CCCCLXXXIII.
[Cumberland courtship.]
Bonny lass, canny lass, willta be mine?
Thou'se neither wesh dishes, nor sarrah (serve) the swine,
Thou sall sit on a cushion, and sew up a seam,
And thou sall eat strawberries, sugar, and cream!
CCCCLXXXIV.
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray,*
They were two bonny lasses:
They built their house upon the lea,