When I Mean To Marry

Wben do I mean to marry? - well, 'Tis dle to dispute witii fate; But if you choose to liear me tel], Pray listen whUe I fix the date. When daoghten baste witb eaeer feet A mother'a daily toll to share; Can make the puddings whioh thcy oat, And meud the stockiuga wliich they wear; When maidens look upon a man As Ín himself what they wonld marry, And not as army soldiera .scau A sutler or a commissary; When gentle ladies, who have got The offer of a lover'a btnd. Consent to uhare liis earthly lot. And do iiot iiH;:m hi.s lot of land; When younp mechanics aie allowed To íind and wed tlie farmers1 pirls. Wlio ílort expect to be endon-i-d With rabias, diamonds and pearls; Wln-n wjvet. ín shrwt. fhn.ll rret'ly gflvö Their hearts and banda to airt íheir spouses. And live as they were wont to live Withiu their gires' one-story houses; TVíen, madam - if I'm not too oíd - Kejoiced to quit this lontíly Ufe, ni brnsh my beaver, cease to seold, And look about me for a wife.