Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 55
... married a wife to win my bread , You've married ane to spend , O. For the last time that I was wed She was far aboon my degree , O ; She wadna gang to the bonny yates o ' Drum , But the pearlin ' aboon her ee , 0 : And I durst na ' gang ...
... married a wife to win my bread , You've married ane to spend , O. For the last time that I was wed She was far aboon my degree , O ; She wadna gang to the bonny yates o ' Drum , But the pearlin ' aboon her ee , 0 : And I durst na ' gang ...
Page 57
... comes , Maun be my weddin ' day . Bad news , bad news is come , Janet , Bad news is come to me ; Your father's gotten word o ' this , Soon married then ye'll be . O will ye marry the young prince , dochter , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 57.
... comes , Maun be my weddin ' day . Bad news , bad news is come , Janet , Bad news is come to me ; Your father's gotten word o ' this , Soon married then ye'll be . O will ye marry the young prince , dochter , OF ANCIENT BALLADS . 57.
Page 139
... married Benjamin Child , Esq . , a young and handsome , but very poor attorney of Reading , and the marriage is traditionally reported to have been brought about exactly as related in the ballad . The editor has not been able to ...
... married Benjamin Child , Esq . , a young and handsome , but very poor attorney of Reading , and the marriage is traditionally reported to have been brought about exactly as related in the ballad . The editor has not been able to ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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