Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 23Percy Society, 1848 - English literature |
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... Whan slydery cyn , wych never abydyng had , Schuld do me payn By fortuns dissayn , And al memory on me tak away . That the dyseys The hert on thynkys , Wher syght ys nout , farwel thow3t , and have gud For pencynesse , etc. Thus my ...
... Whan slydery cyn , wych never abydyng had , Schuld do me payn By fortuns dissayn , And al memory on me tak away . That the dyseys The hert on thynkys , Wher syght ys nout , farwel thow3t , and have gud For pencynesse , etc. Thus my ...
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... whan thei bene , For thynges that bene untrew . If yt be as I wene , Thyng that semyth grene , Ys ofte fadyd of hew . Wyll ys tak for reson , Trew love is full geson , No man sett be shame ; Trost ys full of treson , Echy man oderys ...
... whan thei bene , For thynges that bene untrew . If yt be as I wene , Thyng that semyth grene , Ys ofte fadyd of hew . Wyll ys tak for reson , Trew love is full geson , No man sett be shame ; Trost ys full of treson , Echy man oderys ...
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... Whan brome wyll appelles bere , And humloke hony in feere , Than sek rest in lond . With men is no pees , Ne rest in hart is no lese , With few be see and sond . Sythyn ther is no rest , I hold it for the best God to owr frend ; He that ...
... Whan brome wyll appelles bere , And humloke hony in feere , Than sek rest in lond . With men is no pees , Ne rest in hart is no lese , With few be see and sond . Sythyn ther is no rest , I hold it for the best God to owr frend ; He that ...
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... know hys frend , For doubelnese is so mekyll in mynd ; Thus in fayth at the last zend Few be trew to tryst upon . Whatsoever thou thynk to do , Be ware to whom thou spekes unto ; For I trow , whan al is do , Few SONGS AND CAROLS . 11.
... know hys frend , For doubelnese is so mekyll in mynd ; Thus in fayth at the last zend Few be trew to tryst upon . Whatsoever thou thynk to do , Be ware to whom thou spekes unto ; For I trow , whan al is do , Few SONGS AND CAROLS . 11.
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Percy Society. For I trow , whan al is do , Few be trew to tryst upon . Now Jhesu that art heyvyn kyng , Thowrow thi moders prayyng , Thou send us all a good endyn ; For thou art trew to tryst upon . X. THYS endris ny3th I saw a sy3th ...
Percy Society. For I trow , whan al is do , Few be trew to tryst upon . Now Jhesu that art heyvyn kyng , Thowrow thi moders prayyng , Thou send us all a good endyn ; For thou art trew to tryst upon . X. THYS endris ny3th I saw a sy3th ...
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Page 35 - DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee.
Page lx - The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair.
Page 37 - Brother, 1640 (acted 1616?). rjRINK to-day, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it to-morrow : Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
Page 71 - Whittington, which was pretty to see ; and how that idle thing do work upon people that see it, and even myself too ! And thence to Jacob Hall's dancing on the ropes, where I saw such action as I never saw before, and mightily worth seeing ; and here took acquaintance with a fellow that carried...
Page 66 - And he that will this health deny, Down among the dead men let him die. May love and wine their rites maintain, And their united pleasures reign, While Bacchus...
Page 40 - And here, kind mate, to thee! Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul, And down it merrily!
Page 69 - Eich, the proprietor of the playhouse, very prudently considered, that it would be impossible for the cat to kill them all...
Page 56 - AD 1198, being the 9. yeare of the reigne of King Richard the first, commonly called Richard Cuer de Lyon. Carefully collected out of the truest Writers of our English Chronicles. And published for the satisfaction of those who desire to see Truth purged from falsehood.
Page xlvi - On your right wrist — Sub. Open a vein with a pin. And let it suck but once a week; till then, You must not look on't. Dol. No: and kinsman, Bear yourself worthy of the blood you come on. Sub. Her grace would have you eat no more Woolsack pies, Nor Dagger frumety.
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