Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... greene meadowe . We had not at first intended to have side - notes added to this volume , but See the buildinge , the Fryar and Boye , and some other poems , having been set with side - notes for the Ballads and Romances before they ...
... greene meadowe . We had not at first intended to have side - notes added to this volume , but See the buildinge , the Fryar and Boye , and some other poems , having been set with side - notes for the Ballads and Romances before they ...
Page viii
... DUCKE . NOW FYE ON DREAMES A MAYDEN HEADE . TOM LONGE ALL IN A GREENE MEADOWE THOMAS YOU CANNOTT PAGE 87 89 92 94 96 99 101 . 102 • 104 . 108 109 • 111 112 114 • 116 See the bwildinge . [ Page 56 of MS . viii CONTENTS .
... DUCKE . NOW FYE ON DREAMES A MAYDEN HEADE . TOM LONGE ALL IN A GREENE MEADOWE THOMAS YOU CANNOTT PAGE 87 89 92 94 96 99 101 . 102 • 104 . 108 109 • 111 112 114 • 116 See the bwildinge . [ Page 56 of MS . viii CONTENTS .
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... greene wheron wee , lying , haue oft beene tryinge More seuerall wayes of pleasure then loues queene , which once in bedd with Mars by all the godds was 1 where once.-P. seene . lling 2 With pleasure's essence . - P . [ half a page ...
... greene wheron wee , lying , haue oft beene tryinge More seuerall wayes of pleasure then loues queene , which once in bedd with Mars by all the godds was 1 where once.-P. seene . lling 2 With pleasure's essence . - P . [ half a page ...
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... . - W . C. WALKING in a meadowe greene , fayre flowers for to gather , where p [ r ] imrose rankes did stand on bankes to welcome comers thither , Walking out , 4 I heard a lass ask for " Once more 3 WALKING IN A MEADOW GREN.
... . - W . C. WALKING in a meadowe greene , fayre flowers for to gather , where p [ r ] imrose rankes did stand on bankes to welcome comers thither , Walking out , 4 I heard a lass ask for " Once more 3 WALKING IN A MEADOW GREN.
Page 41
... greene sawce , 2 both which his belly tooke in Like a barrowe As if tell 3 then he had neuer seene sowce.4 9 Then , Carbonadoed 5 & cooket 6 with paynes , 7 was sett on a clouen sergeants face ; the sawce was made of his yeamans 10 ...
... greene sawce , 2 both which his belly tooke in Like a barrowe As if tell 3 then he had neuer seene sowce.4 9 Then , Carbonadoed 5 & cooket 6 with paynes , 7 was sett on a clouen sergeants face ; the sawce was made of his yeamans 10 ...
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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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