Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 3] [T84265] [ECCO]

DMI number:

1395

Publication Date:

1791

Volume Number:

3 of 3

ESTC number:

T84265

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW115526680

Shelfmark:

ECCO - BL

Full Title:

RELIQUES | OF | ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY: | CONSISTING OF | Old Heroic BALLADS, SONGS, and other | PIECES of our earlier POETS, | (Chiefly of the LYRIC kind.) | Together with some few of later Date. | VOLUME THE THIRD. | [ornament] | [i]LONDON and FRANCFORT:[/i] | Printed for J. G. Fleischer. MDCCXCI.

Place of Publication:

London and Frankfurt

Genres:

Collection of ballads, Collection of songs, and Collection of translations/imitations

Format:

Octavo

Comments:

Separated into three books: 'Book the First', 'Book the Second' and 'Book the Third'. With glossary (pp. 297-303). Illustrations: title page, i, 89, 187, 316. Contents: medieval verse pp. xix-xx Repeat pages: 6-7, 184-185, 268-269. Query: pp. 48-49 (containing parts of 'VIII. Old Sir Robin of Portingale' & 'IX. The Gaberlunzie Man. A Scottish Song') are missing from ECCO copy: data from verse on these pages needs to be supplied from hardcopy.

Other matter:

Prefatory: contents and epigraph from Addison's Spectator 70 [4pp]. End matter: additions and corrections for all three vols. [13pp].

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Editor:

Thomas Percy

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

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Publisher:

J. G. Fleischer

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Content/Publication

First Line:

Jesus Christ christen kinge

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p.xxi

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Rattes and myse and such smal dere

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p.xiv

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[no title]

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The keverchefes he toke on honde

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pp.xii-xiii

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[no title]

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Mice and rats and such small deere

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p.xiii

Poem Title:

[no title]

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Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

First Line:

Needs must you lay your heart at his dispose

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p.xi

Poem Title:

[no title]

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our great Dramatic poet

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William Shakespeare

First Line:

That girdle gave the virtue of chaste love

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pp.1-2

Poem Title:

[no title]

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Spenser

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Edmund Spenser

First Line:

In the third day of may

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pp.3-10

Poem Title:

I. The Boy And The Mantle.

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King Arthur lives in merry Carleile

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pp.11-22

Poem Title:

II. The Marriage of Sir Gawaine.

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As it fell out on a Pentecost day

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pp.24-25

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III. King Ryence's Challenge.

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On Trinitye Mondaye in the morne

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pp.26-33

Poem Title:

IV. King Arthur's Death. A Fragment.

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When scorching Phoebus he did mount

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p.33

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[no title]

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Of Brutus' blood in Brittaine borne

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pp.34-38

Poem Title:

V. The Legend of King Arthur.

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Who sekes to tame the blustering winde

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pp.38-39

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VI. A Dyttie To Hey Downe.

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Glasgerion was a kinges owne sonne

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pp.39-43

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VII. Glasgerion.

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Childe Waters in his stable stoode

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pp.52-58

Poem Title:

X. Child Waters.

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First Line:

In the merrie moneth of Maye

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pp.59-60

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XI. Phillida and Corydon.

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As it fell out on a highe holye daye

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pp.60-64

Poem Title:

XII. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard.

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First Line:

Will ze gae to the ew-bughts Marion

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pp.65-66

Poem Title:

XIII. The Ew-Bughts Marion. A Scottish Song.

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There was a shepherds daughter

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pp.66-70

Poem Title:

XIV. The Knight And Shepherd's Daughter.

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First Line:

Good muse rocke me aslepe

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pp.70-71

Poem Title:

XV. The Spepherd's Address To His Muse.

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Lord Thomas he was a bold forrester

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pp.72-74

Poem Title:

XVI. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor.

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First Line:

Cupid and my Campaspe playd

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p.75

Poem Title:

XVII. Cupid and Campaspe.

Attribution:

John Lilye

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First Line:

You beauteous ladies great and small

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pp.76-80

Poem Title:

XVIII. The Lady Turned Serving-Man.

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First Line:

Gil Morrice was an erles son

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pp.81-88

Poem Title:

XIX. Gil Morrice. A Scottish Ballad.

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A messenger came to the king

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pp.90-91

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[no title]

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Was ever knight for ladyes sake

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pp.92-97

Poem Title:

I. The Legend of Sir Guy.

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Guy journeyed ore the sanctifyed ground

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pp.97-104

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II. Guy and Amarant.

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First Line:

Shall I wasting in dispayre

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pp.104-105

Poem Title:

III. The Shepherd's Resolution.

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As it fell out on a long summer's day

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pp.106-109

Poem Title:

IV. Fair Margaret and Sweet William.

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When it was grown to dark midnight

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p.106

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[no title]

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In Scarlet towne where I was borne

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pp.109-111

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V. Barbara Allen's Cruelty.

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There came a ghost to Margaret's door

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pp.112-114

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VI. Sweet William's Ghost. A Scottish Ballad.

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It was in and about the Martinmas time

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pp.114-116

Poem Title:

VII. Sir John Grehme and Barbara Allan. A Scottish Ballad.

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There was a youthe and a well beloved youthe

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pp.116-118

Poem Title:

VIII. The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington.

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First Line:

How now shepherde what meanes that

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pp.118-119

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IX. The Willow-Tree. A Pastoral Dialogue.

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Marke well my heavy dolefull tale

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pp.120-125

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X. The Lady's Fall.

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O waly waly up the bank

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pp.125-127

Poem Title:

XI. Waly Waly, Love Be Bonny. A Scottish Song.

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Whan cockle shells turn filler bells

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p.125

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[no title]

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In Bath a wanton wife did dwelle

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pp.127-132

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XII. The Wanton Wife of Bath.

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Late in an evening forth I went

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pp.132-134

Poem Title:

XIII. The Auld Good-Man. A Scottish Song.

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There was a lord of worthy fame

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pp.135-138

Poem Title:

XIV. The Lady Isabella's Tragedy.

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First Line:

Beauties have yee seen a toy

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pp.138-140

Poem Title:

XV. A Hue And Cry After Cupid.

Attribution:

Ben Jonson

Attributed To:

Benjamin Jonson

First Line:

In the dayes of old

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pp.141-148

Poem Title:

XVI. The King Of France's Daughter.

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Still to be neat still to be dressed

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p.148

Poem Title:

XVII. The Sweet Neglect.

Attribution:

Ben Jonson's Silent Woman

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Benjamin Jonson

First Line:

Now ponder well you parents dear

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pp.150-155

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XVIII. The Children In The Wood.

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A lover of late was I

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pp.155-156

Poem Title:

XIX. A Lover of Late.

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Henry our royall king would ride a hunting

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pp.157-165

Poem Title:

XX. The King And Miller of Mansfield.

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As at noone Dulcina rested

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pp.166-167

Poem Title:

XXI. Dulcina.

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When Troy towne had for ten years past

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pp.168-172

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XXII. The Wandering Prince Of Troy.

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I have beene all day looking after

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pp.173-175

Poem Title:

XXIII. The Witches' Song.

Attribution:

Ben Jonson's Masque of Queens

Attributed To:

Benjamin Jonson

First Line:

Tells how the drudging goblin sweat

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p.176

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Milton

Attributed To:

John Milton

First Line:

From Oberon in fairye land

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pp.177-180

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XXIV. Robin Good-Fellow.

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First Line:

Come follow follow mee

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pp.181-183

Poem Title:

XXV. The Fairy Queen.

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First Line:

In the old dayes of king Artour

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pp.183-184

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Chaucer

Attributed To:

Geoffrey Chaucer

First Line:

Farewell rewards and fairies

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pp.184-186

Poem Title:

XXVI. The Fairies Farewell.

Attribution:

bishop Corbet

Attributed To:

Richard Corbett

First Line:

Whan the dragon that foule is

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pp.188-189

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[no title]

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First Line:

Hit him under the wynge

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p.189

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[no title]

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Listen lords in bower and hall

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pp.191-198

Poem Title:

I. The Birth Of St. George.

Attribution:

Richard Johnson

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Richard Johnson

First Line:

All youths of fair England

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pp.198-211

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II. George Barnwell.

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Of Hector's deeds did Homer sing

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pp.212-220

Poem Title:

III. St. George And The Dragon.

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Over the mountains

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pp.221-222

Poem Title:

IV. Love Will Find Out The Way.

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There was a knight was drunk with wine

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pp.222-229

Poem Title:

V. The Baffled Knight, or Lady's Policy.

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Why so pale and wan fond lover

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pp.229-230

Poem Title:

VI. Why So Pale?

Attribution:

Sir John Suckling

Attributed To:

Sir John Suckling

First Line:

All tender hearts that ake to hear

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pp.230-235

Poem Title:

VII. The Spanish Virgin, or Effects Of Jealousy.

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He is a foole that baselye dallies

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p.235

Poem Title:

VIII. The Aspiring Shepherd.

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First Line:

When Greeks and Trojans fell at strife

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pp.236-239

Poem Title:

IX. Constant Penelope.

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First Line:

Tell me not sweet I am unkinde

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p.240

Poem Title:

X. To Lucasta, On Going To The Wars.

Attribution:

By Col. Richard Lovelace

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Richard Lovelace

First Line:

Over the dyke a bridge there lay

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p.241

Poem Title:

[no title]

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First Line:

When Flora 'gins to decke the fields

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pp.241-255

Poem Title:

XI. Valentine And Ursine.

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Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode

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pp.257-258

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There was a well so have I wynne

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p.257

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[no title]

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Old stories tell how Hercules

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pp.258-264

Poem Title:

XII. The Dragon of Wantley.

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Why doe you boast of Arthur and his knightes

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pp.264-268

Poem Title:

XIII. St. George For England. The First Part.

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The story of king Arthur

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pp.269-282

Poem Title:

XIV. St. George For England. The Second Part.

Attribution:

John Grubb M. A. of Christ Church, Oxford.

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John Grubb

First Line:

Of Leinster famed for maidens fair

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pp.282-285

Poem Title:

XV. Lucy and Colin.

Attribution:

Thomas Tickel, Esq.

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Thomas Tickell

First Line:

Twas at the silent solemn hour

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pp.285-288

Poem Title:

XVI. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

First Line:

In Carleile dwelt king Arthur

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pp.289-296

Poem Title:

XVII. The Boy And The Mantle. As revised and altered by a modern hand.

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Now darts flew wavering through slaw speed

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pp.309-310

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[no title]

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There is no emperour kyng duke ne baron

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p.310

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[no title]

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Here's a glyster pipe well try'd

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p.312

Poem Title:

[no title]

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In pescod time when hound to horn

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p.315

Poem Title:

The Shepherds Slumber

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