Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... pretty Bessee . The young men of Rumford in her had their joy , She shewed herself courteous , but never too coy , And at their commandment still she would be , So fair and so comely was pretty Bessee . Four suitors at once unto her did ...
... pretty Bessee . The young men of Rumford in her had their joy , She shewed herself courteous , but never too coy , And at their commandment still she would be , So fair and so comely was pretty Bessee . Four suitors at once unto her did ...
Page 63
... Bessee shall be ; My heart lies distracted , oh ! hear me , quoth he , And grant me thy love , my dear pretty Bessee . Let me be thy husband , the merchant did say , Thou shalt live in London most gallant and gay ; My ships shall bring ...
... Bessee shall be ; My heart lies distracted , oh ! hear me , quoth he , And grant me thy love , my dear pretty Bessee . Let me be thy husband , the merchant did say , Thou shalt live in London most gallant and gay ; My ships shall bring ...
Page 64
... pretty Bessee . Why then , quoth the knight , happ better or worse , I weigh not true love by the weight of the purse , And beauty is beauty in every degree , Then welcome to me , my dear pretty Bessee . With thee to thy father ...
... pretty Bessee . Why then , quoth the knight , happ better or worse , I weigh not true love by the weight of the purse , And beauty is beauty in every degree , Then welcome to me , my dear pretty Bessee . With thee to thy father ...
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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