The West-country counsellor, or, The Devonshire damsels advice to the lasses of London in their choice of kind and loving husbands to the tune of Fond boys, &c.

The West-country counsellor, or, The Devonshire damsels advice to the lasses of London in their choice of kind and loving husbands to the tune of Fond boys, &c.

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The Weſt-Country Counſellor OR, The Devonſhire Damſels ADVICE to the Laſſes of London, In their Choice of Kind and Loving Husbands.

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The Weſt-Country Counſellor OR, The Devonſhire Damſels ADVICE to the Laſſes of London, In their Choice of Kind and Loving Husbands.

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To the Tune of Fond Boys, &c.

Licenſed according to Order.

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PRetty Laſſes attend to the Lines which I ſend,

As a Token of Love, from the Hand of your Friend;

And be ſure you take heed, when the ſame you do read,

It will Profit you much in the great time of need:

Have a care of young Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful; be careful, O then.

Some will court halt a ſcore, whom they ſwear they adore,

Nay, and others perhaps, will have Twenty and more,

Whom they ſwear they love by the Powers above;

Ev'ry one by themſelves they will call their dear Dove:

Thus they'll flatter ye then, have a care of ſuch Men,

[...] true-hearted Lovers there's ſcarce One in Ten.

They will ſtrive to make bold with your Silver and Gold

And, without ſpecial care, of your dear Copy-hold,

Having rifl'd your Store, and they find you grow poor,

'Tis a thouſand to one if thy come any more:

Have a care of ſuch Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful; be careful, O then.

Once my Father's Man Ned he came up to my Bed,

Where he begg'd and entreated for my Maiden-head,

I did preſently frown, and I crack'd the Knave's Crown,

From the top to the bottom I tumbl'd him down;

Faith I fitted him then, have a care of ſuch Men,

For a true-hearted Lover there's ſcarce One in Ten.

Now it happen'd one Day, that a Friend Yea and Nay

Came to court me, and fain he would frollick and play;

But I put him to flight, and it being dark Night,

He ſlipt into the Well where he put out his light:

Have a care of such Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful; be careful, O then.

Some will dwindle, and cry, ſwear they love till they dye,

When, alas! they diſſemble, nay flatter, and lye;

When they once have berray'd a poor innocent Maid,

Then with ſcorn and deriſion they will her degrade:

Have a care of ſuch Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful, &c.

Such Deceivers as theſe, you may know, if you pleaſe,

When they proffer to cuddle and tickle your Knees,

Strait their Company ſpun, for the further they run,

You may quickly be ruin'd and clearly undone:

Have a care of ſuch Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful; be careful, O then.

Nay, I further declare you may know by their Hair,

If it be Red or Yellow, then then you may ſwear

They will never prove true, but will love than you;

And the ſandy Complexions are Flatterers too:

Have a care of ſuch Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful, &c.

Of a two-colour'd Beard, you had need be afraid;

Now if by ſuch a one you by chance are enſnar'd,

You'll have Sorrow and Woe, they'll be Iealous I know,

And will watch, peep, and haunt you where-ever you go:

Have a care of ſuch Men, for there's ſcarce One in Ten

But are Falſe and Deceitful, &c.

But the Black and the Brown, doth in City and Town,

Are delightful and pleaſant, they ſeldom can frown;

By the Powers above they are all over Love,

And as Loyal they are as the dear tender Dove:

Laſſes theſe are the Men that will honour you then,

There's not one of them falſe in full Fourſcore and Ten.

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Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Giltſpur-ſtreet, without Newgate.

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The West-country counsellor, or, The Devonshire damsels advice to the lasses of London in their choice of kind and loving husbands to the tune of Fond boys, &c.

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1684

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— The West-country counsellor, or, The Devonshire damsels advice to the lasses of London in their choice of kind and loving husbands to the tune of Fond boys, &c.,

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