Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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Page 68
... merry & glad . with many a lusty lasse my pleasure I haue tane : I wold giue mine2 old white Iade that Iynye were here againe ! Shee brewes & bakes to sell for such as doe passe by ; good fellowes loue her well ; infaith & soe doe I ...
... merry & glad . with many a lusty lasse my pleasure I haue tane : I wold giue mine2 old white Iade that Iynye were here againe ! Shee brewes & bakes to sell for such as doe passe by ; good fellowes loue her well ; infaith & soe doe I ...
Page 70
... merry , & pore harts werrye ffor want of breath . quoth shee , " I like better that game where ladyes bewtyes do pay their dutyes to loues sweete death . " They aire was hott , & shee was drye , - to - iour bonne tannce ; - to Bacchus ...
... merry , & pore harts werrye ffor want of breath . quoth shee , " I like better that game where ladyes bewtyes do pay their dutyes to loues sweete death . " They aire was hott , & shee was drye , - to - iour bonne tannce ; - to Bacchus ...
Page 74
... merry mumping thing , who ere was dad ont . I saluted her kindlye , & to her I sayd , " god morrow , sweet honye , and you be a mayd ; or if you wold shew to me , I shold be glad ont ; or if you wold tell me who is the right dad ont ...
... merry mumping thing , who ere was dad ont . I saluted her kindlye , & to her I sayd , " god morrow , sweet honye , and you be a mayd ; or if you wold shew to me , I shold be glad ont ; or if you wold tell me who is the right dad ont ...
Page 78
... merry ; 1 12 16 20 24 The German loues his connye well , 1 the Irishman his shagg tooe 2 ; the welch his Monmouth 3 loues to weare , & of the same will bragg tooe . some loue the rough , & some the smooth , some great , & other small ...
... merry ; 1 12 16 20 24 The German loues his connye well , 1 the Irishman his shagg tooe 2 ; the welch his Monmouth 3 loues to weare , & of the same will bragg tooe . some loue the rough , & some the smooth , some great , & other small ...
Page 83
... merry hart & a ioyffull cheere , setting aside all care & ffeare , seeing her sister scape soe cleere , [ page 444 ] " Can't you see a young man there who'll load us ? " The young one then leaps the ditch , the elder follows , 40 shee ...
... merry hart & a ioyffull cheere , setting aside all care & ffeare , seeing her sister scape soe cleere , [ page 444 ] " Can't you see a young man there who'll load us ? " The young one then leaps the ditch , the elder follows , 40 shee ...
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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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