Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets : Together with Some Few of Later Date, Volume 2 |
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... heare the cannons rore ; Eche pece discharged a lovers loke ; Which had the power to rent , and tore In any place whereas they toke . And even with the trumpettes sowne ; The scaling ladders were up set , And Beautie walked up and downe ...
... heare the cannons rore ; Eche pece discharged a lovers loke ; Which had the power to rent , and tore In any place whereas they toke . And even with the trumpettes sowne ; The scaling ladders were up set , And Beautie walked up and downe ...
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... both pale and leane , 25 And drye as clot of clay : His fleshe it was consumed cleane ; His colour gone away . His beard it had not long be shave ; His heare hong all unkempt ; 30 A man most fit even for the grave , Whom 72 HARPALUS .
... both pale and leane , 25 And drye as clot of clay : His fleshe it was consumed cleane ; His colour gone away . His beard it had not long be shave ; His heare hong all unkempt ; 30 A man most fit even for the grave , Whom 72 HARPALUS .
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... hope I shall be hanged to - morrow , for [ I feare me ] I shall be hanged ; whereat the king laughed a good , * not only to see the Tanner's vaine feare , * Vide Gloss . but also to heare his illshapen terme : and gave KING EDWARD IV . 87.
... hope I shall be hanged to - morrow , for [ I feare me ] I shall be hanged ; whereat the king laughed a good , * not only to see the Tanner's vaine feare , * Vide Gloss . but also to heare his illshapen terme : and gave KING EDWARD IV . 87.
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... heare his illshapen terme : and gave him for recompence of his good sport , the inheritance of Plumpton- parke . I am afraid , " concludes this sagacious writer , “ the poets of our times that speake more finely and correctedly , will ...
... heare his illshapen terme : and gave him for recompence of his good sport , the inheritance of Plumpton- parke . I am afraid , " concludes this sagacious writer , “ the poets of our times that speake more finely and correctedly , will ...
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... heare you , sayd the kynge , As you ryde farre and neare ? " I heare no tydinges , sir , by the masse , But that cowe - hides are deare . " 60 " Cowe - hides ! cowe - hides ! what things are those ? I marvell what they bee ? " What art ...
... heare you , sayd the kynge , As you ryde farre and neare ? " I heare no tydinges , sir , by the masse , But that cowe - hides are deare . " 60 " Cowe - hides ! cowe - hides ! what things are those ? I marvell what they bee ? " What art ...
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Page 370 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 335 - You meaner beauties of the night, That poorly satisfy our eyes More by your number than your light ; You common people of the skies ; What are you when the moon shall rise?
Page 336 - An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate...
Page 332 - The first is to tell him there in that stead, With his crowne of golde so fair on his head, Among all his liege-men so noble of birth, To within one penny of what he is worth. " The seconde, to tell him, without any doubt, How soone he may ride this whole world about.
Page 345 - Enlarged winds, that curl the flood, Know no such liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Page 85 - Till quite dejected with my scorn, He left me to my pride ; And sought a solitude forlorn, In secret, where he died. " But mine the sorrow, mine the fault, And well my life shall pay ; I'll seek the solitude he sought, And stretch me where he lay.
Page 396 - But who the expected husband husband is ? His hands, methinks, are bath'd in slaughter : Ah me ! what ghastly spectre's yon Comes in his pale shroud, bleeding after ? Pale as he is, here lay him, lay him down, O lay his cold head on my pillow ; Take aff, take aff, these bridal weids, And crown my careful head with willow. Pale tho...
Page 330 - Abbot of Canterburye ; How for his house-keeping, and high renowne, They rode poste for him to fair London towne. An hundred men, the king did heare say, The abbot kept in his house every day ; And fifty golde chaynes, without any doubt, In velvet coates waited the abbot about.
Page 333 - fore our fader the pope. Now welcome, sire abbot, the king he did say, Tis well thou'rt come back to keepe thy day ; For and if thou canst answer my questions three, Thy life and thy living both saved shall bee.