Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... head soe right that shee fell 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 ...
... head soe right that shee fell 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 ...
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... head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 , p . 28.-F. 5 here is.-P. 6 frere . - P . 7 take him . . . then.-P. 8 mine head.-P. hey - go - beat . - P . Hey , to sport , play or gambol ; to kick about ...
... head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 , p . 28.-F. 5 here is.-P. 6 frere . - P . 7 take him . . . then.-P. 8 mine head.-P. hey - go - beat . - P . Hey , to sport , play or gambol ; to kick about ...
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... head , some he strucke blind , some almost dead , some they cold hardly stand . The proctors flung their bills about , the goodwiues tayle gaue many a shout , perfuming all the Mirthe ; The Somners , as they had beene woode , leapt ore ...
... head , some he strucke blind , some almost dead , some they cold hardly stand . The proctors flung their bills about , the goodwiues tayle gaue many a shout , perfuming all the Mirthe ; The Somners , as they had beene woode , leapt ore ...
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... heads , & some their shin , & some their noses brast . The officiall thus sore turmayld , 488 Halfe swelt 3 with sweat , & almost spoyld , cryed to the wanton childe 492 ' To pipe noe more within that place , but stay the sound , euen ...
... heads , & some their shin , & some their noses brast . The officiall thus sore turmayld , 488 Halfe swelt 3 with sweat , & almost spoyld , cryed to the wanton childe 492 ' To pipe noe more within that place , but stay the sound , euen ...
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... heads , ' or As at noon Dulcina rested ? ' & c . " Mr. Chappell gives a list of eight ballads and songs directed to be sung to this tune , and the last of them is one that shows an earlier person than Rowland Hill ( ? ) didn't see why ...
... heads , ' or As at noon Dulcina rested ? ' & c . " Mr. Chappell gives a list of eight ballads and songs directed to be sung to this tune , and the last of them is one that shows an earlier person than Rowland Hill ( ? ) didn't see why ...
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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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