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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... firs was written has set in glory like the sun, two passages from the Tesament of Beauty, which he graciously gave me before the publication of that noble poem. I tender my thanks to my friends: Arthur Symons for a poem from Images of ...
... firs was written has set in glory like the sun, two passages from the Tesament of Beauty, which he graciously gave me before the publication of that noble poem. I tender my thanks to my friends: Arthur Symons for a poem from Images of ...
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... firs place, quite the leas of imposors now abroad. He proclaims to you, by his or her, to both convenient, not immodes, not insolent, dress that he belongs to an outcas tribe, yet patient of your rejecion—unvindicive— ready always to ...
... firs place, quite the leas of imposors now abroad. He proclaims to you, by his or her, to both convenient, not immodes, not insolent, dress that he belongs to an outcas tribe, yet patient of your rejecion—unvindicive— ready always to ...
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... firs direced; Or whether ye be Egypt's sons, Whose sream, like Nile's, for ever runs With sources undeteced: Arabs of Europe! Gipsy race! Your Easern manners, garb, and face Appear a srange chimera; None, none but you can now be syled ...
... firs direced; Or whether ye be Egypt's sons, Whose sream, like Nile's, for ever runs With sources undeteced: Arabs of Europe! Gipsy race! Your Easern manners, garb, and face Appear a srange chimera; None, none but you can now be syled ...
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... firs came out of lesser Egypt, that having defeced from the Chrisian rule, and relapsed unto Pagan rites, some of ... firs appearance was in Germany, since the year 1400; nor were they observed before in other parts of Europe, as is ...
... firs came out of lesser Egypt, that having defeced from the Chrisian rule, and relapsed unto Pagan rites, some of ... firs appearance was in Germany, since the year 1400; nor were they observed before in other parts of Europe, as is ...
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... firs, they are now almos of all: associating unto them some of every country where they wander. When they will be los, or whether at all again, is not without some doubt; for unsettled nations have out-lased others of fixed habitations ...
... firs, they are now almos of all: associating unto them some of every country where they wander. When they will be los, or whether at all again, is not without some doubt; for unsettled nations have out-lased others of fixed habitations ...
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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