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EBBA 33656

National Library of Scotland - Crawford
THE / Innocent Shepherd and the Crafty Wife / Or, A Dialogue between a Shepherd and his Love. / Brethren, see here what some are Born unto, / If it's your Birth-right, what should Women do? / Kind thing they think, they do all for the best, / but so or not, we must Contented rest.
Date Published 1685-1688
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Imprint Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Stationer-Arms within Aldgate,
License This may be Printed, R.P.
Collection National Library of Scotland - Crawford
Location National Library of Scotland
Shelfmark Crawford.EB.1056
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  Part 1
Title THE / Innocent Shepherd and the Crafty Wife / Or, A Dialogue between a Shepherd and his Love. / Brethren, see here what some are Born unto, / If it's your Birth-right, what should Women do? / Kind thing they think, they do all for the best, / but so or not, we must Contented rest.
Tune Imprint To the Tune of, The Country-Farmer; Or, The Buxom Virgin.
First Lines A Silly poor Shepherd was folding his Sheep, / He walked so long he got Cold in his Feet;
Refrain But the more he laid on the Cuc-colder was he. [with variation]
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Ornament