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Pull off , pull off thy bonny green plaid That floats in the breeze so free ; It is
woven fine with the silver twine , And comely it is to see . • If I must pull off my
bonny green plaid , O turn thy back to me , And gaze on the sun , which has just
begun To ...
Pull off , pull off thy bonny green plaid That floats in the breeze so free ; It is
woven fine with the silver twine , And comely it is to see . • If I must pull off my
bonny green plaid , O turn thy back to me , And gaze on the sun , which has just
begun To ...
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PART I. This song ' s of a beggar who long lost his sight , And had a fair daughter
, most pleasant and bright , And many a gallant brave suitor had she , And none
was so comely as pretty Bessee . And though she was of complexion most fair ...
PART I. This song ' s of a beggar who long lost his sight , And had a fair daughter
, most pleasant and bright , And many a gallant brave suitor had she , And none
was so comely as pretty Bessee . And though she was of complexion most fair ...
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Great gifts they did send her of silver and gold , And in their songs daily her love
they extolld : Her beauty was blazèd in every degree , So fair and so comely was
pretty Bessee . The young men of Rumford in her had their joy , She shewed ...
Great gifts they did send her of silver and gold , And in their songs daily her love
they extolld : Her beauty was blazèd in every degree , So fair and so comely was
pretty Bessee . The young men of Rumford in her had their joy , She shewed ...
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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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