Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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... , a Centurion . JAILER . OFFICER . CAPTAIN . QUEEN . COURTEZAN . CORNELIA . MOORISH WAITING - WOMAN . * So in the MS .; but at p . 13 it has been erroneously altered to " Free - men . " It only remains on my part to take this oppor- xiii.
... , a Centurion . JAILER . OFFICER . CAPTAIN . QUEEN . COURTEZAN . CORNELIA . MOORISH WAITING - WOMAN . * So in the MS .; but at p . 13 it has been erroneously altered to " Free - men . " It only remains on my part to take this oppor- xiii.
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... Queen Anne : - " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " In the same way we associate Queen Elizabeth with a monstrous farthingale and ruff ; and her unfor- tunate cousin ...
... Queen Anne : - " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " In the same way we associate Queen Elizabeth with a monstrous farthingale and ruff ; and her unfor- tunate cousin ...
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... queen , Anne of Bohemia ; but the fashion was much older , and may be traced to the Normans . During the reign of Edward I , a monkish satirist gave us the following story " of a proud woman " ( here translated from Mr. Wright's ...
... queen , Anne of Bohemia ; but the fashion was much older , and may be traced to the Normans . During the reign of Edward I , a monkish satirist gave us the following story " of a proud woman " ( here translated from Mr. Wright's ...
Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | 17 |
SONG UPON THE TAILORS 1 | 1 |
THE MERCER | 7 |
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