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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... COME FROM ? THE REGION OF CHAL. I. THE. DARK. RACE. HOW BAHRÁM GUR BROUGHT THE GIPSIES FROM INDIA TO PERSIA THE FAMILY OF HAM A VERY ODD SORT OF GENTRY OF GYPSIES THE LONE PEOPLE AN EPITAPH DE CEUX QU'ON APPELAIT BOHÊMES A SINGULAR RACE ...
... COME FROM ? THE REGION OF CHAL. I. THE. DARK. RACE. HOW BAHRÁM GUR BROUGHT THE GIPSIES FROM INDIA TO PERSIA THE FAMILY OF HAM A VERY ODD SORT OF GENTRY OF GYPSIES THE LONE PEOPLE AN EPITAPH DE CEUX QU'ON APPELAIT BOHÊMES A SINGULAR RACE ...
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... come, and living by our toil, abandon ourselves blindly to our sar, and avoid only three things;—the Church, the Sea, and the King's Court. Cervantes. In. Praise. of. Gypsies. THEY are changeless; the world has no power over them. They live ...
... come, and living by our toil, abandon ourselves blindly to our sar, and avoid only three things;—the Church, the Sea, and the King's Court. Cervantes. In. Praise. of. Gypsies. THEY are changeless; the world has no power over them. They live ...
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... comes, brother?' 'I believe not, Jasper.' 'Very poor, brother, not a nes of its own?' 'So they say, Jasper.' 'With every person's bad word, brother?' 'Yes, Jasper, every person is mocking it.' 'Tolerably merry, brother?' 'Yes, tolerably ...
... comes, brother?' 'I believe not, Jasper.' 'Very poor, brother, not a nes of its own?' 'So they say, Jasper.' 'With every person's bad word, brother?' 'Yes, Jasper, every person is mocking it.' 'Tolerably merry, brother?' 'Yes, tolerably ...
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... come the mortal srife! I fear not dying, nor an after life. Such as it hath been mus my spirit be,— Desroyed, not shackled,—if exisent, free. John Ruskin. Fantasical. Personages. I HAVE a great toleration for all kinds of vagrant ...
... come the mortal srife! I fear not dying, nor an after life. Such as it hath been mus my spirit be,— Desroyed, not shackled,—if exisent, free. John Ruskin. Fantasical. Personages. I HAVE a great toleration for all kinds of vagrant ...
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... Come thou, too, black-eyed lass, and try That potent skill in palmisry, Which sixpences can wheedle; Mine is a ... comes from, the dear Lord only knows, and He's too high and mighty to tell the likes of us. The. Region. of. Chal. THE ...
... Come thou, too, black-eyed lass, and try That potent skill in palmisry, Which sixpences can wheedle; Mine is a ... comes from, the dear Lord only knows, and He's too high and mighty to tell the likes of us. The. Region. of. Chal. THE ...
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Common terms and phrases
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