Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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Four trumps tofore her blew ; All the town be - hanged was , Against the lady
Olympias . Orgues , chymbes , each manner glee , ( c ) Was drynan ( d ) ayen ( e
) that lady free . Withouten the town ' s murey ( f ) Was mered ( g ) each manner
play ...
Four trumps tofore her blew ; All the town be - hanged was , Against the lady
Olympias . Orgues , chymbes , each manner glee , ( c ) Was drynan ( d ) ayen ( e
) that lady free . Withouten the town ' s murey ( f ) Was mered ( g ) each manner
play ...
Page 37
Of wood - craft coude ( m ) he wel alle the usage . Upon his arme he bare a gaie
bracer , ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c
) Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime .
Of wood - craft coude ( m ) he wel alle the usage . Upon his arme he bare a gaie
bracer , ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c
) Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime .
Page 66
... Thank love , that list you to his mercy call ! " XVI . When they this song had sung
a little throw ( a ) They stent ( b ) awhile , and therewith unafraid , As I beheld ,
and cast mine cyen a - lowe , From bough to bough they hipped ( c ) and they
play ...
... Thank love , that list you to his mercy call ! " XVI . When they this song had sung
a little throw ( a ) They stent ( b ) awhile , and therewith unafraid , As I beheld ,
and cast mine cyen a - lowe , From bough to bough they hipped ( c ) and they
play ...
Page 78
He , according to his own account , “ would dance , sing , and play farsies on the
flure , ” to amuse the baby monarch ; and in after life was one of those
counsellors of royalty , who insinuate advice so opportunely and adroitly as never
to risk ...
He , according to his own account , “ would dance , sing , and play farsies on the
flure , ” to amuse the baby monarch ; and in after life was one of those
counsellors of royalty , who insinuate advice so opportunely and adroitly as never
to risk ...
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Your wanton wyll for to fulfill , In grene wode you to play ; And that ye myght from
your delyght No longer make delay . Rather than ye sholde thus for me Be called
an yll woman , Yet wolde I to the grene wode go , Alone , a banyshed man .
Your wanton wyll for to fulfill , In grene wode you to play ; And that ye myght from
your delyght No longer make delay . Rather than ye sholde thus for me Be called
an yll woman , Yet wolde I to the grene wode go , Alone , a banyshed man .
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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