Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... grief of soul have languish'd long , Who could but find a grave a place of rest , From all the grief in which they are opprest ? Besides , there's many with a hoary head , And palsy joints , by which their joys are fled ; Release thou ...
... grief of soul have languish'd long , Who could but find a grave a place of rest , From all the grief in which they are opprest ? Besides , there's many with a hoary head , And palsy joints , by which their joys are fled ; Release thou ...
Page 132
... grief was opprest . So great was his grief it could not be concealed , Both honour and riches no pleasure could yield ; In private he often would weep and lament , For 132 ANCIENT POEMS ,
... grief was opprest . So great was his grief it could not be concealed , Both honour and riches no pleasure could yield ; In private he often would weep and lament , For 132 ANCIENT POEMS ,
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... grief , and woe ! Then he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her flow- ing eyes , Leave off those lamentations , likewise those mournful cries ; Leave off those lamentations , while I march o'er the plain , We'll be married when I return ...
... grief , and woe ! Then he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her flow- ing eyes , Leave off those lamentations , likewise those mournful cries ; Leave off those lamentations , while I march o'er the plain , We'll be married when I return ...
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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