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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
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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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