Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... gold embroider'd gorgeously : Thy petticoat of sendall * right ; And this I bought thee gladly . Greensleeves , & c . Thy girdle of gold so red , With pearls bedecked sumptuously , The like no other lasses had : And yet thou wouldest ...
... gold embroider'd gorgeously : Thy petticoat of sendall * right ; And this I bought thee gladly . Greensleeves , & c . Thy girdle of gold so red , With pearls bedecked sumptuously , The like no other lasses had : And yet thou wouldest ...
Page 195
Percy Society. Nor here omit the bob of gold Which a pomander * ball does hold , This to her side she does attach With gold crochet , or French pennache , † More useful far then ferula , For any saucy coxcomb's jaw : A graceful swing to ...
Percy Society. Nor here omit the bob of gold Which a pomander * ball does hold , This to her side she does attach With gold crochet , or French pennache , † More useful far then ferula , For any saucy coxcomb's jaw : A graceful swing to ...
Page 196
... Gold is her toothpick , gold her watch is , And gold is every thing she touches ; But tir'd with numbers I give o're , Arithmetick can add no more , Thus rigg'd the vessel , and equipp'd , She is for all adventures shipp'd , And portion ...
... Gold is her toothpick , gold her watch is , And gold is every thing she touches ; But tir'd with numbers I give o're , Arithmetick can add no more , Thus rigg'd the vessel , and equipp'd , She is for all adventures shipp'd , And portion ...
Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | 1 |
THE MERCER 7 | 7 |
THE SHOEMAKER 16 | 16 |
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