Summary

Jockie to the fair (1790)

“ They never have the least contest,
But strive to please each other best,
Since they came from the fair, &c.
Each morn they rise to work with joy,
And in the ev’ning kiss and toy,
They swear their love shall never cloy,
Whilst they do breath in air.
Blyth Jenny loves her Jockie gay,
And in her raptures oft doth say,
I bless the happy hour and day,
That I did wed and run away
With Jockie to the fair, the fair, &c.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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Source: Wikisource

Jockie to the fair (1790)

“ Mirth and joy, ne’er can cloy,
⁠while the sparkling glass goes round.
First Woman.
A fig for gaudy fashions,
⁠no want of clothes oppresses;
We live at ease with rags and fleas,
⁠we value not our dresses.
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Source: Wikisource

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