A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous. Illustrated with Copper Plates, Volume 2Ambrose Philips J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 - Ballads, English |
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... thefe Words , the deluded old King vowed fhe Should have no Part in his Kingdom : And foon after this , he married Gonoril to Mag- lanus , Duke of Albania , and Regan to Henninus Duke of Cornwall , giving Half of his Kingdom betwixt ...
... thefe Words , the deluded old King vowed fhe Should have no Part in his Kingdom : And foon after this , he married Gonoril to Mag- lanus , Duke of Albania , and Regan to Henninus Duke of Cornwall , giving Half of his Kingdom betwixt ...
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... thefe I answer , That Shakespear has not rank'd his Tragedy of King Lear among ft his Hiftorical Plays , but has taken the Story to work it as he thought fit , with the ufual Boetical Licences : And indeed has done nothing more than ha ...
... thefe I answer , That Shakespear has not rank'd his Tragedy of King Lear among ft his Hiftorical Plays , but has taken the Story to work it as he thought fit , with the ufual Boetical Licences : And indeed has done nothing more than ha ...
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... thefe Balladsis ground- ed upon Fact ; but most of the old Poets , who have chofen Robin Hood for their Hero , having made a standing Feft of a Bishop , I take it for granted , that fome one or other of their Stories must be true . And ...
... thefe Balladsis ground- ed upon Fact ; but most of the old Poets , who have chofen Robin Hood for their Hero , having made a standing Feft of a Bishop , I take it for granted , that fome one or other of their Stories must be true . And ...
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... thefe Riddles you readily unfold . And then the Abbot he fought out To the cunningeft Men that there might be ; How his Purpose then he might bring about , And for to fet his Livings free : But yet by no good Men could he Thefe Riddles ...
... thefe Riddles you readily unfold . And then the Abbot he fought out To the cunningeft Men that there might be ; How his Purpose then he might bring about , And for to fet his Livings free : But yet by no good Men could he Thefe Riddles ...
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... last Favourites ; and the Younger , who before his Death was created Earl of Glocefter , mar- ried Joanna de Acres , the King's Niece , and Gavefton's Widow . The Infolence of thefe thefe Two Men was very great ; they devour'd the [ 59 ]
... last Favourites ; and the Younger , who before his Death was created Earl of Glocefter , mar- ried Joanna de Acres , the King's Niece , and Gavefton's Widow . The Infolence of thefe thefe Two Men was very great ; they devour'd the [ 59 ]
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againſt Allen a Dale Alphonfo amongst anſwer Ballad Beauty Biſhop bonny Breaſt call'd Cauſe Charles the Fair Corineus Crown cry'd Dame Daugh Daughter dear Death Defire Derry doth Duke Earl Edward England faid fair fair Lady fame Father fave fear felf fent fhall fhew firſt flain Fockey fome foon France ftill fuch fure gallant Ganfelo Gold Grace Grief Heart Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Houſe King Henry King Lear Knight Lady Lafs Land laſt Locrine Lord Love Maid marry'd moft Moggy moſt Murther muſt ne'er Noble Number paſs pleaſant Pleaſure poor preſently pretty Beffee Prifon Prince Queen Queſtion quoth fhe reſt Robin Hood ſaid Sawney ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall Song ſpeed ſtay ſtill ſtrait ſweet tell thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou Thouſand took Tune turn'd Twangdillo underſtand unto Wedding whofe Whoſe Wife wiſh young