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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... young Romani, 'that Wordsworth, the great Mr. Wordsworth, has called you a “wild outcas of Society”?' 'There are two societies, Raia,' was the disdainful reply. Yes, certainly, there are two Societies, and which is the happier remains a ...
... young Romani, 'that Wordsworth, the great Mr. Wordsworth, has called you a “wild outcas of Society”?' 'There are two societies, Raia,' was the disdainful reply. Yes, certainly, there are two Societies, and which is the happier remains a ...
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... young mind srange terrors threw: Thy Hisory gave me, Moore Carew! A more exalted notion Of Gipsy life; nor can I yet Gaze on your tents, and quite forget My former deep emotion. For 'auld lang syne' I'll not maltreat Yon pseudo-tinker ...
... young mind srange terrors threw: Thy Hisory gave me, Moore Carew! A more exalted notion Of Gipsy life; nor can I yet Gaze on your tents, and quite forget My former deep emotion. For 'auld lang syne' I'll not maltreat Yon pseudo-tinker ...
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... young brood of Beggers, are sometimes carted (like so many greene geese alive to a market) in payres of panieres, or in dossers like fresh fish from Rye that comes on horsebacke (if they be but infants). But if they can sradle once ...
... young brood of Beggers, are sometimes carted (like so many greene geese alive to a market) in payres of panieres, or in dossers like fresh fish from Rye that comes on horsebacke (if they be but infants). But if they can sradle once ...
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... young, Brothers and sires, together wind. —The shouts, the gypsy chorus sung, The shrieks, the roar of Bruin prowling With resive chain that clatters loud, The gaudy rags of motley grain, Ancients and babes, a naked crowd, The barking ...
... young, Brothers and sires, together wind. —The shouts, the gypsy chorus sung, The shrieks, the roar of Bruin prowling With resive chain that clatters loud, The gaudy rags of motley grain, Ancients and babes, a naked crowd, The barking ...
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... young oaks and beeches jus within the hedge, forming an avenue, in which on a summer afternoon you may see the squirrels disporting from tree to tree, while the rooks, their fellow denizens, are wheeling in noisy circles over their ...
... young oaks and beeches jus within the hedge, forming an avenue, in which on a summer afternoon you may see the squirrels disporting from tree to tree, while the rooks, their fellow denizens, are wheeling in noisy circles over their ...
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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