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Thomas Percy

1728 AD — 1811 AD

Listed in the author section of Bartlett’s ninth-edition anthology, in the linked 1905 printing. Dates reflect that historical edition and may differ from modern scholarship.

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Reliques of Ancient Poetry
Sir Patrick Spens
Guy of Gisborne
Jepthah, Judge of Israel
A Robyn, Jolly Robyn
A Song to the Lute in Musicke
King Cophetua and the Beggar-maid
The Friar of Orders Gray
Winifreda (1720)
Take thy old Cloak about Thee
Willow, willow, willow
Sir Launcelot du Lake
Corydon's Farewell to Phillis
Dulcina
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01c. 1769 AD

Every white will have its blacke, And every sweet its soure.

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02c. 1769 AD

Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi' the auld moon in hir arme.

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03c. 1769 AD

He that had neyther been kith nor kin Might have seen a full fayre sight.

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04c. 1769 AD

Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel? He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he loved passing well; And as by lott, God wot, It so came to pass, As God's will was.

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05c. 1769 AD

A Robyn, Jolly Robyn, Tell me how thy leman does.

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06c. 1769 AD

Where gripinge grefes the hart wounde, And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse, There music with her silver sound With spede is wont to send redresse.

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07c. 1769 AD

The blinded boy that shootes so trim, From heaven downe did hie.

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08c. 1769 AD

"What is thy name, faire maid?" quoth he. "Penelophon, O King!" quoth she.

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09c. 1769 AD

And how should I know your true love From many another one? Oh, by his cockle hat and staff, And by his sandal shoone.

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10c. 1769 AD

O Lady, he is dead and gone! Lady, he 's dead and gone! And at his head a green grass turfe, And at his heels a stone.

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11c. 1769 AD

Weep no more, lady, weep no more, Thy sorrowe is in vaine; For violets pluckt, the sweetest showers Will ne'er make grow againe.

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12c. 1769 AD

He that would not when he might, He shall not when he wolda.

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13c. 1769 AD

We 'll shine in more substantial honours, And to be noble we 'll be good.

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14c. 1769 AD

And when with envy Time, transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You 'll in your girls again be courted, And I 'll go wooing in my boys.

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15c. 1769 AD

King Stephen was a worthy peere, His breeches cost him but a croune; He held them sixpence all too deere, Therefore he call'd the taylor loune. He was a wight of high renowne, And those but of a low degree; Itt 's pride that putts the countrye doune, Then take thine old cloake about thee.

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16c. 1769 AD

A poore soule sat sighing under a sycamore tree; Oh willow, willow, willow! With his hand on his bosom, his head on his knee, Oh willow, willow, willow!

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17c. 1769 AD

When Arthur first in court began, And was approved king.

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18c. 1769 AD

Shall I bid her goe? What if I doe? Shall I bid her goe and spare not? Oh no, no, no! I dare not.

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19c. 1769 AD

But in vayne shee did conjure him To depart her presence soe; Having a thousand tongues to allure him, And but one to bid him goe.

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He was a wight of high renowne, And thosne but of a low degree: Itt's pride that putts the countrye downe, Man, take thine old cloake about thee.

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Weep no more lady weep no more Thy sorrow is in vain For violets plucked the sweetest showers Will ne'er make grow again.

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