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Page 86
Then to fair Grissel with a heavy heart he goes, Whare she sat mildly all alone, A
pleasant gesture and a lovely look she shows, As if grief she had never known.
Quoth he, my children now are slain; What thinks fair Grissel of the same * Sweet
...
Then to fair Grissel with a heavy heart he goes, Whare she sat mildly all alone, A
pleasant gesture and a lovely look she shows, As if grief she had never known.
Quoth he, my children now are slain; What thinks fair Grissel of the same * Sweet
...
Page 87
When gentle Grissel heard these woful tidings, The tears stood in her eyes; She
nothing said; no words of discontentment Did from her lips arise: Her velvet gown
most patiently she stript off, Her girdle of silk with the same: Her russet gown ...
When gentle Grissel heard these woful tidings, The tears stood in her eyes; She
nothing said; no words of discontentment Did from her lips arise: Her velvet gown
most patiently she stript off, Her girdle of silk with the same: Her russet gown ...
Page 88
The marquess sent for Grissel fair, The bride's bed-chamber to prepare, That
nothing should therein be found awry; The bride was with her brother come,
Which was great joy to all and some; And Grissel took all this most patiently. And
in the ...
The marquess sent for Grissel fair, The bride's bed-chamber to prepare, That
nothing should therein be found awry; The bride was with her brother come,
Which was great joy to all and some; And Grissel took all this most patiently. And
in the ...
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Contents
OLD BALLADS FROM EARLY PRINTED COPIES | 1 |
EARLY NAVAL BALLADS OF ENGLAND | 8 |
SPECIMENS OF LYRIC POETRY TEMP EDWARD I | 13 |
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 30 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 30 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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