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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... pass through the world. They are the symbols of our aspirations, and we do not know it. They sand for the will for freedom, for friendship with nature, for the open air, for change and sight of many lands. The Gypsy represents nature ...
... pass through the world. They are the symbols of our aspirations, and we do not know it. They sand for the will for freedom, for friendship with nature, for the open air, for change and sight of many lands. The Gypsy represents nature ...
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... pass away without record or improvement; and whether they are Egyptians, Arabs, Hindoos, Tartars or a peculiar variety of our species, whether they exhibit man in the rude sate, which according to Lord Monboddo, mos nearly approximates ...
... pass away without record or improvement; and whether they are Egyptians, Arabs, Hindoos, Tartars or a peculiar variety of our species, whether they exhibit man in the rude sate, which according to Lord Monboddo, mos nearly approximates ...
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... pass that one day I was scampering over a heath, at some disance from my present home: I was mounted upon the good horse Sidi Habismilk, and the Jew of Fez, swifter than the wind, ran by the side of the good horse, Habismilk, when what ...
... pass that one day I was scampering over a heath, at some disance from my present home: I was mounted upon the good horse Sidi Habismilk, and the Jew of Fez, swifter than the wind, ran by the side of the good horse, Habismilk, when what ...
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... pass and make resort, It is our kingdom and our court? 'Cuckoo,' cries he; 'Jug, jug,' sings she; From bush to bush, from tree to tree: Why in one place then tarry we? The. Butterfly. Wanderer. WHAT more felicitie can fall to creature Than ...
... pass and make resort, It is our kingdom and our court? 'Cuckoo,' cries he; 'Jug, jug,' sings she; From bush to bush, from tree to tree: Why in one place then tarry we? The. Butterfly. Wanderer. WHAT more felicitie can fall to creature Than ...
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... passing the bow across the violin-srings a natural inspiration suggesed itself, and, without any search for them, there came forth rhythms, cadences, modulations, melodies, and tonal discourses. Their needy camp and patched garments ...
... passing the bow across the violin-srings a natural inspiration suggesed itself, and, without any search for them, there came forth rhythms, cadences, modulations, melodies, and tonal discourses. Their needy camp and patched garments ...
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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