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with that he gaue ore , & solemplye swore he wold kill her noe more that night , but badd her adew : full litle he knew shee wold tempt him to more delight . But when they shold part , it went to her hart , & gaue her more cause for to ...
with that he gaue ore , & solemplye swore he wold kill her noe more that night , but badd her adew : full litle he knew shee wold tempt him to more delight . But when they shold part , it went to her hart , & gaue her more cause for to ...
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20 nor And yet I - wis it was but badde , halfe enouge therof he hade , but euermore the worst ; And therfore euill might shee fare , that did the litle boy such care , soe forth ? as shee durst . 24 The stepmother asks her husband to ...
20 nor And yet I - wis it was but badde , halfe enouge therof he hade , but euermore the worst ; And therfore euill might shee fare , that did the litle boy such care , soe forth ? as shee durst . 24 The stepmother asks her husband to ...
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On the Morrow when it was day , the litle boy went on his way ynto the feild 5 with speede . 48 6 singing as he goes . Off noe man hee tooke anye care , 6 but song “ hey ho ! away the Mare ?! ” much mirth 8 he did pursue ; fforth hee ...
On the Morrow when it was day , the litle boy went on his way ynto the feild 5 with speede . 48 6 singing as he goes . Off noe man hee tooke anye care , 6 but song “ hey ho ! away the Mare ?! ” much mirth 8 he did pursue ; fforth hee ...
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the litle boy gan say . ' 66 64 and asks for food . The boy offers what he has , 5 The old man sayd , “ I hunger sore ; 68 then hast 4 thou any meate in store which thou mightest 5 giue to me ? ” The child 6 replyed , soe god me saue ...
the litle boy gan say . ' 66 64 and asks for food . The boy offers what he has , 5 The old man sayd , “ I hunger sore ; 68 then hast 4 thou any meate in store which thou mightest 5 giue to me ? ” The child 6 replyed , soe god me saue ...
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Now when the bowe in hand he felt , 92 & had the 3 arrowes vnder his belt , hartilye he laught I - wiss , 4 And sayd , " had I a pipe with - all , tho neuer litle or soe small , 5 I then had all my wishe . ” 6 He chooses 2. a pipe .
Now when the bowe in hand he felt , 92 & had the 3 arrowes vnder his belt , hartilye he laught I - wiss , 4 And sayd , " had I a pipe with - all , tho neuer litle or soe small , 5 I then had all my wishe . ” 6 He chooses 2. a pipe .
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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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