Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Volume 29Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... curious how long the early popular ballads held their place . For more than two centuries many of them were used under very slightly varied forms . 11. THE SUFFOLK COMEDY , in three parts . Tune , " Phillis the lovely . " 8vo ...
... curious how long the early popular ballads held their place . For more than two centuries many of them were used under very slightly varied forms . 11. THE SUFFOLK COMEDY , in three parts . Tune , " Phillis the lovely . " 8vo ...
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... curious : — " If a hare cross you in the morning , it is a sign of some loss , or sickness ; but if it pass by on your right- hand , it is a token of marriage and good fortune . If you dream that a red - breast brings you a green bough ...
... curious : — " If a hare cross you in the morning , it is a sign of some loss , or sickness ; but if it pass by on your right- hand , it is a token of marriage and good fortune . If you dream that a red - breast brings you a green bough ...
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... curious , as affording a representation of the manner in which the ducking - stool was suspended . Gay thus alludes to it in his Pastorals , ed . 1742 , p . 27 : " I'll speed me to the pond , where the high stool On the long plank hangs ...
... curious , as affording a representation of the manner in which the ducking - stool was suspended . Gay thus alludes to it in his Pastorals , ed . 1742 , p . 27 : " I'll speed me to the pond , where the high stool On the long plank hangs ...
Contents
Loyalty turnd up Trump or the Danger over | 1 |
Advice to Virgins 7 | 7 |
The Mothers Advice 13 | 13 |
Copyright | |
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