Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... told any body , For thieves they are ganging many : If they were to light upon you They would rob you of every penny . O ! never mind , says the old man , Thieves I fear on no side ; My money is safe in my bags , In the saddle on which ...
... told any body , For thieves they are ganging many : If they were to light upon you They would rob you of every penny . O ! never mind , says the old man , Thieves I fear on no side ; My money is safe in my bags , In the saddle on which ...
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Percy Society. And when that he got hame , And told his old wife what he'd done ; She rose and she donned her clothes , And about the house did run . She sung , and she danced , and sung , And she sung with a merry devotion , If ever our ...
Percy Society. And when that he got hame , And told his old wife what he'd done ; She rose and she donned her clothes , And about the house did run . She sung , and she danced , and sung , And she sung with a merry devotion , If ever our ...
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... told me to take great care , For in the middle of a red rose - bud there grows a sharp thorn there ; I told him I'd take no care till I did feel the smart , And often I plucked at the red rose - bud till I pierced it to the heart . I'll ...
... told me to take great care , For in the middle of a red rose - bud there grows a sharp thorn there ; I told him I'd take no care till I did feel the smart , And often I plucked at the red rose - bud till I pierced it to the heart . I'll ...
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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