The Compleat ^Angler 



ago, when the cares of the world began to take hold of mei: but you 

 shall, God willing, hear them both, and sung as well as we can, for 

 we both love anglers. Come, Maudlin, sing the first part to the 

 gentleman with a merry heart, and I'll sing the second, when you 

 have done. 



THE MILKMAID'S SONG 



Come live with me, and be my love, 

 And we will all the pleasures prove 

 That valleys, groves, or hilts, or field, 

 Or woods and steepy mountains yield; 



Where we will sit upon the rocks, 

 And see the shepherds feed our flocks 

 By shallows rivers, to whose falls 

 Melodious birds sing madrigals. 



And I will make thee beds of roses, 

 And then a thousand fragrant posies, 

 A cap of flowers, and a kirtle 

 Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle; 

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