Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... fellow was he ; Betide me life , betide me death , This youth we'll go and see , see , This youth we'll go and see . As they gaed in yon rough thick hedge , An ' doun yon forest gay , They cam ' on to that very same place , Where John o ...
... fellow was he ; Betide me life , betide me death , This youth we'll go and see , see , This youth we'll go and see . As they gaed in yon rough thick hedge , An ' doun yon forest gay , They cam ' on to that very same place , Where John o ...
Page 110
... fellow , what hast in thy jug , Which under thy arm thou dost lovingly hug ? By the mass ! quoth the tinkler , its nappy brown ale , And for to drink to thee , friend , I will not fail ; For altho ' thy jacket looks gallant and fine , I ...
... fellow , what hast in thy jug , Which under thy arm thou dost lovingly hug ? By the mass ! quoth the tinkler , its nappy brown ale , And for to drink to thee , friend , I will not fail ; For altho ' thy jacket looks gallant and fine , I ...
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... fellow - dalesmen's familiar appellation of Tommy Atkinson ! We have not been able to discover any broadside copy of the ballad , nor can we trace it in any collection , although we have met with The Crafty Plough- boy , or the ...
... fellow - dalesmen's familiar appellation of Tommy Atkinson ! We have not been able to discover any broadside copy of the ballad , nor can we trace it in any collection , although we have met with The Crafty Plough- boy , or the ...
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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