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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... thou, too, black-eyed lass, and try That potent skill in palmisry, Which sixpences can wheedle; Mine is a friendly cottage—here No snarling masiff need you fear, No Consable or Beadle. 'Tis yours, I know, to draw at will Upon futurity a ...
... thou, too, black-eyed lass, and try That potent skill in palmisry, Which sixpences can wheedle; Mine is a friendly cottage—here No snarling masiff need you fear, No Consable or Beadle. 'Tis yours, I know, to draw at will Upon futurity a ...
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... thou monarch good at need! Selec ten thousand of the Gipsy-tribe, Both male and female, skilful on the harp, And send them to me. I may gain mine end Through that notorious folk.' Now when the letter Came to Shangul he raised his head ...
... thou monarch good at need! Selec ten thousand of the Gipsy-tribe, Both male and female, skilful on the harp, And send them to me. I may gain mine end Through that notorious folk.' Now when the letter Came to Shangul he raised his head ...
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... thou simple parish ass, thou, dids thou never see any gipsies? These are a covey of gipsies, and the braves new covey that ever consable flew at; goodly, game gipsies, they are gipsies of this year, of this moon in my conscience. CLOD ...
... thou simple parish ass, thou, dids thou never see any gipsies? These are a covey of gipsies, and the braves new covey that ever consable flew at; goodly, game gipsies, they are gipsies of this year, of this moon in my conscience. CLOD ...
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... thou here, my beautiful maid?' and saring at her beautiful figure, thinking that she was some angel as dropped down; when she with a pleasant smile, by showing her ivory teeth and her sparkling eyes: 'Oh! my father's tents are not very ...
... thou here, my beautiful maid?' and saring at her beautiful figure, thinking that she was some angel as dropped down; when she with a pleasant smile, by showing her ivory teeth and her sparkling eyes: 'Oh! my father's tents are not very ...
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... thou provided for the Saints in Heaven, when thou affordes bad men such music on Earth! Folk-songs. of. the. Birds ... LOV'ST thou in the blithe hour of April dawns—nay marveles thou not—to hear the ravishing music that the small birdës ...
... thou provided for the Saints in Heaven, when thou affordes bad men such music on Earth! Folk-songs. of. the. Birds ... LOV'ST thou in the blithe hour of April dawns—nay marveles thou not—to hear the ravishing music that the small birdës ...
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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