Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... 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 it unto me ; Thy kirtle of green is too rich , I ween , To rot in the salt salt sea ...
... 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 it unto me ; Thy kirtle of green is too rich , I ween , To rot in the salt salt sea ...
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... unto the ground , With great joy and comfort the secret word I found . Some say it is lost , but surely it is found , And so is our Saviour , it is known to all around ; Search all the scriptures over and there it will be shewn The tree ...
... unto the ground , With great joy and comfort the secret word I found . Some say it is lost , but surely it is found , And so is our Saviour , it is known to all around ; Search all the scriptures over and there it will be shewn The tree ...
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... unto her did go , They craved her favour , but still she said no ; I would not have gentlemen marry with me ! Yet ever they honourèd pretty Bessee . Now one of them was a gallant young knight , And he came unto her disguised in the ...
... unto her did go , They craved her favour , but still she said no ; I would not have gentlemen marry with me ! Yet ever they honourèd pretty Bessee . Now one of them was a gallant young knight , And he came unto her disguised in 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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