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plause , before the nobles and court -- Introduction to Ben Jonson's Works , ladies of the time ( some of them young ed . 1838 , p . xxiii - iv . unmarried women ) , we are driven to well . ' Tis custom that prevents the ill effects A 2 ...
plause , before the nobles and court -- Introduction to Ben Jonson's Works , ladies of the time ( some of them young ed . 1838 , p . xxiii - iv . unmarried women ) , we are driven to well . ' Tis custom that prevents the ill effects A 2 ...
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24 The young man promised not to . 28 Then she said , " O kill me once again . " 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 ...
24 The young man promised not to . 28 Then she said , " O kill me once again . " 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 ...
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-F . Men sometimes proMEN that more to the yard 1 northe church are oft enclined , pose to girls , take young mayds now & then att lurch to try their mind ; But younge maids now adayes are soe coy , the will not show when they are in ...
-F . Men sometimes proMEN that more to the yard 1 northe church are oft enclined , pose to girls , take young mayds now & then att lurch to try their mind ; But younge maids now adayes are soe coy , the will not show when they are in ...
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16 Young maids may get burnt like flies in a candle . 20 The small fly that playeth with the candle oft doth burne ; such young maids as doe loue for to dandle once , may mourne . lett flyes burne , & maids mourne , for in vaine you do ...
16 Young maids may get burnt like flies in a candle . 20 The small fly that playeth with the candle oft doth burne ; such young maids as doe loue for to dandle once , may mourne . lett flyes burne , & maids mourne , for in vaine you do ...
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8 Her sister in a 12 marries , His wiffe had a sister neere at hand , decket vр gowne of gray ; shee loued a young inan , & marryed thé weere vpon St. Iames his day ; & to the wedding went they , her brothers & sisters each one .
8 Her sister in a 12 marries , His wiffe had a sister neere at hand , decket vр gowne of gray ; shee loued a young inan , & marryed thé weere vpon St. Iames his day ; & to the wedding went they , her brothers & sisters each one .
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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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