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... ring ? Is ' t not fine to swim in wine , And turn upon the toe And sing hey nonny no , When the winds blow and the seas flow ? Hey nonny no ! Anonymous . 13 Tell me where is fancy bred , Or in the heart or in the head ? How begot , how ...
... ring ? Is ' t not fine to swim in wine , And turn upon the toe And sing hey nonny no , When the winds blow and the seas flow ? Hey nonny no ! Anonymous . 13 Tell me where is fancy bred , Or in the heart or in the head ? How begot , how ...
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... ring My merry , merry roundelays , Amen to Cupid's curse : They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Ambo Simul . They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Peele . 19 Come ...
... ring My merry , merry roundelays , Amen to Cupid's curse : They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Ambo Simul . They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Peele . 19 Come ...
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... ring , Sack , white , and claret , let them bring , And drink apace , while breath you have ; You'll find but cold drink in the grave : Plover , partridge , for dinner , And a capon for the sinner , your You shall find ready when you're ...
... ring , Sack , white , and claret , let them bring , And drink apace , while breath you have ; You'll find but cold drink in the grave : Plover , partridge , for dinner , And a capon for the sinner , your You shall find ready when you're ...
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... ring , Cold doth not sting , the pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay ...
... ring , Cold doth not sting , the pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay ...
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... , and a hey nonino , That o'er the green corn - field did pass In the spring time , the only pretty ring time , When birds do sing , hey ding a ding , ding : Sweet lovers love the spring . Between the acres of the rye , With a hey 28.
... , and a hey nonino , That o'er the green corn - field did pass In the spring time , the only pretty ring time , When birds do sing , hey ding a ding , ding : Sweet lovers love the spring . Between the acres of the rye , With a hey 28.
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Anonymous Barnabe Barnes beauty beauty's behold Ben Jonson birds breath bright bring Campion Carmela Charon Claia Corydon cuckoo Daffodil dead dear death delight desire Donne dost doth Drayton earth echo ring eyes fair Fairy fairy-queen fear fire flowers fools give Golden slumbers gone grace grief hair hath hear heart heaven Heigh-ho Herrick Hey-ho honour keep King kiss leave light little boy live livës joy look love's lovers lullaby maids merry Mertilla mind ne'er never Nicholas Breton night numbers nymphs Oberon passion Perigot Perilla Philomel Phyllida pleasure poem poor praise pretty Proserpina Queen Queen Mab quoth roses scorn Shakespeare shepherd shine Sidney sighs sight sing sleep smile song sonnets soul spring stay sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thoughts true love unto wanton weep Whilst Willy wilt wind youth
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Page 164 - THRICE toss these oaken ashes in the air, Thrice sit thou mute in this enchanted chair ; And thrice three times tie up this true-love's knot, And murmur soft — ' She will, or she will not.' Go burn these poisonous weeds in yon blue fire, These screech-owl's feathers and this prickling briar ; This cypress gathered at a dead man's grave ; That all thy fears and cares an end may have. Then come, you fairies, dance with...