Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... Bring here to me that bonnie boy , An ' we'll smore him right quietlie . Up hae they ta'en that bonnie boy , Put him ' tween twa feather beds ; Naethin ' was dane , nor naethin ' said , Till that bonnie bonnie boy was dead . The king's ...
... Bring here to me that bonnie boy , An ' we'll smore him right quietlie . Up hae they ta'en that bonnie boy , Put him ' tween twa feather beds ; Naethin ' was dane , nor naethin ' said , Till that bonnie bonnie boy was dead . The king's ...
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... bring thee to the judgement seate . EXCISEMAN . The judgement seate ! I must confess that word Doth cut my heart , like any sharpnèd sword : What ! come t ' account ! methinks the dreadful sound Of every word doth make a mortal wound ...
... bring thee to the judgement seate . EXCISEMAN . The judgement seate ! I must confess that word Doth cut my heart , like any sharpnèd sword : What ! come t ' account ! methinks the dreadful sound Of every word doth make a mortal wound ...
Page 157
... Bring me one hundred pounds to - morrow By nine o'clock , -take them again ; So get you out of doors till then . He answered , If this chink I bring , I fear thou wilt do no such thing . He said , I'll give under my hand , A BALLADS ...
... Bring me one hundred pounds to - morrow By nine o'clock , -take them again ; So get you out of doors till then . He answered , If this chink I bring , I fear thou wilt do no such thing . He said , I'll give under my hand , A BALLADS ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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