THE Queen of the Milk-women; OR, AN ELEGY Occasion'd by the Death of, Mrs. E. G.
Who departed this life on [...] Morning October 6th 1698. As allso a full and true Account how she [...] Sta [...] [...] Threescore Milk-women in Mourning for her.
COme you Lasses and Maids,
VVho pursue Milking Trades,
With your Pail: on your Heads strait appear▪
Whilst I mourn the sad fall,
Of the Cheif of you All,
And the best too as much as [...]
She's Dead, let each pour
Or her Corps a Milk shower,
To preserve and to moisten [...]
That a Person so just
May'nt too soon [...] to Dust,
Or too [...] Vermin a Prey
Ah! how when all [...]
She grac'd those who survive,
Who admir'd at the Qualities in [...]
How She look'd like a [...]
When She Danc'd upon [...]
VVith her Green [...]
But her Maidens may boas [...]
Of her Charity most,
And her goodness in g [...] [...] Liquor;
For Lord how She'd Swill,
And give each of 'm her [...]
To make 'em mo [...] sp [...] [...]
Both Distiller and Host,
May lament that, she's [...]
For she was their [...] certain [...]
And a B [...]n Companion,
As chearful as any one
Whilst the Quartern and Bottle did [...]
[...] had other good vertu [...]s
[...] [...]hich she show'd to all parties,
[...] [...]ot dashing her n [...]w M [...]lk with water,
And she took as great pleasure
In f [...] and full Measure.
As the rest of her Trade do in [...].
Th [...] uncommon deserts,
May [...]ake all True Hearts.
To conclude that she dy'd well and Godly,
For if she had not,
Took up her full Pot,
Her death would have look'd very Odly.
But now Threescore trapes,
Are in black Cloth, and Crapes,
As an Argument that she dy'd well.
I mean well to pass,
For wise man nor Ass,
Any more of her Exit can [...]ll.
She serv'd Queen, her Mistress
late of, and in distress,
And I must needs say this to her Honour,
Tho' Her Mony was good,
As no doubt a Queen's shou'd
She had mony a fair Coach-Wheel upon her
As she serv'd High and Great,
[...] Lies now in State,
By Rich and by Poor to be seen,
With Milk she supply'd
The Queen Dowager's Bride,
And of Milk-Women she Dy'd the Queen.