Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Percy Society, 1840 - English literature |
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Page 185
... petticoats for page to hold up , Four short ones nearer to the crup : Three manteaus , nor can madam less Provision have for due undress ; Nor demy sultane , * spagnolet , † Nor fringe to sweep the Mall forget : Of under bodice three ...
... petticoats for page to hold up , Four short ones nearer to the crup : Three manteaus , nor can madam less Provision have for due undress ; Nor demy sultane , * spagnolet , † Nor fringe to sweep the Mall forget : Of under bodice three ...
Page 223
... petticoats , monste . ous petticoats , bouncing hoop'd petticoats , maids . When men have said all by the way of abuse , They shall not be left quite without an excuse ; Hoop'd petticoats they are of excellent use , Large hoop'd ...
... petticoats , monste . ous petticoats , bouncing hoop'd petticoats , maids . When men have said all by the way of abuse , They shall not be left quite without an excuse ; Hoop'd petticoats they are of excellent use , Large hoop'd ...
Page 224
... petticoats , monsterous petticoats , bouncing hoop'd petticoats , maids . Two bailiffs one morning pursu'd little Will , He whipt under one , and was glad to lye still , As safe and secure as a thief in a mill ; Oh , brave petticoats ...
... petticoats , monsterous petticoats , bouncing hoop'd petticoats , maids . Two bailiffs one morning pursu'd little Will , He whipt under one , and was glad to lye still , As safe and secure as a thief in a mill ; Oh , brave petticoats ...
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alluded Amilcar Antiochus ballad baselard beau beeinge Beleeve Berecinthius bien Blew-cap bouncing hoop'd petticoats call'd Carthage Carthaginian Carthalo Chrysalus cloak cloth Cornelia costume Courtezan curious dame Donald donne doth dress Exeunt face fair fashion flamen Flaminius frae freinde Garde geir Geta gieve gold gown grace Greensleeves hair hang hath head heere hose I'le impostor J'ai kinge Antiochus lace ladies loley lolye look lord Macaroni maids Marcellus Marchant Mattam Metellus monsterous petticoats n'est nocht Percy Society Philoxenus pinner pittie poem Pray pride printed Prusias queen quhen reign Robert Henrysoun Roman Rome satire Sawe I never selfe Sempronius shee shew shoes silk song suld syde taillis tell thair thay thee There's thing thou thow thowgh trewe Troly Twas unto wear whate're it bee whoe wigs women worn wyde wyfes wyfis yeelde