...first, then sits as blithe to eat His cream and curds, as doth the king his meat ; And blither too, For kings have often fears when they do sup, Where...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? Upon his couch of straw he sleeps as sound As doth the king upon his beds of down ; More sounder...

...first, then sits as blyth to eat His cream and curds, as doth the king his meat ; And blyther too : For kings have often fears when they do sup, Where...shepherds dread no poison in their cup. Ah then, ah then, etc. To bed he goes, as wanton then I ween, As is a king in dalliance with a queen ; More wanton too...

...kisseth first, then sits as blyth to eat His cream and curds, as doth the king his meat; And blyther too: For kings have often fears when they do sup, Where...shepherds dread no poison in their cup. Ah then, ah then, etc. To bed he goes, as wanton then I ween, As is a king in dalliance with a queen; More wanton too...

...and broils to take in hand When shepherds laugh and love upon the land. Ah then, ah then, If countrie loves such sweet desires do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? VII. JACK WILTON. [" The Unfortunate Traveller, or the Life of Jack Wilton," published by Thomas Nash...

...and curds as doth the king his meat; And blither too: For kings have often fears when they do sup, 20 Where shepherds dread no poison in their cup. Ah then,...shepherd swain ? To bed he goes, as wanton then, I ween, 25 As is a king in dalliance with a queen ; More wanton too: For kings have many griefs affects to...

...swain? For kings have wars and broils to take in hand, Where shepherds laugh and love upon the land: Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? xxrv. CONTENT. Sung by 'a country wench' at the end of Farewell to Folly (1591)' a story of a prodigal...

...too : For kings have cares that wait upon a crown, And cares can make the sweetest love to frown. 5 Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight, 10 And merrier...

...too : For kings have cares that wait upon a crown, And cares can make the sweetest love to frown. 5 Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight, '° And merrier...

...merrier too; For kings bethink then what the state require, Where shepherds careless carol by the fire: Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? He kisseth first, then sits as blithe to eat His cream and curds as doth the king his meat; And blither...

...many griefs affects to move, Where shepherds have no greater grief than love. Ah then, ah then, 3° If country loves such sweet desires do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? Upon his couch of straw he sleeps as sound, As doth the king upon his beds of down; More sounder...