Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songseditor, 1868 - 127 pages |
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Page iii
... young unmarried women ) , we are driven to 4 2 the conclusion that civilisation must have failed in some respects , and to fear that the refined and graceful compli- ments which our author so frequently lavished upon the high ' damas ...
... young unmarried women ) , we are driven to 4 2 the conclusion that civilisation must have failed in some respects , and to fear that the refined and graceful compli- ments which our author so frequently lavished upon the high ' damas ...
Page 8
... young man pro- mised not to . 28 Then she said , " O kill me once again . " 32 The youth was rough , he tooke vp her stuffe , & to blindmans buffe they did goe ; hee kept such a coyle , he gaue her the foyle , soe great the broyle it ...
... young man pro- mised not to . 28 Then she said , " O kill me once again . " 32 The youth was rough , he tooke vp her stuffe , & to blindmans buffe they did goe ; hee kept such a coyle , he gaue her the foyle , soe great the broyle it ...
Page 59
... young mayds now & then att lurch But to try their mind ; younge maids now adayes are soe coy , thé will not show when they are in loue , Men some- times pro- pose to girls , But for feare I 2 oft say noe , when perhapps they wold but ...
... young mayds now & then att lurch But to try their mind ; younge maids now adayes are soe coy , thé will not show when they are in loue , Men some- times pro- pose to girls , But for feare I 2 oft say noe , when perhapps they wold but ...
Page 60
... Young maids may get burnt like flies in a candle . such young maids as doe loue for to dandle 20 24 24 once , may mourne . lett flyes burne , & maids mourne , for in vaine you do perswade them from their folly ; Nature binds all their ...
... Young maids may get burnt like flies in a candle . such young maids as doe loue for to dandle 20 24 24 once , may mourne . lett flyes burne , & maids mourne , for in vaine you do perswade them from their folly ; Nature binds all their ...
Page 61
... young man , & marryed thé weere vpon St. Iames his day ; & to the wedding went they , her brothers & sisters each one . 16 shee vowed to bring her to 5 capon pyes , 20 with birds the sids vpon . take heed & c . But yet the good wiffe ...
... young man , & marryed thé weere vpon St. Iames his day ; & to the wedding went they , her brothers & sisters each one . 16 shee vowed to bring her to 5 capon pyes , 20 with birds the sids vpon . take heed & c . But yet the good wiffe ...
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