English Folk-rhymes: A Collection of Traditional Verses Relating to Places and Persons, Customs, Superstitions, Etc |
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... Shropshire Folklore , 8vo . 1883 . AO . AP . AQ . AR . Folklore Journal , v . , 8vo . AS . Henderson ( W. ) , Folklore of the Northern Counties , 8vo . 1879 . Folklore Record , v . , 8vo . AT . AU . Fuller ( T. ) , Worthies of England ...
... Shropshire Folklore , 8vo . 1883 . AO . AP . AQ . AR . Folklore Journal , v . , 8vo . AS . Henderson ( W. ) , Folklore of the Northern Counties , 8vo . 1879 . Folklore Record , v . , 8vo . AT . AU . Fuller ( T. ) , Worthies of England ...
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... Shropshire and Cheshire . 1879 . BY . Surrey , Hants , Isle of Wight . 1876 . BZ . Wilts , Dorset , Somerset . 1882 . CA. Yorkshire . 1874 . CB . CD . Norfolk Garland , ed . Glyde , 8vo . 1872 . Northamptonshire Notes and Queries , ii ...
... Shropshire and Cheshire . 1879 . BY . Surrey , Hants , Isle of Wight . 1876 . BZ . Wilts , Dorset , Somerset . 1882 . CA. Yorkshire . 1874 . CB . CD . Norfolk Garland , ed . Glyde , 8vo . 1872 . Northamptonshire Notes and Queries , ii ...
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... SHROPSHIRE . A knut and a kernel , Say the bells of Acton Burnell . A pudding in the pot , Say the bells of Acton Scott . Pitch ' em and patch ' em , Say the bells of Old Atcham . Hold up your shield , Say the bells of Battlefield ...
... SHROPSHIRE . A knut and a kernel , Say the bells of Acton Burnell . A pudding in the pot , Say the bells of Acton Scott . Pitch ' em and patch ' em , Say the bells of Old Atcham . Hold up your shield , Say the bells of Battlefield ...
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... Three crows on a tree , Say the bells of Oswestry . Roast beef , and be merry , Say the bells of Shrewsbury . Itchy and scabby , Say the bells of the Abbey . Three naked lads , Say the bells of St. Chads SHROPSHIRE , 61.
... Three crows on a tree , Say the bells of Oswestry . Roast beef , and be merry , Say the bells of Shrewsbury . Itchy and scabby , Say the bells of the Abbey . Three naked lads , Say the bells of St. Chads SHROPSHIRE , 61.
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... surrounding barren hills , as does the follow- ing punning rhyme to the bleak situations of-- * Uriconum , by T. Wright . London , 1872 , 8vo , p . 80 . CLEE . Bitterley , Bitterley , under the Clee , 62 SHROPSHIRE .
... surrounding barren hills , as does the follow- ing punning rhyme to the bleak situations of-- * Uriconum , by T. Wright . London , 1872 , 8vo , p . 80 . CLEE . Bitterley , Bitterley , under the Clee , 62 SHROPSHIRE .
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Page 145 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch and one to pray And two to bear my soul away.
Page 183 - Wassail ! Wassail ! all over the town, Our toast it is white, our ale it is brown : Our bowl it is made of a maplin tree, We be good fellows all ; I drink to thee.
Page 240 - Remember us poor mayers all, And thus we do begin To lead our lives in righteousness, Or else we die in sin. We have been rambling all this night And almost all this day, And now returned back again We have brought you a branch of may. A branch of may we have brought you And at your door it stands. It is but a sprout But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands.
Page 183 - I wish you a merry Christmas And a happy New Year, A pocket full of money, And a cellar full of beer," And a good fat pig to serve you all the year.
Page 251 - ... incontinency she forfeits her estate ; yet if she will come into the court riding backward upon a black ram, with his tail in her hand, and say the words following, the steward is bound by the custom to re-admit her to her freebench.
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Page 425 - Hey, my kitten, hey, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary ! Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, down, And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.