Love
Bonny lass, canny lass, willta be mine?
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Love
Bonny lass, canny lass, willta be mine?
Thou'se neither wesh dishes, nor sarrah (serve) the swine,
Thou sall sit on a cushion, and sew up a seam,
And thou sall eat strawberries, sugar, and cream!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Love and Matrimony. [Cumberland courtship.]
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