Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... faithful to me , And you shall enjoy your dear pretty Bessee . To every one of them that answer she made , Therefore unto her they joyfully said : This thing to fulfill we all now agree , But where dwells thy father , my pretty Bessee ...
... faithful to me , And you shall enjoy your dear pretty Bessee . To every one of them that answer she made , Therefore unto her they joyfully said : This thing to fulfill we all now agree , But where dwells thy father , my pretty Bessee ...
Page 132
... faithful and just , Preferred him to places of honour and trust ; He made him as great as his heart could request , Yet , wanting his Ruth , he with grief was opprest . So great was his grief it could not be concealed , Both honour and ...
... faithful and just , Preferred him to places of honour and trust ; He made him as great as his heart could request , Yet , wanting his Ruth , he with grief was opprest . So great was his grief it could not be concealed , Both honour and ...
Page 140
... faithful love , you'll find , Graced with a noble mind . Such a noble disposition Had this lady , with submission , Of whom I this sonnet write , Store of wealth , and beauty bright . She had left , by a good grannum , Full five ...
... faithful love , you'll find , Graced with a noble mind . Such a noble disposition Had this lady , with submission , Of whom I this sonnet write , Store of wealth , and beauty bright . She had left , by a good grannum , Full five ...
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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