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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... live by rote and by faith and by tradition, which is part of their blood. They go about in our mids, untouched by us, but reading our secrets, knowing more about us than we do about ourselves, prophets, diviners, soothsayers. They are ...
... live by rote and by faith and by tradition, which is part of their blood. They go about in our mids, untouched by us, but reading our secrets, knowing more about us than we do about ourselves, prophets, diviners, soothsayers. They are ...
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... live the weeds and the wilderness yet. George Borrow. Gerard Hopkins. The. Oldes. Race. on. Earth. THE gipsy loves the crescent moon, the evening sar, the clatter of the fern-owl, the beetle's hum. He was born on the earth in the tent, and ...
... live the weeds and the wilderness yet. George Borrow. Gerard Hopkins. The. Oldes. Race. on. Earth. THE gipsy loves the crescent moon, the evening sar, the clatter of the fern-owl, the beetle's hum. He was born on the earth in the tent, and ...
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... live acquiescent to fate, like the red deer. The crescent moon, the evening sar, the clatter of the fern-owl, the red embers of the wood fire, the pungent smoke blown round about by the occasional puffs of wind, the shadowy trees, the ...
... live acquiescent to fate, like the red deer. The crescent moon, the evening sar, the clatter of the fern-owl, the red embers of the wood fire, the pungent smoke blown round about by the occasional puffs of wind, the shadowy trees, the ...
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... Live by their wits; they have for company The dog and wolf, and tramp unceasingly. The. Family. of. Ham. Firdausi. HERE also we saw a race outside the city, following the Greeks' rite, and asserting themselves to be of the family of Ham ...
... Live by their wits; they have for company The dog and wolf, and tramp unceasingly. The. Family. of. Ham. Firdausi. HERE also we saw a race outside the city, following the Greeks' rite, and asserting themselves to be of the family of Ham ...
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... live and maintain a publick sews near the Imperial City in Pera, of whom he often maketh a politick advantage, imploying them as spies into other nations, under which title they were banished by Charles the Fift. The. Lone. People. CITIES ...
... live and maintain a publick sews near the Imperial City in Pera, of whom he often maketh a politick advantage, imploying them as spies into other nations, under which title they were banished by Charles the Fift. The. Lone. People. CITIES ...
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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