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I and my children dear , Will work then ; never fear But we shall something clear .
Tommy shall weave , The girls shall all begin , Forthwith to card and spin , Which
will bring something in : Then never grieve . Those hands that never wrought ...
I and my children dear , Will work then ; never fear But we shall something clear .
Tommy shall weave , The girls shall all begin , Forthwith to card and spin , Which
will bring something in : Then never grieve . Those hands that never wrought ...
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O ! never , never , my Saphia , For surely this can never be ; Nor ever shall I wed
but her That's done and dreed so much for me . Then out and spak ' the forenoon
bride : My Lord , your love is changed soon ; At morning I am made your bride ...
O ! never , never , my Saphia , For surely this can never be ; Nor ever shall I wed
but her That's done and dreed so much for me . Then out and spak ' the forenoon
bride : My Lord , your love is changed soon ; At morning I am made your bride ...
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The like was never known ! Old Wichet a cuckold went out , and a cuckold he
came home ! O ! I went into the parlour , and there for to see , And there I saw
three cloaks hang , by one , by two , and by three ; O ! I called to my loving wife ,
and ...
The like was never known ! Old Wichet a cuckold went out , and a cuckold he
came home ! O ! I went into the parlour , and there for to see , And there I saw
three cloaks hang , by one , by two , and by three ; O ! I called to my loving wife ,
and ...
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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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