tremble.
She.
9 Had I not lov'd, you had found a denial
10 My tender Heart, alas, was but too real;
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He,
11 Real I know you were, I've often try'd ye,
12 Real to forty more Lovers besides me.
She.
13 If thousands lov'd me, where was my Transgression,
14 You we were the only He, e'er got Possession?
He.
15 Thou couldst talk prettily ere thou couldst go, Child;
16 But I'm too old and wise, to be sham'd so, Child.
She.
17 Tho y'are so Cruel you'll never believe me,
18 Yet do but take the Child, all I forgive thee.
He.
19 Send your Kid home to me, I will take care on't,
20 If't has the Mothers gifts, 'twill prove a rare one.

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Title (in Source Edition): A Dialogue between a Town Spark and his Miss.
Author: Thomas D'Urfey
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D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723. New poems, consisting of satyrs, elegies, and odes together with a choice collection of the newest court songs set to musick by the best masters of the age / all written by Mr. D'Urfey. London: Printed for J. Bullord ... and A. Roper ..., 1690, pp. 78-79. [16],207,[1]p. (ESTC R17889) (Page images digitized from a copy in the Bodleian Library [Harding C 1197 (1)].)

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