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R186050 1 the Old Mans Wish. Old Man's Wish, The The Old Man's Wish. I Am a Young Maid, / And Daily am Taught Tho Friends should forsake me / And Beauty decay; / And Riches take their Wings, / And quite Fly away; / Let me have a good Name, / Until my last Day, / Uutil my -------- last Day. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 560 THE / Vertuous Young Maids / WISH. THE Vertuous Young Maids WISH. THE Virtuous Young Maid's WISH. 1685-1685 George Croom

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I. I Am a Young Maid, And Daily am Taught That many Young Women Are turn'd to be Naught. But ne'er let me meet with A Sweet-Heart so Hallow, As to Wheedle me in, Their Foot-steps to follow. Tho Friends should forsake me And Beauty decay; And Riches take their Wings, And quite Fly away; Let me have a good Name, Until my last Day, Until my -------- last Day. II. Let my Master be Civil, Not Hasty nor Proud; But Real and Honest, Wise, Upright and Good. With a Mistriss that's Sober, Both Vertuous and Just; And I be a Servant, Deserving their Trust. Tho Friends should Forsake me, etc. III. With a Bible in Pocket, And Needle in my Hand; To Answer Discretly, And be at Cammand. Let ne'er my Intentions A Bad thing design: And still let my Cloaths be More fiting than fine. Tho Friends should forsake me, etc.
IV. With good Table Beer, And Wholsome good Fare, No Painting, or Patching, Nor Curling of Hair: But Grave in Apparrel, And sober in Food, I truly may merit A Name that is Good. Tho Friends should forsake me, etc. V. And if a Young-Man (Whom I Love as my Life) Should Wed me, and make me His Married Wife; Let us live still Contented, Our Lively-hood such As none may Repent it, Not Poor, nor too Rich. Tho Friends should forsake me, etc. VI. And when I am Weded, Let other Maids say An Honest Young Virgin Is Married to Day: When a Girle, she was Modest, When a Maid, she was Chast, Not Vain, nor Presumptuous, Belov'd of the Best. Tho her Friends should forsake her, Her Beauty Decay; And Wealth (like a Vapour) Should Vanish away, She'l prove a good Woman Until her last Day, Until her --------- last Day.
LONDON, Printed by George Croom, at the Sign of the Blue-Ball in Thames-street, over against Baynard's-Castle. 1685.