Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... Lady Bessy made her moan , And down she kneeled upon her knee Before the Earle of Darby her self alone , These were her words fair and free : - : - Who was your beginner , who was your ground , Good father Stanley , will you tell me ...
... Lady Bessy made her moan , And down she kneeled upon her knee Before the Earle of Darby her self alone , These were her words fair and free : - : - Who was your beginner , who was your ground , Good father Stanley , will you tell me ...
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... Lady Bessy ! Good Lady Bessy , be content , For tho ' your words be never so sweet , If King Richard knew , you must be shent , And perchance cast into prison deep ; Then had you cause to waill and weep , And wring your hands with heavy ...
... Lady Bessy ! Good Lady Bessy , be content , For tho ' your words be never so sweet , If King Richard knew , you must be shent , And perchance cast into prison deep ; Then had you cause to waill and weep , And wring your hands with heavy ...
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... lady to appeare He made a signe with his right hand ; And when the lady there him wist , She was as glad as she might be . Char - coals in chimneys there were cast , Candles on sticks standing full high ; She opened the wickett and let ...
... lady to appeare He made a signe with his right hand ; And when the lady there him wist , She was as glad as she might be . Char - coals in chimneys there were cast , Candles on sticks standing full high ; She opened the wickett and let ...
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agayne anon Bessie Bessye betwene brynge Candlemas countrey cowntrye dede devyll doth Earle of Derbye Earle Richmond eche England fair father Stanley fayth Frere fyre fyrst gold graunt gyve hart hast hath Heywood Humfrey Breerton Humphrey Brereton JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL JEROME JOHN HEYWOOD King Richard kynde Kynge lady lett loke London Lord Strange Lover loved lover nor loved Mary mayster merry Mery mules three myght never night nyghte Pardo Percy Society play plesewrs pray praye proverb prynce rain schall seae shalbe shee shyne Sir John Savage Sir William Stanley Somer sonne sott soule staind sweet syns tell thee theyr thou shalt thowsand thyngs thynk truely twayne tyme Vertue weather whyche whyt wind wolde words wyfe wyll wynde wyse wytt wyttles wytty yere yf ye Yule