Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... againe , & hit the vaine ! once more , & none can Mend it . " Then in her Armes shee did him fold , & oftentimes shee kist him , yett still his courage was but cold for all the good shee wisht him ; There is a tag to the d like an s.-F ...
... againe , & hit the vaine ! once more , & none can Mend it . " Then in her Armes shee did him fold , & oftentimes shee kist him , yett still his courage was but cold for all the good shee wisht him ; There is a tag to the d like an s.-F ...
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... , it went to her hart , & gaue her more cause for to crye , " O kill me , kill me , once againe , ffor Now I am willing to dye ! " ffins . 1ffryar and Boye.2 THE present is the completest copy known 8 WHEN PHEBUS ADDREST .
... , it went to her hart , & gaue her more cause for to crye , " O kill me , kill me , once againe , ffor Now I am willing to dye ! " ffins . 1ffryar and Boye.2 THE present is the completest copy known 8 WHEN PHEBUS ADDREST .
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... againe , that now he wants meate wheron to ffeeda : 8 he called for the victualls were drest for his traine , and they brought him vp an alepotrida , 9 Wherin were 10 mingled courtier , 11 clowne , tradsmen , 12 marchants , 12 ...
... againe , that now he wants meate wheron to ffeeda : 8 he called for the victualls were drest for his traine , and they brought him vp an alepotrida , 9 Wherin were 10 mingled courtier , 11 clowne , tradsmen , 12 marchants , 12 ...
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... againe ; for women doe proue neclected , reiected , when freedome of love is known to other men . Now you haue enioyed me , & all things be free , in faith youle vndoe me if a teltale you bee . " Then heeres my hart ! Ile euer endeuer ...
... againe ; for women doe proue neclected , reiected , when freedome of love is known to other men . Now you haue enioyed me , & all things be free , in faith youle vndoe me if a teltale you bee . " Then heeres my hart ! Ile euer endeuer ...
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... againe to try your forces , thus I dare thee to the feild ; time is lost that time diuorces from the pleasures loue doth yeeld . Ah ha ! fyee , fye ! itt comes yett still ! itt comes , I , I ! doe what you will ! my breath doth passe ...
... againe to try your forces , thus I dare thee to the feild ; time is lost that time diuorces from the pleasures loue doth yeeld . Ah ha ! fyee , fye ! itt comes yett still ! itt comes , I , I ! doe what you will ! my breath doth passe ...
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BALLADS and ROMANCES belly BOKES Cambridge cannott Cock Lorell codlings Colchester Castle cold copy Cupid dad ont dance delight devill doth Dulcina edited euery F. J. Furnivall father ffinis ffins ffor ffrom ffull FITZEDWARD HALL FLORIS AND BLANCHEFLOUR Folio frere.-P friar fryar fryer furmitree gaue ging &c giue Grandam boy hart hath haue heere hey &c heyda heye HUMOROUS SONGS Iacke Jack Jonson's kisse leaue lett Lillumwham &c litle liue LOOSE and HUMOROUS loue louers maid Masques mayd meate melio shance merry neuer night Officiall Panche Percy Folio Percy's Phillips.-F PIERS PLOWMAN pipe pleasure Poems printed quoth shee sate sayd shee cryes shee wold shold stanza sweet take heede &c tell thee thou Tom Longe tune vnder vnto vpon W. W. Skeat wench Wheatley wiffe woman yett
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