The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Volume 1Arthur Quiller-Couch |
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Page 37
... once , I come : now , soul , assay Quia amore langueo . Fair love , let us go play : Apples ben ripe in my gardayne . bait ] resting - place . weet ] wet . in fere ] together . I shall thee clothe in a new array , Thy 37 ANONYMOUS.
... once , I come : now , soul , assay Quia amore langueo . Fair love , let us go play : Apples ben ripe in my gardayne . bait ] resting - place . weet ] wet . in fere ] together . I shall thee clothe in a new array , Thy 37 ANONYMOUS.
Page 39
... once , love , look unto me ! Should I always feede thee With children meat ? Nay , love , not so ! I will prove thy love with adversitè Quia amore langueo . Wax not weary , mine own wife ! What mede is aye to live in comfort ? In ...
... once , love , look unto me ! Should I always feede thee With children meat ? Nay , love , not so ! I will prove thy love with adversitè Quia amore langueo . Wax not weary , mine own wife ! What mede is aye to live in comfort ? In ...
Page 55
... once I'll new apparell'd be ; To - morrow I'll to town and spend ; For I'll have a new cloak about me . She . Cow Crumbock is a very good cow : She has been always true to the pail ; She has helped us to butter and cheese , I trow , And ...
... once I'll new apparell'd be ; To - morrow I'll to town and spend ; For I'll have a new cloak about me . She . Cow Crumbock is a very good cow : She has been always true to the pail ; She has helped us to butter and cheese , I trow , And ...
Page 56
... and blue , So far above their own degree . Once in my life I'll take a view ; For I'll have a new cloak about me . cloth in grain ] scarlet cloth . sigh clout ] a rag for straining . She . King Stephen was a worthy peer ; He 56 ANONYMOUS.
... and blue , So far above their own degree . Once in my life I'll take a view ; For I'll have a new cloak about me . cloth in grain ] scarlet cloth . sigh clout ] a rag for straining . She . King Stephen was a worthy peer ; He 56 ANONYMOUS.
Page 63
... Once have I seen them gentle , tame , and meek , That now are wild , and do not once remember That sometime they have put themselves in danger To take bread at my hand ; and now they range , Busily seeking in continual change . Thanked ...
... Once have I seen them gentle , tame , and meek , That now are wild , and do not once remember That sometime they have put themselves in danger To take bread at my hand ; and now they range , Busily seeking in continual change . Thanked ...
Common terms and phrases
ain love Gregory Annie of Lochroyan beauty birds breath bright Clerk Saunders dead dear delight dinna ye mind doth earth Edom eyes fair Fair Annie fate fear find my love flame flowers frae grace green gude hame hath heart Heaven honour ill death ill mither King kiss lady lass of Lochroyan leave lero light live Lord love-tokens lovers lullaby Lycidas maun mermaid merry morn nane ne'er never night out-owre the sea praise Queen rose sail'd it round sailing set my true-love shade Shining both clear shoe is frozen sigh sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep Song sorrow soul spak his ill spring stars sweet ta'en her young tears tell things thou art Timor Mortis conturbat tree true true Thomas true-love free wanton warlock weep wine wings witch nor wil ye ill woman Ye're youth