Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

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AND BALLADS, 161
Not a kifle but poyfon beares
And moll treafon in his teares.
Idle minutes are his raigne
Then the ftraggler makes his gaine,
By prefenting maids with toyes 45
And would have yee thinke hem joyes :
'Tis the ambition of the elfe,
To have all childifh, as himfelfe.
If by thefe yee pleafe to know him,
Beauties, be not nice, but mow him. 5©
Though yee had a will to hide him,
Now, we hope, yee'le not abide him,
Since yee heare this falfer's play,
And that he is Venus* run-away,
XVI.
THE KING OF FRANCE'S DAUGHTER.
Thefory of this Balladferns to be takenfrom an incident
in the domefic hijiory of Charles the Bald, king of France.
His daughter Judith nuas betrothed to Ethelnuulph king of
England : but before the marriage was confummated, Ethel'
ivulph died, and Jhe returned to France : whence Jhe