Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... lines in each stanza . We quote it here for contrast sake . A WELL - WISHING TO A PLACE OF PLEASURE . See the building To an excellent new Tune . Where whilst my mistris lived in Was pleasures essence , See how it droopeth And how ...
... lines in each stanza . We quote it here for contrast sake . A WELL - WISHING TO A PLACE OF PLEASURE . See the building To an excellent new Tune . Where whilst my mistris lived in Was pleasures essence , See how it droopeth And how ...
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... line . The difference is in the after - treatment . The " Two Leicester- shire Lovers " begins thus : - Walking in a meadow green For recreation's sake , To drive away some sad thoughts That sorrowful did me make , I spied two lovely ...
... line . The difference is in the after - treatment . The " Two Leicester- shire Lovers " begins thus : - Walking in a meadow green For recreation's sake , To drive away some sad thoughts That sorrowful did me make , I spied two lovely ...
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... line stanzas , and ends the story with six four - line stanzas , a circumstance not noticed by Mr. Hazlitt . The present copy either wants half a stanza after 1. 495 , or a stanza of 9 lines is given at 1. 493-501 , as in stanzas of four ...
... line stanzas , and ends the story with six four - line stanzas , a circumstance not noticed by Mr. Hazlitt . The present copy either wants half a stanza after 1. 495 , or a stanza of 9 lines is given at 1. 493-501 , as in stanzas of four ...
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... lines , which no ingenuity could have supplied . " In speaking of Jonson's Masques , Mr. Procter says , " Jonson returned to London in May , 1619 , " and " speaks of his wel- come by King James , who was pleased to see him . Towards the ...
... lines , which no ingenuity could have supplied . " In speaking of Jonson's Masques , Mr. Procter says , " Jonson returned to London in May , 1619 , " and " speaks of his wel- come by King James , who was pleased to see him . Towards the ...
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... line that drew him on forward ; he went on amaine ; yett still shee , & c . He light in a hole ere he was aware ! the lane itt was streat ; he had not gone farr , but shee fell a kissing , hye ! & he lay drooping , hoe , & he lay ...
... line that drew him on forward ; he went on amaine ; yett still shee , & c . He light in a hole ere he was aware ! the lane itt was streat ; he had not gone farr , but shee fell a kissing , hye ! & he lay drooping , hoe , & he lay ...
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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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