Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... doth force mee , Dead or alive , both God and man doth curse mee . Let all Excisemen hereby warning take , To shun their practice for their conscience sake . FINIS . London : printed by I. C [ larke ] , 1659 . VI . The Messenger of ...
... doth force mee , Dead or alive , both God and man doth curse mee . Let all Excisemen hereby warning take , To shun their practice for their conscience sake . FINIS . London : printed by I. C [ larke ] , 1659 . VI . The Messenger of ...
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... doth beat him : Yet Johnny shall be made amends , When his time ' s out , by Sally ; In spite of all the rogues and girls That live in our alley . There is one day in every week That Johnny does come to me , And then , I own , I am well ...
... doth beat him : Yet Johnny shall be made amends , When his time ' s out , by Sally ; In spite of all the rogues and girls That live in our alley . There is one day in every week That Johnny does come to me , And then , I own , I am well ...
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... doth require To be purged with fire ; Think of this when you smoke tobacco ! The dust that from the pipe doth fall , It shews we are nothing but dust at all ; For we came from the dust , And return we must ; Think of this when you smoke ...
... doth require To be purged with fire ; Think of this when you smoke tobacco ! The dust that from the pipe doth fall , It shews we are nothing but dust at all ; For we came from the dust , And return we must ; Think of this when you smoke ...
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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