Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... Downe sate the Shepard . We have not written Introductions to every one of these pieces , as to the Ballads and Romances of the MS . it be enough that they are put in type . Let 1 Cp . Punch : " But that indelicate ! There ! you might ...
... Downe sate the Shepard . We have not written Introductions to every one of these pieces , as to the Ballads and Romances of the MS . it be enough that they are put in type . Let 1 Cp . Punch : " But that indelicate ! There ! you might ...
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... DOWNE SATE THE SHEPARD 57 MEN THAT MORE 59 PANCHE 61 WHEN AS I DOE RECCORD 68 WHEN SCORTCHING PHEBUS 70 IN A MAY MORNINGE 74 THE TURK IN LINEN 76 COME WANTON WENCHES AS IT BEFFELL ON A DAY BLAME NOT A WOMAN OFF ALLE THE SEAES 80 82 84 ...
... DOWNE SATE THE SHEPARD 57 MEN THAT MORE 59 PANCHE 61 WHEN AS I DOE RECCORD 68 WHEN SCORTCHING PHEBUS 70 IN A MAY MORNINGE 74 THE TURK IN LINEN 76 COME WANTON WENCHES AS IT BEFFELL ON A DAY BLAME NOT A WOMAN OFF ALLE THE SEAES 80 82 84 ...
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... downe for dead , noe further cold shee flee . ffast to the bush the fryar went , 236 & 240 vp the bird in hand7 hee hent , 8 much wondering at the chance . Meane while Iacke tooke his pipe & playd soe lowd , the fryar grew mad apaide ...
... downe for dead , noe further cold shee flee . ffast to the bush the fryar went , 236 & 240 vp the bird in hand7 hee hent , 8 much wondering at the chance . Meane while Iacke tooke his pipe & playd soe lowd , the fryar grew mad apaide ...
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... downe to the skirt , 248 his cope , his coole , 3 his linen shirt , 252 & euery other weede.4 The thornes this while 5 were rough & thicke , & did his priuy members pricke , that fast they gan to bleede . Iacke , as he piped , laught ...
... downe to the skirt , 248 his cope , his coole , 3 his linen shirt , 252 & euery other weede.4 The thornes this while 5 were rough & thicke , & did his priuy members pricke , that fast they gan to bleede . Iacke , as he piped , laught ...
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... thee this fine shilling to beare thy charges as thou goes , & passage ore the ocean . " then downe shee Layd , & since tis sayd , shee quencht his spiritts motion . Cooke Laurell.1 [ Page 182 of MS . ] THIS 36 OFF A PURITANE .
... thee this fine shilling to beare thy charges as thou goes , & passage ore the ocean . " then downe shee Layd , & since tis sayd , shee quencht his spiritts motion . Cooke Laurell.1 [ Page 182 of MS . ] THIS 36 OFF A PURITANE .
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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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Page 39 - After him succeeded, by the general council, one Cock Lorrell, the most notorious knave that ever lived.' . . By trade he was a tinker, often carrying a pan and hammer for shew ; but when he came to a good booty, he would cast his profession into a ditch, and play the padder.
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