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... poor people whom God had blessed with many children , so ordered them that by the time they were six or seven years of age they were able to earn their own bread . Idleness was thus banished from our coasts , and it was a rare thing to ...
... poor people whom God had blessed with many children , so ordered them that by the time they were six or seven years of age they were able to earn their own bread . Idleness was thus banished from our coasts , and it was a rare thing to ...
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... make her manifest . Ah , my dear father , may you fare well ! ' con- tinued this poor doleful maiden . ' Of all misfortunes * Note H. the greatest is to be fortunate ; and by this 45 The Six Worthy Yeomen of the West.
... make her manifest . Ah , my dear father , may you fare well ! ' con- tinued this poor doleful maiden . ' Of all misfortunes * Note H. the greatest is to be fortunate ; and by this 45 The Six Worthy Yeomen of the West.
Page 46
... poor man's child that is out of service , and I hear that at the fair folks come on purpose to hire servants . ' ' True , ' said the maidens . We go thither for the same purpose , and shall be glad of your company . ' ' With a good will ...
... poor man's child that is out of service , and I hear that at the fair folks come on purpose to hire servants . ' ' True , ' said the maidens . We go thither for the same purpose , and shall be glad of your company . ' ' With a good will ...
Page 48
... poor Fragment at the fair . ' Now , alas ! poor soul ! ' quoth Jenny . ' I think he is the kindest young man in the world ! ' C Surely , it appeareth that he hath a pretty wit ! ' said her companion . ' How finely hath he written his ...
... poor Fragment at the fair . ' Now , alas ! poor soul ! ' quoth Jenny . ' I think he is the kindest young man in the world ! ' C Surely , it appeareth that he hath a pretty wit ! ' said her companion . ' How finely hath he written his ...
Page 49
... poor parents , who were yet not so needy as unfortunate . But death hath ended their sorrows , and I am left to the cruelty of these envious times , to finish my parents ' tragedy with my trouble . ' ' What , maiden , be of good cheer ...
... poor parents , who were yet not so needy as unfortunate . But death hath ended their sorrows , and I am left to the cruelty of these envious times , to finish my parents ' tragedy with my trouble . ' ' What , maiden , be of good cheer ...
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afterwards amongst answered asked bade Beatrice began better brazen head called Cardiff Castle cloth clothiers conjured cried Cuthbert dame daughter death devil doth Duke Robert Earl Earl of Kendal England fair father favour fear fell Friar Bacon Friar Bungay Friar Rush friends gave gentleman George a Green Gloucester goodman goodwife Gray Grymes hand hath hear heard heart Henry Hodgekins honour horse host hostess husband Julius Cæsar King King of England King's lived London Lord maid Maid Marian Majesty Margaret Marian master meat merry Miles monks never night Note Old Cole Pindar poor pray priest princes prior quoth ready replied returned Robin Hood Roger Bacon sent servant soon speak spirit St Swithin sweet tell thee things thou told took town trouble Vandermast Wakefield Weeping Cross whilst wife William of Worcester woman words
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Page 22 - Every ear is filled with the story of Friar Bacon, that made a brazen head to speak these words, time is? Which though there want not the like relations,^ surely too literally received, and was but a mystical fable concerning the philosopher's great work, wherein he eminently laboured : implying no more by the copper head, than the vessel wherein it was wrought, and by the words it spake, than the opportunity to be...
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