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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... woman, asking her if she did not weary of this roving gypsy life of hers. 'We cannot be so indolent,' she replied, 'as you mollahs are, and spend the entire day in one place. Man mus move about; the sun, the moon, the sars, the water ...
... woman, asking her if she did not weary of this roving gypsy life of hers. 'We cannot be so indolent,' she replied, 'as you mollahs are, and spend the entire day in one place. Man mus move about; the sun, the moon, the sars, the water ...
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... WOMAN Breakfas is over, with a deal of bother and a little laughing and cursing and swearing. They srike the tents. THE OLD WOMAN . 'Now, children, I'm off. I'm a-going another road to-day, and you will meet me near the town. Be sure ...
... WOMAN Breakfas is over, with a deal of bother and a little laughing and cursing and swearing. They srike the tents. THE OLD WOMAN . 'Now, children, I'm off. I'm a-going another road to-day, and you will meet me near the town. Be sure ...
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... woman says to one of them, 'Good-day, me-am; it's a very fine day, me-am; shall I tell you a few words, me-am?' The old woman takes them on one side, and tells them something jus to please them, now and then a word of truth, the res a ...
... woman says to one of them, 'Good-day, me-am; it's a very fine day, me-am; shall I tell you a few words, me-am?' The old woman takes them on one side, and tells them something jus to please them, now and then a word of truth, the res a ...
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... woman with a silver ring on her finger, coarse black snaky hair like a horse's mane; the boy with naked olive feet; dark eyes all of them, and an Oriental, sidelong look, and a srange inflecion of tone that turns our common English ...
... woman with a silver ring on her finger, coarse black snaky hair like a horse's mane; the boy with naked olive feet; dark eyes all of them, and an Oriental, sidelong look, and a srange inflecion of tone that turns our common English ...
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... woman by the fire Hulking a rabbit warm from wire. I loved to see the horses bait. I felt I walked at Heaven's gate, That Heaven's gate was opened wide Yet sill the gipsies camped outside. The wase souls will prefer the wild, Long after ...
... woman by the fire Hulking a rabbit warm from wire. I loved to see the horses bait. I felt I walked at Heaven's gate, That Heaven's gate was opened wide Yet sill the gipsies camped outside. The wase souls will prefer the wild, Long after ...
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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