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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... LANGUAGE A FORBIDDEN LANGUAGE A LICENCE FOR GENTILES THE TONGUE OF MR. PETULENGRO A PRIMAEVAL SPEECH MUTILATED REMAINS A DISTINCT AND PROPER LANGUAGE SONNET À SARASVATI THE SEVEN LANGUAGES AS THE BIRDS SING A RISING ROOKERY ANGLICIZED ...
... LANGUAGE A FORBIDDEN LANGUAGE A LICENCE FOR GENTILES THE TONGUE OF MR. PETULENGRO A PRIMAEVAL SPEECH MUTILATED REMAINS A DISTINCT AND PROPER LANGUAGE SONNET À SARASVATI THE SEVEN LANGUAGES AS THE BIRDS SING A RISING ROOKERY ANGLICIZED ...
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... language, and the supersitions of their forefathers—who are they? Whence come these ragged, landless, vagabond lordlings of the wase,—these wild-eyed dwellers in tents, gliding about the solitudes of the land, like half-tamed panthers ...
... language, and the supersitions of their forefathers—who are they? Whence come these ragged, landless, vagabond lordlings of the wase,—these wild-eyed dwellers in tents, gliding about the solitudes of the land, like half-tamed panthers ...
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... language, which was the Sclavonian tongue; and when they wandred afterward into France, they were commonly called Bohemians, which name is sill retained for Gypsies. And therefore when Crantsius delivereth, they firs appeared about the ...
... language, which was the Sclavonian tongue; and when they wandred afterward into France, they were commonly called Bohemians, which name is sill retained for Gypsies. And therefore when Crantsius delivereth, they firs appeared about the ...
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John Sampson. from about Hungaria, they speak not repugnantly hereto: for the language of those nations was Sclavonian, at leas some dialec thereof. But of what nation soever they were at firs, they are now almos of all: associating unto ...
John Sampson. from about Hungaria, they speak not repugnantly hereto: for the language of those nations was Sclavonian, at leas some dialec thereof. But of what nation soever they were at firs, they are now almos of all: associating unto ...
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... language—there they camp in the fern, in the sun, their Easern donkeys of Syria scattered round them, their children rolling about like foals in the grass, a bit out of the disant Orient under our Wesern oaks. 'Here today and there ...
... language—there they camp in the fern, in the sun, their Easern donkeys of Syria scattered round them, their children rolling about like foals in the grass, a bit out of the disant Orient under our Wesern oaks. 'Here today and there ...
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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