Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Percy Society, 1840 - English literature |
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Page 114
... pride do excel , This woful misery , In your hearts print full well : Let not pride be your guide , For pride will have a fall ; Maid and wife , let my life Be a warning to you all . XXIV . THE BALLAD OF THE CAPS . REPRINTED from 114 ...
... pride do excel , This woful misery , In your hearts print full well : Let not pride be your guide , For pride will have a fall ; Maid and wife , let my life Be a warning to you all . XXIV . THE BALLAD OF THE CAPS . REPRINTED from 114 ...
Page 143
... pride ? Do'st not thou often with those feathers vaile Thy face , with which the ostridge hides her taile ? What art thou proud of , then ? me thinks ' tis fit Thou shouldst be humble for the wearing it : Tell me , proud madam ; thou ...
... pride ? Do'st not thou often with those feathers vaile Thy face , with which the ostridge hides her taile ? What art thou proud of , then ? me thinks ' tis fit Thou shouldst be humble for the wearing it : Tell me , proud madam ; thou ...
Page 247
... pride , As she walks thro ' the streets , I declare : Tho ' she is but fourteen years old , She thinks herself fit ... pride , They must have cork rumps , I declare , And a head as big as a bee - hive , With a great tod of wool on each ...
... pride , As she walks thro ' the streets , I declare : Tho ' she is but fourteen years old , She thinks herself fit ... pride , They must have cork rumps , I declare , And a head as big as a bee - hive , With a great tod of wool on each ...
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