Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... thou at my bidding be . ' Alight thee , maid , from thy milk white steed , And deliver it unto me ; Six maids have I drown'd where the billows sound , And the seventh one thou shalt be . ' But first pull off thy kirtle fine And deliver ...
... thou at my bidding be . ' Alight thee , maid , from thy milk white steed , And deliver it unto me ; Six maids have I drown'd where the billows sound , And the seventh one thou shalt be . ' But first pull off thy kirtle fine And deliver ...
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... 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 home ...
... 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 home ...
Page 110
... thee , good fellow , what hast in thy jug , Which under thy arm thou dost lovingly ... thou hast spoke , And straight he sat down with the tinkler to joke ; They ... shalt get up behind me , and I will thee bring To the presence of Jamie ...
... thee , good fellow , what hast in thy jug , Which under thy arm thou dost lovingly ... thou hast spoke , And straight he sat down with the tinkler to joke ; They ... shalt get up behind me , and I will thee bring To the presence of Jamie ...
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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