Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... Sweet husband ! don't despair , Avoid distracting care , I will the burden bear Along with you : Our sons and daughters they Shall work , and if we may Get bread from day to day , Love ! that will do . At a sad dismal rate , Sweet wife ...
... Sweet husband ! don't despair , Avoid distracting care , I will the burden bear Along with you : Our sons and daughters they Shall work , and if we may Get bread from day to day , Love ! that will do . At a sad dismal rate , Sweet wife ...
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... Sweet wife and heart's delight ! I had been ruined quite In death's eternal night , Hadst thou not been The happy instrument That ruin to prevent ; Love , joy , and sweet content , I now am in . Tho ' slender is my store , Yet I'll ...
... Sweet wife and heart's delight ! I had been ruined quite In death's eternal night , Hadst thou not been The happy instrument That ruin to prevent ; Love , joy , and sweet content , I now am in . Tho ' slender is my store , Yet I'll ...
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... sweet Ruth in her dress . PART IV . WHEN Over the seas to fair Sandwich he came , With Ruth , and a number of persons of fame , Then all did appear most splendid and gay , As if it had been a great festival day . Now , when that they ...
... sweet Ruth in her dress . PART IV . WHEN Over the seas to fair Sandwich he came , With Ruth , and a number of persons of fame , Then all did appear most splendid and gay , As if it had been a great festival day . Now , when that they ...
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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