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R215747 1 Grim King of the Ghosts UNKNOWN Grim King of the Ghosts MY Son if you reckon to Wed, / and take your self to a kind Wife, 'tis good to be merry and wise. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 165 The Father's wholsome Admonition: / OR, / A Lumping Pennyworth of Good Counsel for Bad Husbands. The Father’s wholsome Admonition: OR, A Lumping Pennyworth of Good Counsel for Bad Husbands. The Father's wholesome admonition: or, a lumping penny worth of good counsel for bad husbands. 1675-1675 P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back

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MY Son if you reckon to Wed, and take your self to a kind Wife, Then then, let it never be said, but that youll reform your old Life:Theres many good pounds you have spent, the which you had reason to prize, But labour in time to repent, tis good to be merry and wise. Be sure keep a penny in store, twill help you when Friends they may fall; For should you spend all, and grow poor, your Case youll have cause to bewail:
In Troubles youll strangely be hurld, the which will your Senses surprize: But he that will thrive in this World must learn to be merry and wise. Perchance you may meet with a Friend, which doth to your Dealings belong, If with him a Tester you spend, this can do you no great wrong, And then to your Labour again, it being enough to suffice; This care will your Houshold maintain, tis good to be merry and wise.
Theres many a Woman well bred, has Marryd a prodigal Knave, So that the same day she was Wed twere better she had gone to her Grave, Her Lands and her Livings all sold, which causd Tears to flow from her Eyes, And likewise true Friendship grew cold, then tis good to be merry and wise Son, if a Rich Wife be thy Lot, be carefull and thrifty I pray, For Means is not so easily got, as it may be squanderd away: Be carefull and always contrive those temporal Blessings to prize; For he that is willing to thrive must learn to be merry and wise. Theres some that are absolute poor, as well I can make it appear, Who will in strong Liquor spend more than some that has hundreds a year, And bring their poor Families low, and cant get wherewith to suffice; But that Man would never do so, who learns to be merry and wise.
The Work-man that is a boon Lad, youll find his Condition is thus, If Trading shoud chance to grow bad, he scarce has a Groat in his Purse, While he that doth get, spend, and save, has always enough to suffice: Then Son if this Blessing youd have, then learn to be merry and wise. This Counsel which to you I give, oh prize it more dearer than Gold, And then you in Credit may live, and save something while you grow old. Theres many has dearly bought Wit, when Fathers good Words they despise My Son neer spend all that you get, but learn to be merry and wise. Great Getters that spend all are like the Cow that gives much at a Meal, Who having done, straightways doth strike, and kick it all down with her Heel:Act like the industrious Bee, and then you to Riches may rise, And flourishing days you will see, if youll but be merry and wise.
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