Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Specimens of lyric poetry, composed in England in the reign of Edward the FirstPercy Society, 1841 - English literature |
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... - mihti aren is meste mede ; This hedy hath on honde y - had , that hevene hem is hest to hede : Icherde a blisse budel us bad , the dreri domes - dai to drede , Of sunful sauhting sone be sad , that derne doth 22 SPECIMENS OF.
... - mihti aren is meste mede ; This hedy hath on honde y - had , that hevene hem is hest to hede : Icherde a blisse budel us bad , the dreri domes - dai to drede , Of sunful sauhting sone be sad , that derne doth 22 SPECIMENS OF.
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... mede , Rekene ase Regnas resoun to rede , Trewe ase Tegen in tour , ase Wyrwein in wede , Baldore then Byrne that of the bor bede , Ase Wylcadoun he is wys , dohty of dede , Feyrore then Floyres folkes to fede , Cud ase Cradoc in court ...
... mede , Rekene ase Regnas resoun to rede , Trewe ase Tegen in tour , ase Wyrwein in wede , Baldore then Byrne that of the bor bede , Ase Wylcadoun he is wys , dohty of dede , Feyrore then Floyres folkes to fede , Cud ase Cradoc in court ...
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... mede a nyht . Thenne seith he y - wis , " Why , nath nout uch mon his ? holdeth nou or pees ; A - way , thou art unwis Tak al that thin ys . ant fare ase foreward wees . zef y may betere beode , To mi latere leode , to leve nam y nout ...
... mede a nyht . Thenne seith he y - wis , " Why , nath nout uch mon his ? holdeth nou or pees ; A - way , thou art unwis Tak al that thin ys . ant fare ase foreward wees . zef y may betere beode , To mi latere leode , to leve nam y nout ...
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... mede ! AMEN . XVI . [ Fol . 72 , vo . ] BLOW , northerne wynd , Sent thou me my suetyng . Blow , northerne wynd , blou , blou , blou ! Ichot a burde in boure bryht , That fully semly is on syht , Menskful maiden of myht , feir ant fre ...
... mede ! AMEN . XVI . [ Fol . 72 , vo . ] BLOW , northerne wynd , Sent thou me my suetyng . Blow , northerne wynd , blou , blou , blou ! Ichot a burde in boure bryht , That fully semly is on syht , Menskful maiden of myht , feir ant fre ...
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... myn hope is , moder ant virgyne , Whe shulen in to hevene blis thurh hire medicine . Betere is hire medycyn , Then eny mede or eny wyn ; hire erbes smulleth suete ; From Catenas in to Dyvelyn , Nis ther no leche 88 SPECIMENS OF.
... myn hope is , moder ant virgyne , Whe shulen in to hevene blis thurh hire medicine . Betere is hire medycyn , Then eny mede or eny wyn ; hire erbes smulleth suete ; From Catenas in to Dyvelyn , Nis ther no leche 88 SPECIMENS OF.
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bien blisse blod bote brede bryht bryng carrion crow Catskin chyld Crist cuer dame dance deth Dieu drynke femme fere feyr ffor fust Godes grete hath haveth hevene heze hire honde huerte Jack Horner JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL Jhesu John John Crowder joie king kyng lady levedy loke thou londe lord lordys Lucy Locket lyht maid Mary mede merry Mès mete molt myht namore noht nout nowell nyht old woman Percy Society Quar Richard to Robin Robin to Bobbin rode ryzt sauntz says Richard says Robin schalle shal shalbe shulde sing sone song sore speke stonde suete Suete Jhesu sunne syng thah ther thoht thou art thow thre thyng tiel trewe tyme wife WILLIAM CHAPPELL withouten Wolcum wolde wylle yf thou
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Page 179 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 84 - Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Page 132 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 27 - The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry Quot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes domino.
Page 63 - SO now is come our joyful'st feast; Let every man be jolly, Each room with ivy leaves is drest, And every post with holly. Though some churls at our mirth repine, Round your foreheads garlands twine, Drown sorrow in a cup of wine, And let us all be merry. Now, all our neighbours...
Page 5 - Then came the Holy One, blessed be He ! And killed the Angel of Death, That killed the butcher, That slew the ox, That drank the water, That quenched the fire, That burned the staff, That beat the dog, That bit the cat, That ate the kid That my father bought For two pieces of money: A kid, a kid.
Page 95 - As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits— Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Page 46 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Page 64 - Young men and maids, and girls and boys, Give life to one another's joys; And you anon shall by their noise Perceive that they are merry.
Page 9 - Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? I've been to London to look at the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?