Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLX. Love And Matrimony.

    "Little maid, pretty maid, whither goest thou?"
    "Down in the forest to milk my cow."
    "Shall I go with thee?" "No, not now;
    When I send for thee, then come thou."

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCCXCVI. Natural History. [A provincial version of CCCCXCV.]

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Nursery Rhyme. CCXXV. Riddles.

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Nursery Rhyme. CXXII. Scholastic.

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Nursery Rhyme. CVIII. Proverbs.

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Nursery Rhyme. CXXX. Songs.

    Oh, where are you going,
        My pretty maiden fair,
    With your red rosy cheeks,
        And your coal-black hair?
    I'm going a-milking,
        Kind sir, says she;
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        Where you'll find me.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLXVII. Love And Matrimony.

    He.    If you with me will go, my love,
                    You shall see a pretty show, my love,
                            Let dame say what she will:
                    If you will have me, my love,
                    I will have thee, my love,
                            So let the milk-pail stand still.

    She.    Since you have said so, my love,
                    Longer I will go, my love,
                            Let dame say what she will:
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Nursery Rhyme. CLXVIII. Songs.

    Where are you going, my pretty maid?
    I'm going a-milking, sir, she said.
    May I go with you, my pretty maid?
    You're kindly welcome, sir, she said.
    What is your father, my pretty maid?
    My father's a farmer, sir, she said.

    Say, will you marry me, my pretty maid?
    Yes, if you please, kind sir, she said.
    Will you be constant, my pretty maid?
    That I can't promise you, sir, she said.
    Then I won't marry you, my pretty maid!
    Nobody asked you, sir! she said.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLXXVIII. Love And Matrimony.

    There was a little maid, and she was afraid,
    That her sweetheart would come unto her;
    So she went to bed, and cover'd up her head
    And fasten'd the door with a skewer.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLVIII. Love And Matrimony.

    Did you see my wife, did you see, did you see,
        Did you see my wife looking for me?
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        And dimity petticoats over her knee.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLXI. Love And Matrimony.

            I am a pretty wench,
            And I come a great way hence,
    And sweethearts I can get none:
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            Can get sweethearts enow,
    And I, pretty wench, can get never a one.

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