III. 3.
Est mihi prægnans sus, I've got a pig and a sow,
Et porcellis stabulum; I've got a sty to sleep 'em;
Villula, grex, et rus[8] A calf and a brindled cow,
Ad vaccarum pabulum; And a cabin too, to keep 'em;
Feriis cerneres me Sunday hat and coat,
Splendido vestimento, An old grey mare to ride on;
Tunc, heus! quàm benè te Saddle and bridle to boot,
Veherem in jumento![9] Which you may ride astride on.
_Semel tantum dic_ _Only say_
_Eris nostra_ LALAGÉ; _You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan;_
_Ne recuses sic,_ _Don't say nay,_
_Dulcis Julia_ CALLAGÉ. _Charming Judy Callaghan._
IV. 4.
Vis poma terræ? sum I've got an acre of ground,
Uno dives jugere; I've got it set with praties;
Vis lac et mella,[10] cùm I've got of 'baccy a pound,
Bacchi succo,[11] sugere? I've got some tea for the ladies;
Vis aquæ-vitæ vim?[12] I've got the ring to wed,
Plumoso somnum sacculo?[13] Some whisky to make us gaily;
Vis ut paratus sim I've got a feather-bed
Vel annulo vel baculo?[14] And a handsome new shilelagh.
_Semel tantum dic_ _Only say_
_Eris nostra_ LALAGÉ; _You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan;_
_Ne recuses sic,_ _Don't say nay,_
_Dulcis Julia_ CALLAGÉ. _Charming Judy Callaghan._
V. 5.
Litteris operam das; You've got a charming eye,
Lucido fulges oculo; You've got some spelling and reading;
Dotes insuper quas You've got, and so have I,
Nummi sunt in loculo. A taste for genteel breeding;
Novi quad apta sis[15] You're rich, and fair, and young,
Ad procreandam sobolem! As everybody's knowing;
Possides (nesciat quis?) You've got a decent tongue
Linguam satis mobilem.[16] Whene'er 'tis set a-going.
_Semel tantum dic_ _Only say_
_Eris nostra_ LALAGÉ; _You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan;_
_Ne recuses sic,_ _Don't say nay,_
_Dulcis Julia_ CALLAGÉ. _Charming Judy Callaghan._
VI. 6.
Conjux utinam tu For a wife till death
Fieres, lepidum cor, mî! I am willing to take ye;
Halitum perdimus, heu, But, och! I waste my breath,
Te sopor urget. Dormi! The devil himself can't wake ye.
Ingruit imber trux-- 'Tis just beginning to rain,
Jam sub tecto pellitur So I'll get under cover;
Is quem crastina lux[17] Tomorrow I'll come again,
Referet hùc fidelitèr. And be your constant lover.
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