Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... late John , Duke of Rox- burghe , and another in the hands of the late John Baynes , Esq . Ritson mentions another copy , beginning " Good Lord John has a hunting gone . " Sir Walter Scott published in his Minstrelsy , a traditional ...
... late John , Duke of Rox- burghe , and another in the hands of the late John Baynes , Esq . Ritson mentions another copy , beginning " Good Lord John has a hunting gone . " Sir Walter Scott published in his Minstrelsy , a traditional ...
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... late ; So my dear family , Which wants a quick supply , By long delays may die , O cruel fate ! Sweet husband ! don't despair , Avoid distracting care , I will the burden bear Along with you : Our sons and daughters they Shall work ...
... late ; So my dear family , Which wants a quick supply , By long delays may die , O cruel fate ! Sweet husband ! don't despair , Avoid distracting care , I will the burden bear Along with you : Our sons and daughters they Shall work ...
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... late , Hard by a poor thrasher , whose charge it was great ; For he had seven children , and most of them small , And nought but his labour to support them withall . He never was given to idle and lurk , For this nobleman saw him go ...
... late , Hard by a poor thrasher , whose charge it was great ; For he had seven children , and most of them small , And nought but his labour to support them withall . He never was given to idle and lurk , For this nobleman saw him go ...
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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