Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... gallant steed which doth me bear , As the rose was so sweetly blown . What would you give to your mother dear ? With the high and the lily oh ! My wedding shift which I do wear , As the rose was so sweetly blown . But she must wash it ...
... gallant steed which doth me bear , As the rose was so sweetly blown . What would you give to your mother dear ? With the high and the lily oh ! My wedding shift which I do wear , As the rose was so sweetly blown . But she must wash it ...
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... gallant greyhound , Whose collar is flourished with gold ; Why hadst thou not wakened me out of my sleep , When thou didst my lady behold ? Dear master , I barked with my mouth when she came , And likewise my collar I shook ; And told ...
... gallant greyhound , Whose collar is flourished with gold ; Why hadst thou not wakened me out of my sleep , When thou didst my lady behold ? Dear master , I barked with my mouth when she came , And likewise my collar I shook ; And told ...
Page 183
... gallant thing , It cheers the spirits of a king ; It makes a dumb man strive to sing , Aye , and a beggar play ! A cripple that is lame and halt , And scarce a mile a day can walk , When he feels the juice of malt , Will throw his ...
... gallant thing , It cheers the spirits of a king ; It makes a dumb man strive to sing , Aye , and a beggar play ! A cripple that is lame and halt , And scarce a mile a day can walk , When he feels the juice of malt , Will throw his ...
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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