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Page 102
A broad , broad shield , did this strange Knight wield , Whereon did the red cross
shine ; Yet never , I ween , had that strange Knight been In the fields of Palestine .
* And out and spake this strange Knight , This Knight of the north countrie ; O ...
A broad , broad shield , did this strange Knight wield , Whereon did the red cross
shine ; Yet never , I ween , had that strange Knight been In the fields of Palestine .
* And out and spake this strange Knight , This Knight of the north countrie ; O ...
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The first Knight came was all in white , With the high and the lily oh ! And asked of
her if she'd be his delight , As the rose was so sweetly blown . The next Knight
came was all in green , With the high and the lily oh ! And asked of her , if she'd ...
The first Knight came was all in white , With the high and the lily oh ! And asked of
her if she'd be his delight , As the rose was so sweetly blown . The next Knight
came was all in green , With the high and the lily oh ! And asked of her , if she'd ...
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Why then , quoth the knight , happ better or worse , I weigh not true love by the
weight of the purse , And beauty is beauty in every degree , Then welcome to me
, my dear pretty Bessee . With thee to thy father forthwith I will go . Nay , forbear ...
Why then , quoth the knight , happ better or worse , I weigh not true love by the
weight of the purse , And beauty is beauty in every degree , Then welcome to me
, my dear pretty Bessee . With thee to thy father forthwith I will go . Nay , forbear ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 17 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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