Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... praise in tower and town ; It's little matter what they do now , My life - blood rudds the heather brown . There's some will ca ' me Parcy Reed , And a ' my virtues say and sing ; I would much rather have just now A draught o ' water ...
... praise in tower and town ; It's little matter what they do now , My life - blood rudds the heather brown . There's some will ca ' me Parcy Reed , And a ' my virtues say and sing ; I would much rather have just now A draught o ' water ...
Page 209
... praise of mine ; Suppose a gentleman sends his man To fill them with liquor , as fast as he can , The man he falls , in coming away , And sheds the liquor so fine and gay ; But had it been in the leathern bottèl , And the stopper been ...
... praise of mine ; Suppose a gentleman sends his man To fill them with liquor , as fast as he can , The man he falls , in coming away , And sheds the liquor so fine and gay ; But had it been in the leathern bottèl , And the stopper been ...
Page 230
... ancient printed copy , which Mr. Swindells observes he had great difficulty in meeting with . BOTH sexes give ear to my fancy , While in praise of dear woman I sing ; Confined not to Moll , Sue , or Nancy , 230 ANCIENT POEMS ,
... ancient printed copy , which Mr. Swindells observes he had great difficulty in meeting with . BOTH sexes give ear to my fancy , While in praise of dear woman I sing ; Confined not to Moll , Sue , or Nancy , 230 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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