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Poem on Marriage
[?] [?] [?] lady [?] Scotland did Dwell She was Courted by a Sailor who lovd her full [?] he promised For to mary her return he did then remark What Sad Fortune on this Couple Has [tape] As he was a Sailling All on the Salt Sea A Storm Did Arise at his Sad Surprise Marry A poor Seaman All on the lee Shore and Some they had Sweethearts and Some they wives old and those poor Souls had to Swim for there lives and this poor and unlucky young man had A Chance to be one that lossed. A Short life in the watery tomb As Soon as this fair maid She heard he was dead She was ravin[?] Distracted Quit out of her head Saing A Deiu all pleasures Sense my jois are all [?] and A grave Shall be insted of my new marriage bed as She was [?]ing round robbin hoods Sands crying and [?]ing and ringing [?] crying o cruel [?] [?] my r[?] an shore [?] [?] Sweet face might Wold it one [?] as She was aranging around robbin Hoods bay She Saw a young Sailor washed up by the waves and as She Drew near him in amsed[?] She Did Stand for She new her own Trulove By a mark on his hand She Said have i found youmy own Dearist Dear then She hug him and She kiss him ten thousand times near She Sais iam quite willing for to lay by you Side and A few moment after This fair maid She Died in Robbin hoods Curch yard this Couple was laid with A large double tomb stone plaicd Over there heads Comes all you royal trulovers as you Do pass by now weep and laments while this Couple Doth lie