Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 43
... thing in flower , she said , That springs in muir or dale ? What's the neist bird that sings , she says , Unto the nightingale ? Or what is the finest thing , she says , That king or queen can wile ? The primrose is the first in flower ...
... thing in flower , she said , That springs in muir or dale ? What's the neist bird that sings , she says , Unto the nightingale ? Or what is the finest thing , she says , That king or queen can wile ? The primrose is the first in flower ...
Page 43
... thing at my hand ? Indeed I shall not feign , but I will tell you plain , I am a downright husband - man . SERVING ... things I receive at your hand ; But something pray now show , that first I may plainly know The pleasures of a serving ...
... thing at my hand ? Indeed I shall not feign , but I will tell you plain , I am a downright husband - man . SERVING ... things I receive at your hand ; But something pray now show , that first I may plainly know The pleasures of a serving ...
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... thing was true ; But she's ta'en the bonny clerk in her arms , And covered him owre wi ' blue , blue ; And covered him owre wi ' blue . O ! where are ye gaun now , father ? she says , And where are ye gaun sae late ? Ye've disturbed me ...
... thing was true ; But she's ta'en the bonny clerk in her arms , And covered him owre wi ' blue , blue ; And covered him owre wi ' blue . O ! where are ye gaun now , father ? she says , And where are ye gaun sae late ? Ye've disturbed me ...
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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