The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1J. Cochrane, 1835 - Ballads, English |
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Silence in Love bewrays more woe Than words , though ne'er so witty ; A beggar that is dumb , you know , May challenge double pity ! Then wrong not ! dearest to my heart ! My love for secret passion ; He smarteth most that hides his ...
Silence in Love bewrays more woe Than words , though ne'er so witty ; A beggar that is dumb , you know , May challenge double pity ! Then wrong not ! dearest to my heart ! My love for secret passion ; He smarteth most that hides his ...
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... Ne'er bends when we do walk : Yet in the morning may be seen Where we the night before have been . [ Printed from Percy's text . Its author has been well acquainted with the " Robin Goodfellow " in the page before . ] CLOUDS AWAY , AND ...
... Ne'er bends when we do walk : Yet in the morning may be seen Where we the night before have been . [ Printed from Percy's text . Its author has been well acquainted with the " Robin Goodfellow " in the page before . ] CLOUDS AWAY , AND ...
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... er her prey ; But you'll ne'er stop a lover : He will find out his way . [ " This excellent song , " says Percy , " is ancient ; but we could only give it from a modern copy . " Ritson accuses the poetical divine of giving it " some of ...
... er her prey ; But you'll ne'er stop a lover : He will find out his way . [ " This excellent song , " says Percy , " is ancient ; but we could only give it from a modern copy . " Ritson accuses the poetical divine of giving it " some of ...
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... ne'er the more despair : If she love me , this believe , I will die , ere she shall grieve . If she slight me when I woo I can scorn and let her go : If she be not fit for me , What care I for whom she be . [ From his " Mistresse of ...
... ne'er the more despair : If she love me , this believe , I will die , ere she shall grieve . If she slight me when I woo I can scorn and let her go : If she be not fit for me , What care I for whom she be . [ From his " Mistresse of ...
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... ne'er shall || wear it ; Ill give it my maid Joan , ΒΆ And she shall tear it . ** Since ' t will no better be , ++ I'll bear it patiently ; Yet all the world may see Phillida flouts me . [ This singular ballad is printed from Ritsons ...
... ne'er shall || wear it ; Ill give it my maid Joan , ΒΆ And she shall tear it . ** Since ' t will no better be , ++ I'll bear it patiently ; Yet all the world may see Phillida flouts me . [ This singular ballad is printed from Ritsons ...
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