Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... head in greene sawce , 2 both which his belly tooke in Like a barrowe As if tell 3 then he had neuer seene sowce.4 9 Then , Carbonadoed 5 & cooket 6 with paynes , 7 was sett on a clouen sergeants face ; the sawce was made of his yeamans ...
... head in greene sawce , 2 both which his belly tooke in Like a barrowe As if tell 3 then he had neuer seene sowce.4 9 Then , Carbonadoed 5 & cooket 6 with paynes , 7 was sett on a clouen sergeants face ; the sawce was made of his yeamans ...
Page 42
... head att a bitt , [ him . but the hornes were verry neere like to haue choakt * The chine of a leacher too there was roasted , with a plumpe 5 harlotts haunche & garlike ; a Panders petitoes that had boasted himselfe for a Captaine ...
... head att a bitt , [ him . but the hornes were verry neere like to haue choakt * The chine of a leacher too there was roasted , with a plumpe 5 harlotts haunche & garlike ; a Panders petitoes that had boasted himselfe for a Captaine ...
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... head ! I will litter thee & water thee , & feed thee with my neet , & better , if thou wilt lye besyd me . but all in vaine I did complaine , his lacke was tyrd , heed not be hyred for all my prayers & all my teares . " ffins . One ...
... head ! I will litter thee & water thee , & feed thee with my neet , & better , if thou wilt lye besyd me . but all in vaine I did complaine , his lacke was tyrd , heed not be hyred for all my prayers & all my teares . " ffins . One ...
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... head on hillocke lowe , & his armes a Cimbo , And all for the losse of his hinononino ! A swain longed for his wench , and wept 8 The leaves thé fell as thin ! 12 16 20 24 as water from a still ; the heire vpon his head did as time 2 ...
... head on hillocke lowe , & his armes a Cimbo , And all for the losse of his hinononino ! A swain longed for his wench , and wept 8 The leaves thé fell as thin ! 12 16 20 24 as water from a still ; the heire vpon his head did as time 2 ...
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... head for to horne ! I smell out thy knauerye ! 48 52 to the wedding that I will goe ! ' " Good husband , " quoth shee , " Misdoubt not of me ! I speake it for the best ! yet doe as you will , your mind to fulfill ; but let me this ...
... head for to horne ! I smell out thy knauerye ! 48 52 to the wedding that I will goe ! ' " Good husband , " quoth shee , " Misdoubt not of me ! I speake it for the best ! yet doe as you will , your mind to fulfill ; but let me this ...
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