He kiss'd and press'd her o'er and o'er;
As I to you may tell,

Till her apron grew too short before,

Alas! poor Nell!

It happen'd on a certain day,

As talking they were led,

She wept, she wail'd, she wrung her hands,

And thus to him she said;
My virgin rose you stole away,
O wed me, Sir, said she,
Or I, like other girls, may say,
Ah! woe is me!

He straight gave her a loving kiss,

And without more delay,

He took her by the lily white hand,

And thus to her did say ;

I wish Old Nick may fetch me straight,

(A woeful tale to tell)

If ever I prove false to thee,

My dearest Nell.

Then thus with joys and loving toys,

They past away the time,

'Till seven months were gone and past,

(But two left out of nine.)

When from her place he turn'd her quite,

As I to you may tell,

All for the sake of a Lady bright,

Alas poor Nell!

But when she found she was deceiv'd,

She wept and tore her hair;

And cry'd there's no belief in man,

It plainly doth appear.

Oh! how could he so cruel be,
Thus to trapan my heart;
But I will be reveng'd on him,
Before that we do part.

Now it happen'd to this Lady bright,

Who liv'd a mile from town;

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That this young lawyer every night
Would walk to her from home.
Forgetting of his former vows,
As I to you may tell,

And longing for a richer spouse,
He left poor Nell.

As Nell was sitting all alone,

Lamenting sad one night,

A project came into her head,

Which made her laugh outright.

Thought she, I'll make myself as black
As any Devil in Hell,

And watch some night for his coming home,
Sing, O brave Nell!

She to a Chimney-sweeper went,

And there a bargain made,
For to have his sooty-cloathes,
And furthermore she said;
If that my counsel you'll but take,
A guinea I'll give to thee;
Then let your little sweeper boy

But come along with me.

She having learned the lad his tale,
Thus unto him did say,

If you do act your part aright,

You half a crown I'll pay.

She gave him squibs of gunpowder,
And all appear'd right well,
To frighten her master the lawyer;
Sing O brave Nell!

And coming to a lonesome wood,
In ambush they did lie,

The which adjoining to a road,

That the lawyer must come by: With a pair of ram's horns on her head, In a lonesome place stood she; But as for black the sweeper's boy,

She plac'd him on a tree.

It was just about the hour of one,
As for a truth we hear,

The lawyer he came trudging home
From the courtship of his dear:
And stepping o'er to shun the dirt,
As I to you may tell,

She quickly caught him by the skirt,
Sing, O brave Nell!

Then with a doleful hollow voice,
She unto him did say,
According to your wish I come,

To fetch you hence away.

She said, you must along with me
Down to my gloomy cell,
Except to-morrow by break of day,
You wed poor Nell.

With that the chimney-sweeper's boy

Set fire unto the train,

Which flew and crack'd about his head,

And made him roar amain.

Dear Mr. Devil, spare me now,
And mind but what I tell,

And I to-morrow by break of day,
Will wed poor Nell.

Well look you do the Devil cry'd,

Or mind what I say to thee;
Do you see that little Devil,
That sits on yonder tree:
If ever you do break your vow,
As sure as hell is hell,

That little Devil shall fetch you,
If you slight poor Nell.

The lawyer he went trembling home,
In a most dreadful fright,
And early in the morning,

As soon as it was light,

With trembling joints and staring eyes,
With looks both wan and pale,
He came to her, with humble voice,
Good-morrow, dear Nell.

With kisses and embraces,

She granted her consent;

And having got a licence,

Unto the church they went;

Where he made her his lawful wife,

As for a truth I tell,

And now they live a happy life,

Sing, O brave Nell!

She never told to friend or foe,

The trick which she had play'd,

Until some months after,

When she was brought to-bed.

She told it at a gossiping,

Which pleased the wenches well, He was glad, and laugh'd and said 'Twas well done, Nell.

ON

KING GEORGE THE IInd's LANDING

AT LOWESTOFT,

On his Return from Hanover, the 14th of January,

1736-7.

His Majesty had been a considerable time on his voyage from Helveotsluys to England, occasioned by stormy and contrary winds, and had been also exposed to the most imminent danger. When the royal barge approached the shore, a body of sailors belonging to Lowestoft, uniformly dressed in seamen's jackets, rejoicing that their King, after having escaped the perils of the ocean, was honouring their native town with a visit, waded into the sea, and, meeting the barge, took it on their shoulders with the King, the Countess of Yarmouth, and all the attendant nobility in it, and carried it to the beach, without suffering it to strike the ground. His Majesty was met at the sea shore by John Jex, esq. of that town, with his carriage, who conducted him to his house: Mr. Jex having the very high honour of being coachman. This mighty monarch landed about twelve at noon, and about two hours after set off for London. Between six and seven o'clock in the evening, Mr. Carrington, one of the King's messengers, arrived at the Post Office in Ipswich, with the agreeable news that his Majesty would be there that night; on which the Bailiffs, Portmen, &c. assembled in their formalities to receive him, at St.