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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... once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. George Borrow. Gerard Hopkins. The. Oldes. Race. on. Earth. THE gipsy loves the crescent moon, the ...
... once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. George Borrow. Gerard Hopkins. The. Oldes. Race. on. Earth. THE gipsy loves the crescent moon, the ...
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... Once kings came from far to kneel down at our gate, And princes rejoic'd on our meanes to wait; But now who so mean but would scorn our degree— Our seeds, Guadiana, mus now drink of thee. For the Undebel saw, from his throne in the ...
... Once kings came from far to kneel down at our gate, And princes rejoic'd on our meanes to wait; But now who so mean but would scorn our degree— Our seeds, Guadiana, mus now drink of thee. For the Undebel saw, from his throne in the ...
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... once the peculiar people of God, thought I, if I were one 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 ...
... once the peculiar people of God, thought I, if I were one 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 ...
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... once, then as well the shee-roagues as the hee-roagues are hors, seaven or eight upon one iade, srongly pineond, and srangely tyed together. One Shire alone and no more is sure sil at one time to have these Egiptian lice swarming within ...
... once, then as well the shee-roagues as the hee-roagues are hors, seaven or eight upon one iade, srongly pineond, and srangely tyed together. One Shire alone and no more is sure sil at one time to have these Egiptian lice swarming within ...
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... once more under weigh for the open country. With dark resless eye and coarse black hair fluttered by the fresh breeze, he slouches along, singing as he goes. ... No carpet can please him like the soft green turf, and no curtains compare ...
... once more under weigh for the open country. With dark resless eye and coarse black hair fluttered by the fresh breeze, he slouches along, singing as he goes. ... No carpet can please him like the soft green turf, and no curtains compare ...
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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