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... look then on her reading , ' Twill tell you what you ask . For see the Bible story , Of Samuel she doth read ; And wishes that her little heart , Was given to God indeed . " And must I then be gentle , Obedient , and mild ; If I , like ...
... look then on her reading , ' Twill tell you what you ask . For see the Bible story , Of Samuel she doth read ; And wishes that her little heart , Was given to God indeed . " And must I then be gentle , Obedient , and mild ; If I , like ...
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... thee take care ( And look that the truth thou to us do declare ) , Thy birth and thy parentage , what may it be , For the love that thou bearest to pretty Bessie . " 66 Then give me leave , nobles and gen- tles 19 Ballads .
... thee take care ( And look that the truth thou to us do declare ) , Thy birth and thy parentage , what may it be , For the love that thou bearest to pretty Bessie . " 66 Then give me leave , nobles and gen- tles 19 Ballads .
Page 28
... Look to my children dear , 66 Be good unto my boy and girl- No friends else have they here : To God and you I recommend My children dear , this day ; But little while , be sure we have Within this world to stay . " You must be father ...
... Look to my children dear , 66 Be good unto my boy and girl- No friends else have they here : To God and you I recommend My children dear , this day ; But little while , be sure we have Within this world to stay . " You must be father ...
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... the children by the hand , Tears standing in their eye , And bade them straightway follow him , And look they did not cry . And two long miles he led them on , While they for food complain ; 66 Stay here , " quoth he , " I'll 31 Ballads .
... the children by the hand , Tears standing in their eye , And bade them straightway follow him , And look they did not cry . And two long miles he led them on , While they for food complain ; 66 Stay here , " quoth he , " I'll 31 Ballads .
Page 6
... am , I'll bear my Rose with me ! " When Rosamond , that lady bright , Did hear the king say so , The sorrow of her grieved heart , Her outward looks did show . And from her clear and crystal eyes The tears gushed 6 Ballads .
... am , I'll bear my Rose with me ! " When Rosamond , that lady bright , Did hear the king say so , The sorrow of her grieved heart , Her outward looks did show . And from her clear and crystal eyes The tears gushed 6 Ballads .
Common terms and phrases
baby beautiful bells of St Bethnal Green birds blind beggar bold Robin Hood bright carrion crow Cheery Chevy Chase cradle will rock dame Dance o'er Dick Whittington door doth Earl Douglas Earl Percy fairy father Fol de rol Fretillon gallant gay lady girl gold gown Grumble hand heart heigh horse house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Joe Dobson jump'd Kate kill'd the rat Lady Lee laughed Little John Little Robin Redbreast lived Lord maiden maids malt That lay marry master merry mice mother never night noble o'er my Lady old witch old woman Parsley Peacocks pearl pony poor pray pretty Bessie prince Princess Rosetta pussy Pussy-cat queen quoth Robin Goodfellow Rose round Say the bells sing sister slain song stick sweet tell thee thou shalt told toss'd the dog tree unto wife worried the cat
Popular passages
Page 6 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 3 - GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.
Page 32 - Star. TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 1 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Page 20 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 24 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 23 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Page 10 - They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground.
Page 27 - THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD Now ponder well, you parents dear, These words which I shall write ; A doleful story you shall hear, In time brought forth to light. A gentleman of good account In Norfolk dwelt of late, Who did in honour far surmount Most men of his estate.
Page 13 - With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart — A deep and deadly blow : Who never spoke more words than these — " Fight on, my merry men all; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.