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THERE was a king , an'a curious king , An'a king o ' royal fame ; He had ae
dochter , he had never mair , Ladye Diamond was her name . She's fa'en into
shame , an ' lost her gude name , An ' wrought her parents ' noy ; An ' a ' for her
layen ...
THERE was a king , an'a curious king , An'a king o ' royal fame ; He had ae
dochter , he had never mair , Ladye Diamond was her name . She's fa'en into
shame , an ' lost her gude name , An ' wrought her parents ' noy ; An ' a ' for her
layen ...
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I. King Henrie the Fifth's Conquest . ( TRADITIONAL VERSION . ) A BALLAD on
the same subject as the following one is to be found in the Crown - Garland of
Golden Roses , Part II . , 1659 . Vide Percy Society's edit . p . 65 , entitled The
Battel ...
I. King Henrie the Fifth's Conquest . ( TRADITIONAL VERSION . ) A BALLAD on
the same subject as the following one is to be found in the Crown - Garland of
Golden Roses , Part II . , 1659 . Vide Percy Society's edit . p . 65 , entitled The
Battel ...
Page 110
As they were a - drinking the King pleased to say , What news , honest fellow ?
come tell me , I pray ? There's nothing of news , beyond that I hear The King's on
the border a - chasing the deer . And truly I wish I so happy may be Whilst he is a
...
As they were a - drinking the King pleased to say , What news , honest fellow ?
come tell me , I pray ? There's nothing of news , beyond that I hear The King's on
the border a - chasing the deer . And truly I wish I so happy may be Whilst he is a
...
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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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