Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Percy Society, 1840 - English literature |
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... give him a fair word ; of this you may be sure . And you may be very certain that there is no peasant so wretched , nor so clownish , but if he had beautiful clothes every one would call to him , and would say : " buy . " For this ...
... give him a fair word ; of this you may be sure . And you may be very certain that there is no peasant so wretched , nor so clownish , but if he had beautiful clothes every one would call to him , and would say : " buy . " For this ...
Page 106
... gives , And what he gives enjoyes ; Happy dame , content that lives , And breakes no sleepe for toyes . XXIII ... give the narrative greater reality the ac- companying picture of the monster was cut on wood , and headed the ballad ...
... gives , And what he gives enjoyes ; Happy dame , content that lives , And breakes no sleepe for toyes . XXIII ... give the narrative greater reality the ac- companying picture of the monster was cut on wood , and headed the ballad ...
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... give their whip a smack O ; When this you see , then think of me , My name is Merry Crony ; I'll swear the figure that you see Is call'd a Macaroni . Five pounds of hair they wear behind , The ladies to delight , O ; Their senses give ...
... give their whip a smack O ; When this you see , then think of me , My name is Merry Crony ; I'll swear the figure that you see Is call'd a Macaroni . Five pounds of hair they wear behind , The ladies to delight , O ; Their senses give ...
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