Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England. Various

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       INTRODUCTION.

       Poems.

       THE PLAIN-DEALING MAN.

       THE VANITIES OF LIFE.

       THE LIFE AND AGE OF MAN.

       THE YOUNG MAN’S WISH.

       THE MIDNIGHT MESSENGER;

       A DIALOGUE BETWIXT AN EXCISEMAN AND DEATH.

       THE MESSENGER OF MORTALITY;

       ENGLAND’S ALARM;

       SMOKING SPIRITUALIZED.

       THE MASONIC HYMN.

       GOD SPEED THE PLOW, AND BLESS THE CORN-MOW.

       A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE HUSBANDMAN AND THE SERVINGMAN.

       THE CATHOLICK.

       Ballads.

       THE THREE KNIGHTS.

       THE BLIND BEGGAR OF BEDNALL GREEN.

       THE BOLD PEDLAR AND ROBIN HOOD.

       THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT.

       LORD DELAWARE.

       LORD BATEMAN.

       THE GOLDEN GLOVE;

       KING JAMES I. AND THE TINKLER. [72a]

       THE KEACH I’ THE CREEL.

       THE MERRY BROOMFIELD; OR, THE WEST COUNTRY WAGER.

       SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN.

       BLOW THE WINDS, I-HO!

       THE BEAUTIFUL LADY OF KENT;

       THE BERKSHIRE LADY’S GARLAND.

       THE NOBLEMAN’S GENEROUS KINDNESS.

       THE DRUNKARD’S LEGACY.

       THE BOWES TRAGEDY.

       THE CRAFTY LOVER;

       THE DEATH OF QUEEN JANE.

       THE WANDERING YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN;

       THE BRAVE EARL BRAND AND THE KING OF ENGLAND’S DAUGHTER.

       THE JOVIAL HUNTER OF BROMSGROVE;

       LADY ALICE.

       THE FELON SEWE OF ROKEBY AND THE FREERES OF RICHMOND.

       Songs.

       ARTHUR O’BRADLEY’S WEDDING.

       THE PAINFUL PLOUGH.

       THE USEFUL PLOW;

       THE FARMER’S SON.

       THE FARMER’S BOY.

       RICHARD OF TAUNTON DEAN;

       WOOING SONG OF A YEOMAN OF KENT’S SONNE.

       THE CLOWN’S COURTSHIP.

       HARRY’S COURTSHIP.

       HARVEST-HOME SONG.

       HARVEST-HOME.

       THE