Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... sayd , " well I wott that gun was both well charged1 & shott , & might haue broke a stone . " ffull curstlye2 shee lookt on him tho : that looke another cracke3 lett goe which did a thunder1 rise . 172 Quoth the boy , " did " you euer ...
... sayd , " well I wott that gun was both well charged1 & shott , & might haue broke a stone . " ffull curstlye2 shee lookt on him tho : that looke another cracke3 lett goe which did a thunder1 rise . 172 Quoth the boy , " did " you euer ...
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... 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 afield as before , followed by the friar ; who asks him to explain his conduct . 216 ...
... 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 afield as before , followed by the friar ; who asks him to explain his conduct . 216 ...
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... sayd the fryer , " for that I long to see . " 6 232 Iacke hitt the bird vpon the head soe right that shee fell downe for dead , noe further cold shee flee . ffast to the bush the fryar went , 236 & 240 vp the bird in hand7 hee hent , 8 ...
... sayd the fryer , " for that I long to see . " 6 232 Iacke hitt the bird vpon the head soe right that shee fell downe for dead , noe further cold shee flee . ffast to the bush the fryar went , 236 & 240 vp the bird in hand7 hee hent , 8 ...
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... sayd , " he made me dance , despite my head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 , p . 28.-F. 5 here is.-P. 6 frere . - P . 7 take him . . . then.-P. 8 mine head.-P. hey - go - beat . - P . Hey , to sport ...
... sayd , " he made me dance , despite my head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 , p . 28.-F. 5 here is.-P. 6 frere . - P . 7 take him . . . then.-P. 8 mine head.-P. hey - go - beat . - P . Hey , to sport ...
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... sayd the goodman to the boy , Iacke , pipe me vp a merry toye , pipe freelye when thou will ! " " ffather , " the boy said , " verelye you shall haue mirth enoughe & glee till you bidd me bee still . " With that his pipe he quicklye ...
... sayd the goodman to the boy , Iacke , pipe me vp a merry toye , pipe freelye when thou will ! " " ffather , " the boy said , " verelye you shall haue mirth enoughe & glee till you bidd me bee still . " With that his pipe he quicklye ...
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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.
Page 77 - We weare more fantastical fashions than any nation under the sun doth, the French only excepted ; which hath given occasion to the Venetian, and other Italians, to brand the Englishman with a notable mark of levity, by painting him stark naked, with a pair of shears in his hand, making his fashion of attire according to the vain conception of his brain-sick head, not to comeliness and decorum.
Page 32 - Psalmes, or Songs of Sion, turned into the language, and set to the tunes of a strange land...