Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... leave o ' thee . He's taen her by the milk - white hand , And by the grass - green sleeve ; And laid her low on gude green wood , At her he spier'd nae leave . When he had got his will o ' her , His will as he had ta'en ; He's ta'en her ...
... leave o ' thee . He's taen her by the milk - white hand , And by the grass - green sleeve ; And laid her low on gude green wood , At her he spier'd nae leave . When he had got his will o ' her , His will as he had ta'en ; He's ta'en her ...
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... Leave her to Providence , for you must go Along with me , whether you will or no ; I , Death , command the King to leave his crown , And at my feet he lays his sceptre down ! Then if to kings I don't this favor give , But cut them off ...
... Leave her to Providence , for you must go Along with me , whether you will or no ; I , Death , command the King to leave his crown , And at my feet he lays his sceptre down ! Then if to kings I don't this favor give , But cut them off ...
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... Leave off those lamentations , likewise those mournful cries ; Leave off those lamentations , while I march o'er the plain , We'll be married when I return again . XXXV . Dld Adam . THE editor has had some trouble in procuring a copy of ...
... Leave off those lamentations , likewise those mournful cries ; Leave off those lamentations , while I march o'er the plain , We'll be married when I return again . XXXV . Dld Adam . THE editor has had some trouble in procuring a copy of ...
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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