Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 9Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... maid sorted unto her will , Which for her service she did much applaude , Being her mistris crafty , cunning baude , A trusty messenger from one to other , Who for her paines got mony , and the tother They call good turne : which ...
... maid sorted unto her will , Which for her service she did much applaude , Being her mistris crafty , cunning baude , A trusty messenger from one to other , Who for her paines got mony , and the tother They call good turne : which ...
Page 93
... maid ; She was my mistris ere I met with thee , A kinder creature I did never see , So affable and gentle in her loving , That of her like I never had the proving . But she hath one exceeding imperfection , Neglecting even her credit's ...
... maid ; She was my mistris ere I met with thee , A kinder creature I did never see , So affable and gentle in her loving , That of her like I never had the proving . But she hath one exceeding imperfection , Neglecting even her credit's ...
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... maid in a mask , who squeaks like a pig a poke in , To see such crack't vessels sail is a new matter , Who have been so shatter'd between wind and water . Like Babel this fair's not built with brick or stone , Though here I believe is ...
... maid in a mask , who squeaks like a pig a poke in , To see such crack't vessels sail is a new matter , Who have been so shatter'd between wind and water . Like Babel this fair's not built with brick or stone , Though here I believe is ...
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