The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series)John Sampson This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways. |
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... asked a picuresquely clad young Romani, 'that Wordsworth, the great Mr. Wordsworth, has called you a “wild outcas of Society”?' 'There are two societies, Raia,' was the disdainful reply. Yes, certainly, there are two Societies, and ...
... asked a picuresquely clad young Romani, 'that Wordsworth, the great Mr. Wordsworth, has called you a “wild outcas of Society”?' 'There are two societies, Raia,' was the disdainful reply. Yes, certainly, there are two Societies, and ...
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... asked:— 'In all the realm what folk are free from toil, And who are mendicants and desitute? Tell me how things are in the world, and lead My heart upon the pathway toward the light.' An answer came from all the archimages, From all the ...
... asked:— 'In all the realm what folk are free from toil, And who are mendicants and desitute? Tell me how things are in the world, and lead My heart upon the pathway toward the light.' An answer came from all the archimages, From all the ...
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... of this race, my soul mus needs be happy. Now again, I found within me a great longing to be resolved about this quesion, but could not tell how I should. At las I asked my father of it; who told me—No, we were G Leland George Borrow.
... of this race, my soul mus needs be happy. Now again, I found within me a great longing to be resolved about this quesion, but could not tell how I should. At las I asked my father of it; who told me—No, we were G Leland George Borrow.
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John Sampson. asked my father of it; who told me—No, we were not. Wherefore then I fell in my spirit as to the hopes of that, and so remained. John Bunyan. A. Covey. of. Gipsies. TOWNSHEAD . Well said, Tom Fool: why thou simple parish ass ...
John Sampson. asked my father of it; who told me—No, we were not. Wherefore then I fell in my spirit as to the hopes of that, and so remained. John Bunyan. A. Covey. of. Gipsies. TOWNSHEAD . Well said, Tom Fool: why thou simple parish ass ...
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... asking her if she did not weary of this roving gypsy life of hers. 'We cannot be so indolent,' she replied, 'as you mollahs are, and spend the entire day in one place. Man mus move about; the sun, the moon, the sars, the water, animals ...
... asking her if she did not weary of this roving gypsy life of hers. 'We cannot be so indolent,' she replied, 'as you mollahs are, and spend the entire day in one place. Man mus move about; the sun, the moon, the sars, the water, animals ...
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almos Arthur Symons Aunt Rodi beautiful bebee behold birds brother camp chap Charles Godfrey Leland child cuckoo dance dark disant donkey earth Egyptian English Gypsies eyes face father fire firs fortune Francis Hindes Groome gentleman George Borrow George Meredith Gilderoy Gipsy Gipsy’s girl gorgios grass GYPSY LADDIE Gypsy Song hair hand hath heard Hedgehog horse Jasper John John Bunyan King lady language Lavengro Leland lisen live looked Lord man’s maser mother mysery never night o’er Petulengro Poems poor quesion race road Romany Rye round sars siés sill sing siser sleep sood sory srange sranger sream sweet tell tent thee Theodore Watts-Dunton there’s things thou art thought tree undersand unto Ursula vagabond W. H. Hudson wander wild William Hazlitt William Wordsworth wind woman wood words Wordsworth young