Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... husband to send him away . The husband will not , there dwelt a man in my countrye 8 which in his life had wiues 3 , 12 a blessing full of Ioye ! By the first wife a sonne he had , 2 which was a prettye sturdye ladde , a good vnhappy ...
... husband to send him away . The husband will not , there dwelt a man in my countrye 8 which in his life had wiues 3 , 12 a blessing full of Ioye ! By the first wife a sonne he had , 2 which was a prettye sturdye ladde , a good vnhappy ...
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... 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 tooke anye care , 6 but song " hey ho ! away the Mare ...
... 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 tooke anye care , 6 but song " hey ho ! away the Mare ...
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... Husband . " -F . 2 maidens ail.-P. -P . I am grown so weak , & c . [ G.G. ] 4 That they.-P. 5 If I may judge . - P . 6 Unto that plight , alas ! I'm grown , That I can , nor will , no longer lye alone . [ G.G . ] - P . 7 Maiden's ...
... Husband . " -F . 2 maidens ail.-P. -P . I am grown so weak , & c . [ G.G. ] 4 That they.-P. 5 If I may judge . - P . 6 Unto that plight , alas ! I'm grown , That I can , nor will , no longer lye alone . [ G.G . ] - P . 7 Maiden's ...
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... husband , the glutton , wold vnto the wedding goe . 1 A Droll old Song , rather vulgar . - P . 2 There is a tag like an s at the end . -F . 3 dimer in the MS.-F. and she promises her two capon pies for her wedding . feast . Panche's ...
... husband , the glutton , wold vnto the wedding goe . 1 A Droll old Song , rather vulgar . - P . 2 There is a tag like an s at the end . -F . 3 dimer in the MS.-F. and she promises her two capon pies for her wedding . feast . Panche's ...
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... husband , " then sayd shee , " at the wedding there will bee my vnckle Iohn , & my cozen Gylee , 1 & others of good degree ; then stay you at home , my dere , [ then stay you ' at home , my dere , ] " ffor if yo [ u ] come there , you ...
... husband , " then sayd shee , " at the wedding there will bee my vnckle Iohn , & my cozen Gylee , 1 & others of good degree ; then stay you at home , my dere , [ then stay you ' at home , my dere , ] " ffor if yo [ u ] come there , you ...
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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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Page 39 - After him succeeded, by the general council, one Cock Lorrell, the most notorious knave that ever lived.' . . By trade he was a tinker, often carrying a pan and hammer for shew ; but when he came to a good booty, he would cast his profession into a ditch, and play the padder.
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