Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... litle Iacke espyed well thatt , and said to him anon , 148 " father , all day I kept your neate , [ page 99. ] at night I pray you giue me some meate , I am hungrye , by Saint Iohn ! " Meateless I haue lyen all the day , 152 & kept your ...
... litle Iacke espyed well thatt , and said to him anon , 148 " father , all day I kept your neate , [ page 99. ] at night I pray you giue me some meate , I am hungrye , by Saint Iohn ! " Meateless I haue lyen all the day , 152 & kept your ...
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... litle Iacke did stand , keeping his beasts alone . [ page 100. ] " Now , boy , " he sayd , " god giue thee shame ! what hast thou done to thy stepdame ? and asks him to beat the boy soundly . The friar agrees . Next day the boy goes ...
... litle Iacke did stand , keeping his beasts alone . [ page 100. ] " Now , boy , " he sayd , " god giue thee shame ! what hast thou done to thy stepdame ? and asks him to beat the boy soundly . The friar agrees . Next day the boy goes ...
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... litle witt , yett yonder bird I meane to hitt , & giue her you I shall . " There sate a small birde in a5 bryar : Shoot , shoot , you wagg , " then sayd the fryer , " for that I long to see . " 6 232 Iacke hitt the bird vpon the head ...
... litle witt , yett yonder bird I meane to hitt , & giue her you I shall . " There sate a small birde in a5 bryar : Shoot , shoot , you wagg , " then sayd the fryer , " for that I long to see . " 6 232 Iacke hitt the bird vpon the head ...
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... litle shee sayd , 20 in mind & hart was woe because her 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 ...
... litle shee sayd , 20 in mind & hart was woe because her 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 ...
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... litle space , which made him to sweare , if shee blew any more , to fling all in her face . but shee , being fast asleepe , did ffisle without regard . then flung he the furmitree in her tayle , saying , " there is for thy reward ...
... litle space , which made him to sweare , if shee blew any more , to fling all in her face . but shee , being fast asleepe , did ffisle without regard . then flung he the furmitree in her tayle , saying , " there is for thy reward ...
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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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