Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some Few of Later Date, Volume 2John Nichols, 1794 - Ballads |
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... intitled , Paffio Domini Jefu Chrifti . Bedwell , who was eminently skilled in the oriental and other languages , appears to have been but little conver- fant with the ancient writers in his own , and he fo little entered into the ...
... intitled , Paffio Domini Jefu Chrifti . Bedwell , who was eminently skilled in the oriental and other languages , appears to have been but little conver- fant with the ancient writers in his own , and he fo little entered into the ...
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... intitled THE JOLLY BEGGAR , beginning thus : Thair was a jollie beggar , and a begging he was boun , And he tuik up his quarters into a land'art toun . Fa , la , la , & c . It feems to be the latter of thefe ballads ( which was too ...
... intitled THE JOLLY BEGGAR , beginning thus : Thair was a jollie beggar , and a begging he was boun , And he tuik up his quarters into a land'art toun . Fa , la , la , & c . It feems to be the latter of thefe ballads ( which was too ...
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... intitled , " A newe ballade " made of Thomas Crumwel , called TROLLE ON AWAY . ” To it is prefixed this diftich by way of burthen , Trolle on away , trolle on awaye . Synge heave and howe rombelowe trolle on away . BOTH OTH man and ...
... intitled , " A newe ballade " made of Thomas Crumwel , called TROLLE ON AWAY . ” To it is prefixed this diftich by way of burthen , Trolle on away , trolle on awaye . Synge heave and howe rombelowe trolle on away . BOTH OTH man and ...
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... intitled THE LYON AND THE MOUSE ; the other , THE GARMENT OF GUDE LADYIS . Some other of his Poems may be feen in the " Ancient Scottish Poems ' printed from Bannatyne's MS . “ above referred to . 66 R ° OBIN fat on the gude grene hill ...
... intitled THE LYON AND THE MOUSE ; the other , THE GARMENT OF GUDE LADYIS . Some other of his Poems may be feen in the " Ancient Scottish Poems ' printed from Bannatyne's MS . “ above referred to . 66 R ° OBIN fat on the gude grene hill ...
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... intitled , PER E- GRINATIO RELIGIONIS ERGO . He tells us , the rich offer- ings in filver , gold , and preciouo ftones , that were there fhean him , were incredible , there being fearce a perfon of any note in England , but what fome ...
... intitled , PER E- GRINATIO RELIGIONIS ERGO . He tells us , the rich offer- ings in filver , gold , and preciouo ftones , that were there fhean him , were incredible , there being fearce a perfon of any note in England , but what fome ...
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Aldingar alfo ancient awaye ballad Bannatyne's beggar beſt bonny brave cauſe copy daye doth earl Earl of Murray Editor faft faid fair fame fatire fayd feems feen fene feven fhall fhee fhew fholde fight filke firft flaine folio fome fong foon forrow frae ftanzas ftill fubject fuch fword gold grene wode grype Harpalus hath heart heire of Linne Henry intitled John Juventus king knight kyng lady little John lord Lord Vaux luve Makyne Mary Ambree metre moft moſt muſt mynde never noble Norfe perfon poem poet prefent preferved pretty Beffee printed Prol queene quoth Rofamond ſay Scotland ſee ſhall ſhe ſhee Sir Andrew ſpend ſtand ſtately ſtill Synge tanner tell thay thee thefe ther theſe thofe thou thouſand unto uſed VAUX verfe Wherfore whofe wold wyll wyth
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