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These are , See the Bwildinge , Fryar and Boye , The Man that hath , Dulcina , Cooke Laurell , The Mode of France , Lye alone , Downe sate the Shepard . We have not written Introductions to every one of these pieces , as to the Ballads ...
These are , See the Bwildinge , Fryar and Boye , The Man that hath , Dulcina , Cooke Laurell , The Mode of France , Lye alone , Downe sate the Shepard . We have not written Introductions to every one of these pieces , as to the Ballads ...
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PAGE SEE THE BWILDINGE 1 WALKING IN A MEADOW GREN 3 0 JOLLY ROBIN 6 WHEN PHEBUS ADDREST 7 FRYAR AND BOYE AS I WAS RIDINGE BY THE WAY 29 THE MAN THAT HATH 31 DULCINA 32 OFF A PURITANE 35 COOKE LAURELL 37 THE MODE OF FRANCE 45 BE NOT ...
PAGE SEE THE BWILDINGE 1 WALKING IN A MEADOW GREN 3 0 JOLLY ROBIN 6 WHEN PHEBUS ADDREST 7 FRYAR AND BOYE AS I WAS RIDINGE BY THE WAY 29 THE MAN THAT HATH 31 DULCINA 32 OFF A PURITANE 35 COOKE LAURELL 37 THE MODE OF FRANCE 45 BE NOT ...
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“ Dame , " said he , “ I came from thy sonne ; the devill & he hath me yndone , noe man him conquer may . " and recounts his woes . 288 She complains of the boy to the goodman , 4 with that the goodman he came in , the wiffe sett on her ...
“ Dame , " said he , “ I came from thy sonne ; the devill & he hath me yndone , noe man him conquer may . " and recounts his woes . 288 She complains of the boy to the goodman , 4 with that the goodman he came in , the wiffe sett on her ...
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Each Proctor 5 there did plead his case ; when forth did stepp fryer Topias & Iackes stepdame alsoe : 424 “ Sir Officiall , " a - lowd said hee , “ I haue brought a wicked boy to thee , hath done me mightye woe ; “ He is a wiche , as I ...
Each Proctor 5 there did plead his case ; when forth did stepp fryer Topias & Iackes stepdame alsoe : 424 “ Sir Officiall , " a - lowd said hee , “ I haue brought a wicked boy to thee , hath done me mightye woe ; “ He is a wiche , as I ...
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and so does the stepmother , “ He is a Devill , " quoth the wiffe , ' & almost hath bereaued my liffe ! " at that her taile did blow 432 2 Soe lowd , the assembly laught theratt , & said ' her pistolls cracke 2 was flatt , the charge ...
and so does the stepmother , “ He is a Devill , " quoth the wiffe , ' & almost hath bereaued my liffe ! " at that her taile did blow 432 2 Soe lowd , the assembly laught theratt , & said ' her pistolls cracke 2 was flatt , the charge ...
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| Title | Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4 Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Frederick James Furnivall |
| Author | Thomas Percy |
| Editors | Frederick James Furnivall, John Wesley Hales |
| Contributor | British Library |
| Publisher | N. Trübner, 1867 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 127 pages |
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