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THE SPANISH WIVES: SONG BETWEEN MR. LEVERIDGE AND MRS. CROSS, by                    
First Line: Fairest nymph that ever bless'd our shore
Last Line: A wiser will supply, &c.
Subject(s): Death; Fear; Marriage; Dead, The; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


He. Fairest Nymph that ever bless'd our Shore,
Let me those charming Eyes adore,
And fly no more, and fly no more.

She. Spaniard, thy Suit is all in vain;
I was born where Women reign,
And cannot brook the Laws of Spain.

He. For thee my Native Customs I'll forgo,
Cut my black Locks, and turn a Beau.

She. E're I submit to be your Wife,
Listen to an English Husband's life;
With Sparks abroad I'm every day,
Gracing the Gardens, Park, or Play;
Hearing all the pretty things they say;
Give and take Presents, and when that's done,
You thank the Beaux when I come home.

He. Oh! I now my Temper fear.
She. Oh! sigh not yet, there's more to hear:
At my Levy crowding Adorers stand,
Fix'd on my Eyes, and grasping my white Hand;
All their Courts and Oglings bent on me,
Not one regardful Look towards thee:
At this thou must be pleas'd, or else not see.

He. Then we must part, and I must die.
She. If thou art such a Fool, what care I?
He. I cannot share thee, so I am undone.
She. A wiser will supply thy Room.

Chorus. Then we must part, &c.
If thou art such a Fool, &c.
I cannot share thee, &c.
A wiser will supply, &c.





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