The Happy SHEPHERD:
OR,
The Charming Virgin.
Being an Excellent New Song, Made by a Person of Quality.
To an Excellent New Tune, much in Request at Court.
Licensed according to Order.
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I.
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CHarming Jenny is Fair, and Gay,
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And Blith as Nightingales in May;
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And round her Eye-lids young Cupids play:
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In her Face the sweet Spring is seen,
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The Violet, Rose, and Lilly,
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And the Daffadilly,
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These are like young Billy's Queen;
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And all the Swains do admire, and desire,
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And lay Garlands by her,
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And each burns with a pleasing Flame.
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II.
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Balmy Kisses, each Night,
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Young Jenny gives me with Delight,
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And is a Lass most bonny, a Beauty bright:
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She has Eyes that are black and fine,
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Black as any Berry,
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With a Hey-down-Derry,
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Brisk as any sparkling Wine;
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And without measure, we toy and take our pleasure
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And I search her Treasure,
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And I find her all o're Divine.
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III.
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He that sees a sweet Beauty in her Bed,
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With Cheeks (like Crimson) Red,
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When on soft Pillows she lays her Head;
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Straight must think on ten thousand Joys,
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Of sweet Maiden Kisses,
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And of Virgin-Blisses,
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And of little Bantling-Boys:
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'Tis so, for no Man, but loves a pretty Woman,
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(If she be not Common)
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Thus 'tis Beauty that all destroys.
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IV.
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In cool Bowers we'll Sport and play,
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And pass the time away,
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For Youth is sweet as the Sun-shine day:
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Love's a Banquet that all doth please,
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The Old Dads in the City,
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When they get a pretty
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Wench, will give her Golden Fees:
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Oh! how they Smug her, and Tug her,
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And will Kiss and Hug her,
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And bestir their Stumps, till the Lass agrees.
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V.
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Beauty none need fear,
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'Tis as tender as the Dove and Deer,
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And 'tis a Park for Lovers to Range in here:
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Here we feed on the Hill or Dale,
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Graze upon the Cheek,
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Till Rosie-Morning break,
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And stray all round the pleasant Vale:
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For Maids (like wild-Birds) are tam'd with handling
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And with pleasant Dandling.
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Thus the Youth does at length prevail.
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VI.
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Let us Jenny, now, by thy Brow,
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Thy tempting bonny Brow,
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Let us Jenny, to Cupid Vow;
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That as long as out Youth shall last,
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All our Joys we'll double,
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(Kisses are no trouble)
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But are Sweet-meats to the taste:
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We will discover, before that we give over,
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To each Fainting Lover,
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How our Days have in pleasure past.
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