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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... your children sarve. Honeses, harmlesses of the human race—under whose roof but a Gipsy's may a wandering Madonna res in peace? John Ruskin. The Nomades SCYTHIANS, with Nature not at srife, Light Arabs Arthur Symons John Ruskin.
... your children sarve. Honeses, harmlesses of the human race—under whose roof but a Gipsy's may a wandering Madonna res in peace? John Ruskin. The Nomades SCYTHIANS, with Nature not at srife, Light Arabs Arthur Symons John Ruskin.
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... wandering tribe, no reverenced shrine Attess a knowledge of the Power Divine. By these alone, of mortals mos forlorn, Are pries and pageant met with only scorn. ... 'Ye abjec tribes, ye nations poor and weak!' (Thus might, methinks, the ...
... wandering tribe, no reverenced shrine Attess a knowledge of the Power Divine. By these alone, of mortals mos forlorn, Are pries and pageant met with only scorn. ... 'Ye abjec tribes, ye nations poor and weak!' (Thus might, methinks, the ...
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... wander from county to county, keeping about the purlieus of villages, or in plenteous neighbourhoods, where there are fat farms and rich country seats. Their encampments are generally made in some beautiful spot; either a green shady ...
... wander from county to county, keeping about the purlieus of villages, or in plenteous neighbourhoods, where there are fat farms and rich country seats. Their encampments are generally made in some beautiful spot; either a green shady ...
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... wandering and fugitive, as though accursed by God, after the thirtieth day remove from field to field with their ... wander through the world for seven years together without sleeping in a bed; and so they called themselves penancers ...
... wandering and fugitive, as though accursed by God, after the thirtieth day remove from field to field with their ... wander through the world for seven years together without sleeping in a bed; and so they called themselves penancers ...
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... wander about the world. Or, as Aventinus delivereth, they pretend for this vagabond course a judgement of God upon their forefathers, who refused to entertain the Virgin Mary and Iesus, when she fled into their country. Which account ...
... wander about the world. Or, as Aventinus delivereth, they pretend for this vagabond course a judgement of God upon their forefathers, who refused to entertain the Virgin Mary and Iesus, when she fled into their country. Which account ...
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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