A Book of English LyricsCecil Day Lewis |
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... Heigh - ho ! sing , heigh - ho ! unto the green holly : Most friendship is feigning , most loving mere folly : Then , heigh - ho ! the holly ! This life is most jolly . Freeze , freeze , thou bitter sky , Thou dost not bite so nigh As ...
... Heigh - ho ! sing , heigh - ho ! unto the green holly : Most friendship is feigning , most loving mere folly : Then , heigh - ho ! the holly ! This life is most jolly . Freeze , freeze , thou bitter sky , Thou dost not bite so nigh As ...
Page 72
... heigh ho ! How pleasant it is to have money . I sit at my table en grand seigneur , And when I have done , throw a crust to the poor ; Not only the pleasure , one's self , of good living , But also the pleasure of now and then giving ...
... heigh ho ! How pleasant it is to have money . I sit at my table en grand seigneur , And when I have done , throw a crust to the poor ; Not only the pleasure , one's self , of good living , But also the pleasure of now and then giving ...
Page 73
... heigh ho ! So pleasant it is to have money . It was but last winter I came up to Town , But already I'm getting a little renown ; I get to good houses without much ado , Am beginning to see the nobility too . So pleasant it is to have ...
... heigh ho ! So pleasant it is to have money . It was but last winter I came up to Town , But already I'm getting a little renown ; I get to good houses without much ado , Am beginning to see the nobility too . So pleasant it is to have ...
Common terms and phrases
A. E. HOUSMAN ANON ballads beauty Blaydon Races blow bonny breast breath bright cherries CHRISTINA ROSSETTI D. H. LAWRENCE dead dear death delight doth dream earth EMILY BRONTË ENGLISH LYRICS eyes fair flowers Foggy dew GEORGE PEELE GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS grave grow hair hath hear heart heaven heigh hither Hurroo JOHN JOHN CLARE kiss knee knew ye lady leave light lily lips little bird live Lizbie Browne look Lord love thee love's lovers Lowlands low moon morn mother ne'er never night o'er once peace pleasant pleasure poems poetry poets ROBERT HERRICK rose round shadows shine sigh sing sleep smile snow song soul spring stars Sweet Spirit comfort tears tell there's thing THOMAS THOMAS CAMPION THOMAS HARDY thou art thought tree true weep WILLIAM WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind young youth