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Page 42
My wills are sma ' wi ' thee , ladye , My wills are sma ' wi ' thee ; For here I stan ' a
courtier , And a courtier come to thee , For if ye will not grant me your luve , For
thy sake I will dee . If you dee for my sake , she says , Few for you will make mane
...
My wills are sma ' wi ' thee , ladye , My wills are sma ' wi ' thee ; For here I stan ' a
courtier , And a courtier come to thee , For if ye will not grant me your luve , For
thy sake I will dee . If you dee for my sake , she says , Few for you will make mane
...
Page 94
... event an improbable , if not altogether an impossible one , to have occurred ;
and we can easily imagine , when the court was at Carlisle , that such a good
practical joke was planned , and carried into execution , by some waggish
courtiers .
... event an improbable , if not altogether an impossible one , to have occurred ;
and we can easily imagine , when the court was at Carlisle , that such a good
practical joke was planned , and carried into execution , by some waggish
courtiers .
Page 173
Dear lady ! believe me now I solemnly swear and vow , No lords in their lives take
pleasure in wives , Like fellows that drive the plough : For whatever they gain with
labour and pain , They don't with't to harlots run , As courtiers do . I never ...
Dear lady ! believe me now I solemnly swear and vow , No lords in their lives take
pleasure in wives , Like fellows that drive the plough : For whatever they gain with
labour and pain , They don't with't to harlots run , As courtiers do . I never ...
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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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