Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... thee shame ! what hast thou done to thy stepdame ? and asks him to beat the boy soundly . The friar agrees . Next ... thee well , Ile beate thee till thy body swell , I will not longer 10 byde . " 1 For my sake meet him.-P. 2 Yea , make ...
... thee shame ! what hast thou done to thy stepdame ? and asks him to beat the boy soundly . The friar agrees . Next ... thee well , Ile beate thee till thy body swell , I will not longer 10 byde . " 1 For my sake meet him.-P. 2 Yea , make ...
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... thee ? my stepdame is as well as thee ; what needs you thus to Chyde ? 1 1 " Come , will you seemy 2 arrow flye 224 & hitt yon small bird in 3 the eye , & other things withall ? 228 Sir fryer , tho 14 haue litle witt , yett yonder bird ...
... thee ? my stepdame is as well as thee ; what needs you thus to Chyde ? 1 1 " Come , will you seemy 2 arrow flye 224 & hitt yon small bird in 3 the eye , & other things withall ? 228 Sir fryer , tho 14 haue litle witt , yett yonder bird ...
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... thee any woe ! " Iacke laug [ h ] ing , to him thus replyed , " fryer , sckipp out on the other side , thou hast free leaue to goe . " Out of the bush the fryar then went , 8 9 all Martird , raggd , scratcht & rent , & torne on euery ...
... thee any woe ! " Iacke laug [ h ] ing , to him thus replyed , " fryer , sckipp out on the other side , thou hast free leaue to goe . " Out of the bush the fryar then went , 8 9 all Martird , raggd , scratcht & rent , & torne on euery ...
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... thee ? 300 1 were fain.-P. 2 MS . hone.-F. 3 mad.-P. now tell me without let . " " The devill him take ! " 7 the fryar he sayd , " he made me dance , despite my head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 ...
... thee ? 300 1 were fain.-P. 2 MS . hone.-F. 3 mad.-P. now tell me without let . " " The devill him take ! " 7 the fryar he sayd , " he made me dance , despite my head , 8 among the thornes the hey - to - bee.9 " 4 See note 2 to 1. 484 ...
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... thee to appeare 12 beffore the Officiall ! " Looke thou be there on fryday next ; 404 Ile meet thee then , thou13 now perplext , for to ordaine thee sorrow . 14 " 408 2 MS . ye.-F. The boy replyed , " I make 15 avowe , fryer , Ile ...
... thee to appeare 12 beffore the Officiall ! " Looke thou be there on fryday next ; 404 Ile meet thee then , thou13 now perplext , for to ordaine thee sorrow . 14 " 408 2 MS . ye.-F. The boy replyed , " I make 15 avowe , fryer , Ile ...
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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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