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... pretty Bessie ? " " My father , " she said , " is soon to be seen ; The silly blind beggar of Bethnal Green , That daily sits begging there for charitie , He is the good father of pretty Bessie . His marks and his tokens are known full ...
... pretty Bessie ? " " My father , " she said , " is soon to be seen ; The silly blind beggar of Bethnal Green , That daily sits begging there for charitie , He is the good father of pretty Bessie . His marks and his tokens are known full ...
Page 7
... pretty Bessie . With thee to thy father forthwith I will go . 99 " Nay , soft , " said his kinsmen , " it must not be so . A poor beggar's daughter no lady shall be , Then take thy adieu of pretty Bessie . " But soon after this , by ...
... pretty Bessie . With thee to thy father forthwith I will go . 99 " Nay , soft , " said his kinsmen , " it must not be so . A poor beggar's daughter no lady shall be , Then take thy adieu of pretty Bessie . " But soon after this , by ...
Page 8
... pretty Bessie . But rescue came speedily over the plain , Or else the young knight for his love had been slain . This fray being ended , then straight- way , d'you see , His kinsmen come railing at pretty Bessie . Then spake the blind ...
... pretty Bessie . But rescue came speedily over the plain , Or else the young knight for his love had been slain . This fray being ended , then straight- way , d'you see , His kinsmen come railing at pretty Bessie . Then spake the blind ...
Page 10
... pretty Bessie . " With that a gold angel he cast on the ground , And dropped in angels full three thou- sand pound ; And oftentimes it was provèd most plain , For the gentleman's one the beggar dropped twain : So that the place whereon ...
... pretty Bessie . " With that a gold angel he cast on the ground , And dropped in angels full three thou- sand pound ; And oftentimes it was provèd most plain , For the gentleman's one the beggar dropped twain : So that the place whereon ...
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... pretty Bessie . Within a gorgeous palace most brave , Adorned with all the costs they could have , This wedding was kept most sumptu- ously , And all for the credit of pretty Bessie . All kinds of dainties and delicates sweet Were ...
... pretty Bessie . Within a gorgeous palace most brave , Adorned with all the costs they could have , This wedding was kept most sumptu- ously , And all for the credit of pretty Bessie . All kinds of dainties and delicates sweet Were ...
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.