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I was looking up a word today and found this. Quite extraordinary, in my opinion.

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"Walking In A Meadowe Greene," from a folio of "loosesongs"

collected by Bishop Percy.

They lay soe close together, they made me much to wonder;
I knew not which was wether, until I saw her under.
Then off he came, and blusht for shame soe soon that he had end it;
Yet still she lies, and to him cryes, "one more and none can mend it."

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The whole of the poem goes thusly:

Walking in a meadowe greene, fayre flowers for to gather,
where primrose rankes did stand on bankes, to welcome comers thither,
I heard a voice which made a Noise, which caused me to attend it,
I heard a lass say to a Ladd, "once more & none can mend it."

They lay soe close together, they made me much to wonder;
I knew not which was wether, until I saw her under.
Then off he came, & blusht for shame soe soon that he had endit;
Yet still she lies, & to him cryes, "once more and none can mend it."

His looks were dull and verry sad, his courage shee had tamed;
Shee bad him play the lusty lad or else he quite was shamed;
"Then stiffly thrust, hee hit me just, ffear not, but freely spend it,
& play about at in & out; once more and none can mend it."

And then he thought to enter her, thinking the ffit was on him;
But when he came to enter her the poynt turnd back upon him.
Yet she said, "stay! goe not away although the point be bended!
But toot againe & hit the vaine! once more & none can Mend it."

Then in her Armes shee did him fold, & oftentimes shee kist him,
Yett still his courage was but cold, for all the good shee wisht him;
Yett with her hand she made it stand so stiffe she could not bend it,
& then anon she cryes, "come on, once more & none can mend it!"

"Adew, adew, sweet hart," quoth hee, "for in faith I must be gone."
"Nay, then you doe me wrong" quoth she, "to leave me thus alone."
Away he went when all was spent, wherat she was offended:
Like a Trojan true she made a vow shee wold have one shold mend it.

It has been set to music by The Baltimore Consort and the Merry Companions, and appears in their album, "The Art of the Bawdy Song" http://www.madmusic.com/album_details.aspx?AlbumID=8615

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