Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... silk , Alane by the green burn sidie , O. O , cruel mother ! when we were thine , Hey wi ' the rose and the lindie , O ; We saw nane o ' your bread and wine , Alane by the green burn sidie , O. We saw nane o ' your ferra cow's milk ...
... silk , Alane by the green burn sidie , O. O , cruel mother ! when we were thine , Hey wi ' the rose and the lindie , O ; We saw nane o ' your bread and wine , Alane by the green burn sidie , O. We saw nane o ' your ferra cow's milk ...
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... silk trade , and the weavers of Spitalfields were reduced to a state of the greatest distress . During other panics in the same trade , it has been customary with the London ballad - printers to reprint the Garland , and for the weavers ...
... silk trade , and the weavers of Spitalfields were reduced to a state of the greatest distress . During other panics in the same trade , it has been customary with the London ballad - printers to reprint the Garland , and for the weavers ...
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... silk - worms in the sun , And come to life again . One told me in King Cæsar's time , The town was built with stone and lime ; But sure the walls were clay : And they are fallen for aught I see ; And since the houses are got free , The ...
... silk - worms in the sun , And come to life again . One told me in King Cæsar's time , The town was built with stone and lime ; But sure the walls were clay : And they are fallen for aught I see ; And since the houses are got free , The ...
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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