Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... fashion took a more extravagant turn , after suffering a short decadence , and in the reign of Henry IV reappeared with the horns pointed like a crescent over the forehead , which increased as the fashion grew older , until the reign of ...
... fashion took a more extravagant turn , after suffering a short decadence , and in the reign of Henry IV reappeared with the horns pointed like a crescent over the forehead , which increased as the fashion grew older , until the reign of ...
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... fashion so well . The lady appeals to her ; " Little miss , what say you ? " She is too young to conceal discomfort for fashion's sake , and honestly answers : " Madam . my night - raile gives no heate , You say yours does , ' tis but a ...
... fashion so well . The lady appeals to her ; " Little miss , what say you ? " She is too young to conceal discomfort for fashion's sake , and honestly answers : " Madam . my night - raile gives no heate , You say yours does , ' tis but a ...
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... fashion indulge him to wear , There's no law in bands , I may venture to swear , But they set off an old fashion face I declare . Which , & c . All men who impartially judge must despise A dwarf , who with gyants presumptuously vies ...
... fashion indulge him to wear , There's no law in bands , I may venture to swear , But they set off an old fashion face I declare . Which , & c . All men who impartially judge must despise A dwarf , who with gyants presumptuously vies ...
Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | 1 |
THE MERCER 7 | 7 |
THE SHOEMAKER 16 | 16 |
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