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Page 57 - THE FAMOUS HISTORIE OF FRYER BACON, containing the wonderfull things that he did in his life : also the manner of his death, with the lives and deaths of the two conjurers, Bungye and Vandermast. Very pleasant and delightfull to be read. Bliidschap doet, het
Page 70 - Upon a rising bank I sat adown, Then doff'd my shoe, and by my troth, I swear Therein I spy'd this yellow frizled hair, As like to Lubberkin's in curl and hue, As if upon his comely pate it grew.
Page 30 - v. 1; and we have here the ba, the a, e, i, o, u, and the horn, everything in fact alluded to by Moth. It is also described by Ben Jonson,— The letters may be read, thorough the horn, That make the story perfect Cotgrave has, " La Croix de par Dieu, the Christ'scrosse-rowe, or
Page 92 - O, you merry, merry souls, Christmas is a-coming; We shall have flowing bowls, Dancing, piping, drumming, Delicate minced pies To feast every virgin, Capon and goose likewise, Brawn and a dish of sturgeon. Then for your Christmas-box, Sweet plum-cakes and money, Delicate holland smocks, Kisses sweet as honey:
Page 68 - St. Agnes, that's to lovers kind, Come ease the trouble of my mind. When you are asleep, you'll fancy you hear him talking to you of love : then looking into your shoes, and attempting to put them on, if you are desirous of two, they will appear.
Page 84 - But if drawn by woman-kind, They better luck abroad will find. 104. GOOD NEWS FOR ENGLAND, being a strange and remarkable account how a stranger in bright raiment appeared to one Farmer Edwards, near Lancaster, on the 12th of last month. 12mo. 1772. 105. THE HISTORY OF JOHN GREGG, AND HIS FAMILY OF ROBBERS AND MURDERERS.
Page 60 - middle-sized, square, round, three-cornered parlour, I could not see Sir John Vangs, for he was a giant. But I espied abundance of nice wicker bottles. And just as I was going out he called to me, and asked me what I would have. So, looking back, I espied him
Page 25 - Also the occasion of his coming to England, where he first preached the Gospel at Glastenbury in Somersetshire, where is still growing that noted white thorn which buds every Christmas Day in the morning, blossoms at noon, and fades at night, on the place where he pitched his
Page 70 - I straitway set a running with such haste, Deb'rah, who won the smock, scarce ran so fast. Till spent for lack of breath, quite weary