ah

Here, fool, give me a light!

Light, can’t yer? Ah, what’s that, what’s that, what’s that?

Who are yer? What for are you lying there?

enough, he liked his fireside, and he liked his bed when I was by ’im.

Ah! And then one day he’d ’ad enough of comfort, and was off,--looking

for what? ’Ardship? He might have ’ad that ’ere if he’d but stayed.

The eye beholds the heart's desire;

Ah, let not only mine be vain,

For lovers should be loved again.

Here, take your milk, and there’s a bit o’ bread

For both on yer. Don’t want it? Ah, it’s bed

You’d best be off to! There, put your mug down!

Ah, spring was sent for lass and lad,

"Tis now the blood runs gold,

Ah, spring was sent for lass and lad,

'Tis now the blood runs gold,

Ah, past the plunge of plummet,

In seas I cannot sound,

For this, new-set the jewels for my hair?

Ah, Princess! with what zeal have I pursued!

Almost forgot the duty of a prude. 10