Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... wiffe gan say , " I wold you wold puts this boy awaye , & that right soone in haste ; 28 Trulie he is a cursed ladde 9 ! I wold some other man him hade that wold him better chast . 10 " Then said the goodman , " dame , 11 not soe , 32 I ...
... wiffe gan say , " I wold you wold puts this boy awaye , & that right soone in haste ; 28 Trulie he is a cursed ladde 9 ! I wold some other man him hade that wold him better chast . 10 " Then said the goodman , " dame , 11 not soe , 32 I ...
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... wiffe in verament , " 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 ...
... wiffe in verament , " 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 ...
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... wiffe this fryer loued as a Saint , 9 & to him made a great complaint of Iackes most vile despight . 188 192 " We haue , " quoth shee , " within , I - wis , a wiced boy , -none shrewder is , — which doth me mighty care ; I dare not ...
... wiffe this fryer loued as a Saint , 9 & to him made a great complaint of Iackes most vile despight . 188 192 " We haue , " quoth shee , " within , I - wis , a wiced boy , -none shrewder is , — which doth me mighty care ; I dare not ...
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... wiffe prayd him 3 not to forgett , the boy did her much shame : " Some wiche he is , " quoth shee , " I smell . " 200 " but , " quoth the fryar , " Ile beat him well ! of that take you noe care ; 204 Ile teach him witchcraft , if I may ...
... wiffe prayd him 3 not to forgett , the boy did her much shame : " Some wiche he is , " quoth shee , " I smell . " 200 " but , " quoth the fryar , " Ile beat him well ! of that take you noe care ; 204 Ile teach him witchcraft , if I may ...
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... wiffe sett on her madding pin , 4 cryed , " heeres5 a foule array ! 292 thy sonne , that is thy liffe & deere , hath almost slaine the holy fryar , 6 alas & welaway ! " The goodman said , " Benedicitee ! 296 what hath the vile boy done ...
... wiffe sett on her madding pin , 4 cryed , " heeres5 a foule array ! 292 thy sonne , that is thy liffe & deere , hath almost slaine the holy fryar , 6 alas & welaway ! " The goodman said , " Benedicitee ! 296 what hath the vile boy done ...
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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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