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Happy man , content that gives , And what he gives enjoyes ; Happy dame ,
content that lives , And breakes no sleepe for toyes . XXIII . PRIDE ' S FALL : OR ,
A WARNING FOR ALL ENGLISH WOMEN , BY THE EXAMPLE OF A STRANGE ...
Happy man , content that gives , And what he gives enjoyes ; Happy dame ,
content that lives , And breakes no sleepe for toyes . XXIII . PRIDE ' S FALL : OR ,
A WARNING FOR ALL ENGLISH WOMEN , BY THE EXAMPLE OF A STRANGE ...
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Gold is her toothpick , gold her watch is , And gold is every thing she touches ;
But tir ' d with numbers I give o ' re , Arithmetick can add no more , Thus rigg ' d
the vessel , and equipp ' d , She is for all adventures shipp ' d , And portion e ' re
the ...
Gold is her toothpick , gold her watch is , And gold is every thing she touches ;
But tir ' d with numbers I give o ' re , Arithmetick can add no more , Thus rigg ' d
the vessel , and equipp ' d , She is for all adventures shipp ' d , And portion e ' re
the ...
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With boots , and spurs , and jockey - cap , And breeches like a sack 0 ; Like curs ,
sometimes they ' ll bite and snap , And give their whip a smack 0 ; When this you
see , then think of me , My name is Merry Crony ; I ' ll swear the figure that you ...
With boots , and spurs , and jockey - cap , And breeches like a sack 0 ; Like curs ,
sometimes they ' ll bite and snap , And give their whip a smack 0 ; When this you
see , then think of me , My name is Merry Crony ; I ' ll swear the figure that you ...
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Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | |
SONG UPON THE TALORS | 1 |
THE MERCER | 7 |
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Antiochus appears ballad beauty Beleeve Berecinthius better bien called cause cloak cloth collection copy curious doth dress edition Enter face fair fashion feare finde Flaminius give given gold gown grace grant hair hands hang hath head heare hope J'ai keep kind kinge lace ladies leave lines live London look lord maids manuscript Marcellus Marchant meanes Metellus MICHIGAN monsters never petticoats play poem poore Pray pride printed Prusias queen rich Roman Rome round satire seen selfe shape shew shoes short Society song speake stand tell thair thay thee There's thing thou truth turn wear woman women
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27 Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 27 of Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Publisher | Percy society, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
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