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William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.

Come, Sweet Lass

Thomas D’Urfey (1653–1723)

COME, sweet lass

This bonny weather

Let’s together;

Come, sweet lass

Let’s trip upon the grass

Ev’ry where

Poor Jockey seeks his dear,

And unless you appear,

He sees no beauty here.

On our green

The loons are sporting,

Piping, courting:

On our green

The blithest lads are seen:

There, all day,

Our lasses dance and play,

And ev’ry one is gay

But I, when you’re away.