Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 143
... twas thine ? Doth not the silk - worm , and the oxe's hide , Serve to maintain thee in thy cheefest pride ? Do'st not thou often with those feathers vaile Thy face , with which the ostridge hides her taile ? What art thou proud of ...
... twas thine ? Doth not the silk - worm , and the oxe's hide , Serve to maintain thee in thy cheefest pride ? Do'st not thou often with those feathers vaile Thy face , with which the ostridge hides her taile ? What art thou proud of ...
Page 178
... Twas made of a Cloak that fell out with a gown , That crampt all the kingdom , and crippl'd the crown . I'll tell you in brief , A story of grief , Which happen'd when cloak was commander - in - chief ; It tore common prayers , Imprison ...
... Twas made of a Cloak that fell out with a gown , That crampt all the kingdom , and crippl'd the crown . I'll tell you in brief , A story of grief , Which happen'd when cloak was commander - in - chief ; It tore common prayers , Imprison ...
Page 212
... Twas vampt out of patches , unseemly to name . ' Twas hem'd with sedition , and lin'd with the same . Fa . This cloak to no party was yet ever true . Fa . The inside was black , and the outside was blue . ' Twas smooth all without , and ...
... Twas vampt out of patches , unseemly to name . ' Twas hem'd with sedition , and lin'd with the same . Fa . This cloak to no party was yet ever true . Fa . The inside was black , and the outside was blue . ' Twas smooth all without , and ...
Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | 1 |
THE MERCER 7 | 7 |
THE SHOEMAKER 16 | 16 |
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