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THE NEVER-CERTAIN MALE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "THYRSIS AND MILLA, ARM IN ARM TOGETHER"
Last Line: "AND BLUSH'D, AND RAN AWAY, AND HE RAN AFTER"
Subject(s): COURTSHIP;

THYRSIS and Milla, arm in arm together,
In merry may-time to the green garden walked,
Where all the way they wanton riddles talked;
The youthful boy, kissing her cheeks so rosy,
Beseech'd her there to gather him a posy.
She straight her light green silken coats uptucked,
And may for Mill and thyme for Thyrsis plucked;
Which when she brought, he clasped her by the middle
And kiss'd her sweet, but could not read her riddle.
"Ah, fool!" with that the nymph set up a laughter,
And blush'd, and ran away, and he ran after.



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