Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... and levy con- tributions in the hall of the peer or squire , and in the cottage of the farmer or peasant . They are in general well - behaved , and often very witty fel- lows , and therefore their visits are always welcome . xiii.
... and levy con- tributions in the hall of the peer or squire , and in the cottage of the farmer or peasant . They are in general well - behaved , and often very witty fel- lows , and therefore their visits are always welcome . xiii.
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... witty and quaint , and that is their only recommendation . FART I. THIS Indian weed , now withered quite , Though green at noon , cut down at night , Shows thy decay ; All flesh is hay : Thus think , and smoke tobacco . The pipe so lily ...
... witty and quaint , and that is their only recommendation . FART I. THIS Indian weed , now withered quite , Though green at noon , cut down at night , Shows thy decay ; All flesh is hay : Thus think , and smoke tobacco . The pipe so lily ...
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... witty Ballads , jovial Songs , and merry Catches , 1661. Ritson quotes another , and apparently much more modern song on the same subject , and to the same tune , beginning , — " Ail in the merry month of May , " it is a miserable ...
... witty Ballads , jovial Songs , and merry Catches , 1661. Ritson quotes another , and apparently much more modern song on the same subject , and to the same tune , beginning , — " Ail in the merry month of May , " it is a miserable ...
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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