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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... thought. Yet the same wind blows over them all, and it is hoped may welcome with an invigorating gale the adventurer on our Gypsy heath. I thank my old friend and brother Rai, Augusus John, for his generous gift of the frontispiece of ...
... thought. Yet the same wind blows over them all, and it is hoped may welcome with an invigorating gale the adventurer on our Gypsy heath. I thank my old friend and brother Rai, Augusus John, for his generous gift of the frontispiece of ...
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... thoughts, in feelings, and events; Beneath the palm-trees, on the grass, They sing, they dance, make love and chatter, Vex the grim temples with their clatter, And make Truth's fount their looking-glass. James Russell Lowell. The. Cuckoo.
... thoughts, in feelings, and events; Beneath the palm-trees, on the grass, They sing, they dance, make love and chatter, Vex the grim temples with their clatter, And make Truth's fount their looking-glass. James Russell Lowell. The. Cuckoo.
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... thought that we chals and cuckoos are alike in many respecs, but especially in characer. Everybody speaks ill of us both, and everybody is glad to see both of us again.' Wildness. and. Wet ... WHAT would the world be, once bereft Of wet ...
... thought that we chals and cuckoos are alike in many respecs, but especially in characer. Everybody speaks ill of us both, and everybody is glad to see both of us again.' Wildness. and. Wet ... WHAT would the world be, once bereft Of wet ...
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... thought to trace in the older races an apathy as with the Chinese, a religion of moral maxims and some few joss-house supersitions, which they themselves full well know to be nought, worshipping their ancesors, but with no vital living ...
... thought to trace in the older races an apathy as with the Chinese, a religion of moral maxims and some few joss-house supersitions, which they themselves full well know to be nought, worshipping their ancesors, but with no vital living ...
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... thought came into my mind; and that was, whether we were of the Israelites, or no? For finding in the Scriptures that they were once the peculiar people of God, thought I, if I were one of this race, my soul mus needs be happy. Now ...
... thought came into my mind; and that was, whether we were of the Israelites, or no? For finding in the Scriptures that they were once the peculiar people of God, thought I, if I were one of this race, my soul mus needs be happy. Now ...
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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