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A Musicall Dreame



Robert Iones

1609

 

VII. On a time in summers season


       1     On a time in summers season,
           Iocky late with Ienny walking,
       Like a lout made loue with talking,
           When he should be doing, Reason
       Still he cries, when he should dally,
           Ienny sweet, sweet, shall I, shall I.

       2     Ienny as most women vse it,
           Who say nay when they would haue it,
       With a bolde face seemed to craue it,
           With a saint looke did refuse it,
       Iocky lost his time to dally,
           Still he cries, sweet, shall I, shall I.

       3     She who knew that backward dealing,
           Was a foe to forward longing,
       To auoide her owne hearts wronging,
           With a sigh loues sute reuealing,
       Said Iocky sweet when you would dally,
           Doe you cry, sweet, shall I, shall I.
  
       4     Iocky knew by her replying,
           That a no is I in wooing,
       That an asking without doing,
           Is the way to loues denying.
       Now he knowes when he would dally,
           How to spare, sweet, shall I, shall I.
    

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