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HUSBAND - MAN . No , no , my brother dear , what makes you to enquire Of any
such a thing at my hand ? Indeed I shall not feign , but I will tell you plain , I am a
downright husband - man . SERVING - MAN . If a husband - man you be , then ...
HUSBAND - MAN . No , no , my brother dear , what makes you to enquire Of any
such a thing at my hand ? Indeed I shall not feign , but I will tell you plain , I am a
downright husband - man . SERVING - MAN . If a husband - man you be , then ...
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HUSBAND - MAN . And my pleasure ' s more than that , to see my oxen fat , And
a good stock of hay by them stand ; My plowing and my sowing , my reaping and
my mowing , Are pleasures for the husband - man . SERVING - MAN . Why it is a
...
HUSBAND - MAN . And my pleasure ' s more than that , to see my oxen fat , And
a good stock of hay by them stand ; My plowing and my sowing , my reaping and
my mowing , Are pleasures for the husband - man . SERVING - MAN . Why it is a
...
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HUSBAND - MAN . Talk not of goose nor capon , give me good beef or bacon ,
And good bread and cheese , now at hand ; With pudding , brawn , and souse ,
all in a farmer's house , That is living for the husband - man . SERVING - MAN .
HUSBAND - MAN . Talk not of goose nor capon , give me good beef or bacon ,
And good bread and cheese , now at hand ; With pudding , brawn , and souse ,
all in a farmer's house , That is living for the husband - man . SERVING - MAN .
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 17 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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