Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... glance out ower them a ' , As beams dart frae the sun ; She fixed her eyes on little Munsgrove , For him her luve lay on . Gude day , gude day , ye handsome youth , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 21 The Drunkard's Legacy The Miller and his Sons.
... glance out ower them a ' , As beams dart frae the sun ; She fixed her eyes on little Munsgrove , For him her luve lay on . Gude day , gude day , ye handsome youth , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 21 The Drunkard's Legacy The Miller and his Sons.
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... gude grey meare . Then by my sooth , the king replied , If there's been rogues into the toun , I fear as weel as ... gude grey steed , An ' here I've lost a gude grey meare . Come on , come on , ye harper man , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 39.
... gude grey meare . Then by my sooth , the king replied , If there's been rogues into the toun , I fear as weel as ... gude grey steed , An ' here I've lost a gude grey meare . Come on , come on , ye harper man , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 39.
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... gude grey meare . Then he drew out a gude lang purse , Well stored wi ' gowd an ' white monie ; And in a short time after this , The Wanton Broun he lat them see . Sir Roger produced his ploughs o ' lan ' , Sir Charles produced his ...
... gude grey meare . Then he drew out a gude lang purse , Well stored wi ' gowd an ' white monie ; And in a short time after this , The Wanton Broun he lat them see . Sir Roger produced his ploughs o ' lan ' , Sir Charles produced 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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