Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... haue oft beene tryinge More seuerall wayes of pleasure then loues queene , which once in bedd with Mars by all the godds was 1 where once.-P. seene . lling 2 With pleasure's essence . - P . [ half a page missing . ] 3 they.-P. MS ...
... haue oft beene tryinge More seuerall wayes of pleasure then loues queene , which once in bedd with Mars by all the godds was 1 where once.-P. seene . lling 2 With pleasure's essence . - P . [ half a page missing . ] 3 they.-P. MS ...
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... haue a man , a sturdie lout , which keepeth 2 our neate the feilds about , & sleepeth all the day , Hee shall come home , 3 as god me sheeld , 4 and the Boy shall into the feild to keepe them if hee may . " Then sayd the wiffe in ...
... haue a man , a sturdie lout , which keepeth 2 our neate the feilds about , & sleepeth all the day , Hee shall come home , 3 as god me sheeld , 4 and the Boy shall into the feild to keepe them if hee may . " Then sayd the wiffe in ...
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... haue , right welcome shall you be . " Of this the old man was full gladd , the boy drew forth such as he hadd , & sayd " goe to gladlie . ” 76 The old man easie was to please , he eate7 & made himselfe att ease , saying , " sonne , god ...
... haue , right welcome shall you be . " Of this the old man was full gladd , the boy drew forth such as he hadd , & sayd " goe to gladlie . ” 76 The old man easie was to please , he eate7 & made himselfe att ease , saying , " sonne , god ...
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... haue alsoe , 7 which in true Musicke soe shall goe― I put thee out of doubt— 8 100 As who that liues & shall it heare , shall haue noe power to forbeare , but laugh & leape about . " Now tell me what the 3a shalbee ; 104 for 3 things I ...
... haue alsoe , 7 which in true Musicke soe shall goe― I put thee out of doubt— 8 100 As who that liues & shall it heare , shall haue noe power to forbeare , but laugh & leape about . " Now tell me what the 3a shalbee ; 104 for 3 things I ...
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... haue lyen all the day , 152 & kept your beasts , they did not stray ; 156 My dinner was but ill . " His ffather tooke a Capon9 winge , & at the boy 10 he did it fling , bidding him eate his fill . This greeued his stepdames hart full ...
... haue lyen all the day , 152 & kept your beasts , they did not stray ; 156 My dinner was but ill . " His ffather tooke a Capon9 winge , & at the boy 10 he did it fling , bidding him eate his fill . This greeued his stepdames hart full ...
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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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