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... tell : Alacke ! it was a woefulle case , As ere in Christentye befelle . But when they were together mette , And both to faire accordance broughte ; And a month's league betweene them sette , Before the battayle sholde be foughte ; An ...
... tell : Alacke ! it was a woefulle case , As ere in Christentye befelle . But when they were together mette , And both to faire accordance broughte ; And a month's league betweene them sette , Before the battayle sholde be foughte ; An ...
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... tell the kinge , Who sayde , Sir Lukyn , sawe ye oughte ? ' ' Nothinge , my liege , save that the winde 155 Nowe with the angrye waters fought . ' ' O Lukyn , Lukyn , said the kinge , Twice hast thou dealt deceytfullye : Alacke , whom ...
... tell the kinge , Who sayde , Sir Lukyn , sawe ye oughte ? ' ' Nothinge , my liege , save that the winde 155 Nowe with the angrye waters fought . ' ' O Lukyn , Lukyn , said the kinge , Twice hast thou dealt deceytfullye : Alacke , whom ...
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... tell , For never after hee did him spye ; 175 But hee sawe a barge goe from the land , And hee heard ladyes howle and crye . 180 And whether the kinge were there , or not , Hee never knewe , nor ever colde : For from that sad and ...
... tell , For never after hee did him spye ; 175 But hee sawe a barge goe from the land , And hee heard ladyes howle and crye . 180 And whether the kinge were there , or not , Hee never knewe , nor ever colde : For from that sad and ...
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... tell her if they had seen her child . The Jews gave a hard , coarse denial , when suddenly from a deep foul pit was heard the child's voice , which " Alma Redemptoris " ' gan to sing , So loud that all the place ' gan to ring . The ...
... tell her if they had seen her child . The Jews gave a hard , coarse denial , when suddenly from a deep foul pit was heard the child's voice , which " Alma Redemptoris " ' gan to sing , So loud that all the place ' gan to ring . The ...
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... tell of a good yeoman His name was Robyn Hode . Robyn was a proude outlawe , Whyles he walked on grounde , So curteyse an outlawe as he was one , Was never none yfounde . Robyn stode in Barnysdale And lened him to a tre , A good yeman ...
... tell of a good yeoman His name was Robyn Hode . Robyn was a proude outlawe , Whyles he walked on grounde , So curteyse an outlawe as he was one , Was never none yfounde . Robyn stode in Barnysdale And lened him to a tre , A good yeman ...
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