 Why three, says Matt, For that's a maiden's fee. But they, instead of three, Did give them half a score, And they in kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses,...  The Panjandrum Picture Book - Page 14by Randolph Caldecott - 1885 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Hutchinson (of Chapel-en-le-Frith.) - Derbyshire (England) - 1809 - 168 pages
...then dance back to back, I'ltuin, nnlillcdian, $c. Tims after an hour they tript to a bower, To play for ale and cakes, And kisses too, until they were due, The, maidens held the stakes ; The women then began •To quarrel with the men» *. „•• And bad them... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1846 - 400 pages
...three, Did give them half a score, And they in kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played...And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their kisses... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1846 - 410 pages
...three, Did give them half a score, And they in kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played...And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their kisses... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1846 - 410 pages
...three, Did give them half a score, And they in kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played...And kisses, too;— Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes: The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men; And bid 'em take their kisses back,... | |
 | James Henry Dixon - Ballads, English - 1846 - 424 pages
...three, Did give them half a score, And they in kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played...And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their kisses... | |
 | Robert Bell, James Henry Dixon - Ballads, English - 1857 - 264 pages
...that individual, and not the heathen deity, who is referred to in the song of Arthur O 'Bradley.— Then after an hour, they went to a bower, And played...kisses, too ; — until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their kisses... | |
 | English poetry - 1861 - 300 pages
...kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bow'r, And play'd for ale and eakes ; And kisses too, — until they were due The lasses held the stakes. The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their kisses baek, And give them... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...kindness, kindness, kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bow'r, And play'd for ale and cakes ; And kisses too — until they were due The lasses held the stakes. The girls then did begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their kisses back, And give them... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 306 pages
...kindness, kindness, kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bow'r, And play'd for ale and cakes ; And kisses too — until they were due The lasses held the stakes. The girls then did begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their kisses back, And give them... | |
 | Humorous poetry - 1867 - 530 pages
...kindness, kindness, kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bower, And play'd for ale and cakes ; And kisses too,— until they were due The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their kisses back, And give them their... | |
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