Yonder stands a lovely creature
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Yonder stands a lovely creature,
Who she is I do not know:
I'll go and court her for her beauty,
Let her answer, "yes" or "no".
"Madam, I am come to court you,
If your favour I can gain:
First your hand, love, then your welcome,
P'rhaps that I'll not come again."
"Madam, I have gold and silver,
Madam, I have house and land:
Madam, I have the world of pleasure,
All to be at your command."
"What care I for gold and silver,
What care I for house and land?
What care I for the world of pleasure,
So long as I've got a nice young man?"
"Ripest apples soonest rotten,
Hottest love it soon gets cold:
Young men's words are soon forgotten,
So pray, young man, don't speak too bold."
"After nettles then come roses,
After night then in comes day:
After a false love then a true love,
So we pass our time away."
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Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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