Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... grace , I'd rather hae stablin ' for my meare . Ye'll gang to yon outer court , That stands a little below the toun ; Ye'll find a stable snug and neat , Where stands my statelie Wanton Broun . He's doun him to the outer court , That ...
... grace , I'd rather hae stablin ' for my meare . Ye'll gang to yon outer court , That stands a little below the toun ; Ye'll find a stable snug and neat , Where stands my statelie Wanton Broun . He's doun him to the outer court , That ...
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... And prayed for those that were to stay Within a place so arrant : Wide and ope , the winds so roar , By God's grace I'll come there no more , Unless by some Tyn Warrant . XII . Description of St. Keyne's Well , CORNWALL . 50 ANCIENT POEMS ,
... And prayed for those that were to stay Within a place so arrant : Wide and ope , the winds so roar , By God's grace I'll come there no more , Unless by some Tyn Warrant . XII . Description of St. Keyne's Well , CORNWALL . 50 ANCIENT POEMS ,
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... grace , His legacy I will embrace . So then , oppressed with discontent , Upon the stool he sighing went ; And then , his precious life to check , Did place the rope about his neck . Crying , Thou , God , who sitt'st on high , And on my ...
... grace , His legacy I will embrace . So then , oppressed with discontent , Upon the stool he sighing went ; And then , his precious life to check , Did place the rope about his neck . Crying , Thou , God , who sitt'st on high , And on my ...
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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