Love

Madam, I am come to court you

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Love

"Madam, I am come to court you,
If your favour I can gain."
"Ah, Ah!" said she, "you are a bold fellow,
If I e'er see your face again!"

"Madam, I have rings and diamonds,
Madam, I have houses and land,
Madam, I have a world of treasure,
All shall be at your command."

"I care not for rings and diamonds,
I care not for houses and lands,
I care not for a world of treasure,
So that I have but a handsome man."

"Madam, you think much of beauty,
Beauty hasteneth to decay,
For the fairest of flowers that grow in summer
Will decay and fade away."

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Halliwell's class: Love and Matrimony.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Madam, I am come to court you.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/475/.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Madam, I am come to court you.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/475/.

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