Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... keepe them if hee may . " Then sayd the wiffe in verament , " husband , therto I giue consent , for that I thinke it neede . " On the Morrow when it was day , the litle boy went on his way vnto the feild 5 with speede . Off noe man hee ...
... keepe them if hee may . " Then sayd the wiffe in verament , " husband , therto I giue consent , for that I thinke it neede . " On the Morrow when it was day , the litle boy went on his way vnto the feild 5 with speede . Off noe man hee ...
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... keepe you , Sir ! " the boy replyed , " I take my leaue of thee ! God , that blest of all things , may 8 keepe thee save both night & day ! " " gramercy , sonne ! " sayd hee . When it grew neere vpon1o the night , Iacke , well prepared ...
... keepe you , Sir ! " the boy replyed , " I take my leaue of thee ! God , that blest of all things , may 8 keepe thee save both night & day ! " " gramercy , sonne ! " sayd hee . When it grew neere vpon1o the night , Iacke , well prepared ...
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... keepe out the winde . " Shee ryde vpon a tyred mare , & to reuenge noe time withstoode , I bluntlye asket pro to occupye her ; but first shee wold know wherfore that was good . 1 A loose but humorous song.—P. c 2 First I met a woman who ...
... keepe out the winde . " Shee ryde vpon a tyred mare , & to reuenge noe time withstoode , I bluntlye asket pro to occupye her ; but first shee wold know wherfore that was good . 1 A loose but humorous song.—P. c 2 First I met a woman who ...
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... keepe ? But hee her wast still held as ffast as shee was constant to her tune , though neere soe fayre her speechers were , No , he held her fast . 66 24 forgoe me & c . " 28 32 99 He demands , " what time or3 pleasure can there be more ...
... keepe ? But hee her wast still held as ffast as shee was constant to her tune , though neere soe fayre her speechers were , No , he held her fast . 66 24 forgoe me & c . " 28 32 99 He demands , " what time or3 pleasure can there be more ...
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... keepe , I say , such guests away both from my meate & mee ! if I had 20 weddings to make , neuer bidden shold he bee ! & thus I make an end of this my merry Iest , wishing to euerye honest man . all happinesse & rest . take heede of hot ...
... keepe , I say , such guests away both from my meate & mee ! if I had 20 weddings to make , neuer bidden shold he bee ! & thus I make an end of this my merry Iest , wishing to euerye honest man . all happinesse & rest . take heede of hot ...
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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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