Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... month or more ; It makes my rent to be large , I've just to pay him fourscore . You should not have told any body , For thieves they are ganging many : If they were to light upon you They would rob you of every penny . O ! never mind ...
... month or more ; It makes my rent to be large , I've just to pay him fourscore . You should not have told any body , For thieves they are ganging many : If they were to light upon you They would rob you of every penny . O ! never mind ...
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... month of May , " it is a miserable composition , as may be seen by referring to a copy preserved in the third volume of the Roxburgh Ballads . There is another song , the one given by us , which appears to be as ancient as any of those ...
... month of May , " it is a miserable composition , as may be seen by referring to a copy preserved in the third volume of the Roxburgh Ballads . There is another song , the one given by us , which appears to be as ancient as any of those ...
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... month of June is crowned With the sweet scarlet rose ; The groves and meadows all around With lovely pleasure flows . As I walked out to yonder green , One evening so fair ; All where the fair maids may be seen Playing at the bonfire ...
... month of June is crowned With the sweet scarlet rose ; The groves and meadows all around With lovely pleasure flows . As I walked out to yonder green , One evening so fair ; All where the fair maids may be seen Playing at the bonfire ...
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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