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Page 130
... damsels , of beauty so bright , Of him this new ditty in brief I shall write ; And
shew of his turnings , and windings of fate 130 ANCIENT POEMS ,
... damsels , of beauty so bright , Of him this new ditty in brief I shall write ; And
shew of his turnings , and windings of fate 130 ANCIENT POEMS ,
Page 154
This being done , we understand He pawned the deeds of all his land Unto a
tavern - keeper , who When poor , did him no favour shew . For , to fulfil his
father's will , He did command this cottage still : At length great sorrow was his
share ...
This being done , we understand He pawned the deeds of all his land Unto a
tavern - keeper , who When poor , did him no favour shew . For , to fulfil his
father's will , He did command this cottage still : At length great sorrow was his
share ...
Page 234
The dust that from the pipe doth fall , It shews we are nothing but dust at all ; For
we came from the dust , And return we must ; Think of this when you smoke
tobacco ! The ashes that are left behind , Do serve to put us all in mind That into
dust ...
The dust that from the pipe doth fall , It shews we are nothing but dust at all ; For
we came from the dust , And return we must ; Think of this when you smoke
tobacco ! The ashes that are left behind , Do serve to put us all in mind That into
dust ...
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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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