Citation - New Hampshire Gazette-Portsmouth: 1767.11.20

NHG-P.767.071
20 Nov 1767:32 (581)
THE MAIDEN'S CHOICE.
If e'er I'm doom'd the marriage bands to wear,
(Kind Heav'n, propitious, hear a virgin's pray'r)
May the bless'd man I'm destin'd to obey,
Still kindly govern by his gentle sway;
May his good sense improve my better thoughts;
May his good nature smile on all my faults;
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