Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 9Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... things of nought : As , in plaine tearmes , thus much I needs must say , There must be gifts to make an office way : Gratuitie , that will be noted downe , Some piece of velvet for a ladyes gowne , A thing of nothing ; or , a geldings ...
... things of nought : As , in plaine tearmes , thus much I needs must say , There must be gifts to make an office way : Gratuitie , that will be noted downe , Some piece of velvet for a ladyes gowne , A thing of nothing ; or , a geldings ...
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... thing as shall be worth to thee a hun- dred pounds : I am content ( quoth the fellowe ) . So all the way as hee road his man bore his charges , and paid for all things dewly , till they came to their last lodging , and there after ...
... thing as shall be worth to thee a hun- dred pounds : I am content ( quoth the fellowe ) . So all the way as hee road his man bore his charges , and paid for all things dewly , till they came to their last lodging , and there after ...
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... thing more strange and rare Than all the things were seen in Freezland fair , An ox was roasted whole , which thousands saw , For ' twas not many dayes before the thaw ; The like by no man in this present age , Was ever seen upon this ...
... thing more strange and rare Than all the things were seen in Freezland fair , An ox was roasted whole , which thousands saw , For ' twas not many dayes before the thaw ; The like by no man in this present age , Was ever seen upon this ...
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ALEXANDER DYCE Bankes BAY HORSE booth bull-baiting coaches Congreve cunning devill divell dost doth downe drinke Duchess of Marlborough F.S.A. THOMAS fashion feare fellow foole Frost Fair frozen gentleman George Berkeley grace gull haberdasher hand Harts hast hath heare heart heere hell honest horse husband I'le Iohn kind landlord live London London Bridge Lord Maister Hob Mandilions Marocco merry mony ne're neighbours never Percy Society PETER CUNNINGHAM poem poet poore pray printed purse Queene quoth Maister Hobson River Thames roasted Rowlands sayd sayes scurvy servant shew shillings shore sweare taverne tearme thaw thee theeves there's thing thinke Thomson tobacco tract trade tricks twas unto villaine ware weare wench whome whore wife WILLIAM WILLIAM CHAPPELL William Congreve WILLIAM SANDYS wine withall wonder