Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 105
... of performing to amuse children , such as “ the Knaves and the Constables " & c . ? The Queen of Diamonds may represent the heroine , some other card may personify I the kitchen boy , and the two feather beds be NOTES . 105.
... of performing to amuse children , such as “ the Knaves and the Constables " & c . ? The Queen of Diamonds may represent the heroine , some other card may personify I the kitchen boy , and the two feather beds be NOTES . 105.
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... knave to peepe And sculke abroad , when honest men should sleepe ? Speake , what's thy name ? and quickly tell me this , Whither thou goest , and what thy bus'ness is ? EXCISEMAN . Whate'er my bus'ness is , thou foule - mouth'd scould ...
... knave to peepe And sculke abroad , when honest men should sleepe ? Speake , what's thy name ? and quickly tell me this , Whither thou goest , and what thy bus'ness is ? EXCISEMAN . Whate'er my bus'ness is , thou foule - mouth'd scould ...
Page 128
... old man , For once I've bitten a knave ! This thief he was not content , He thought there must be bags , So he up with his rusty sword , And chopped the old saddle to rags . The old man gallop'd and rode , Until he was 128 ANCIENT POEMS ,
... old man , For once I've bitten a knave ! This thief he was not content , He thought there must be bags , So he up with his rusty sword , And chopped the old saddle to rags . The old man gallop'd and rode , Until he was 128 ANCIENT POEMS ,
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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