An Excellent Ballad Of George Barnwell, An Apprentice Of London (Anonymous British Poems)
An excellent ballad of George Barnwell, an Apprentice of London, who…thrice robbed his master and murdered his vncle in Ludlow. ...
An excellent ballad of George Barnwell, an Apprentice of London, who…thrice robbed his master and murdered his vncle in Ludlow. ...
DeathThou wealthy man of large possessions here,Amounting to some thousand pounds a year,Extorted by oppression from the poor,The time is ...
In the third day of May,To Carleile did comeA kind curteous child, That cold much of wisdome.A kirtle and a ...
In Bath a wanton wife did dwelle,As Chaucer he doth write,Who did in pleasure spend her dayes,And many a fond ...
Ye sportive nymphs who on Parnassus play,Though old as ages, -- young and ever gay!O hither wing from Parna's flow'ry ...
When Troy towne had, for ten yeeres 'past',Withstood the Greekes in manfull wise,Then did their foes encrease soe fast,That to ...
Now ponder well, you parents deare,These wordes which I shall write;A doleful story you shall heare,In time brought forth to ...
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity--SOLOMON.What are life's joys and gains?What pleasures crowd its ways,That man should take such painsTo ...
Upon a time when Titan's steeds were drivenTo drench themselves beneath the western heaven;And sable Morpheus had his curtains spread,And ...
DeathFair lady, lay your costly robes aside,No longer may you glory in your pride;Take leave of all your carnal vain ...
Will you hear a Spanish lady,How shee wooed an English man?Garments gay as rich as may be,Decked with jewels she ...
When Greeks and Trojans fell at strife,And lords in armour bright were seen,When many a gallant lost his lifeUlysses, general ...
My chaise the village Inn did gain, Just as the setting sun's last ray Tipt with refulgent gold the vane ...
We were hungry, tired and dirty,From our shoulders rifles hung,Our clothes were torn, our faces bronzedBy long hours in the ...
There was a youthe, and a well-beloved youthe,And he was a squires son;He loved the bayliffes daughter deare,That lived in ...
For many a winter in Billiter LaneMy wife, Mrs. Brown, was ne'er heard to complain:At Christmas the family met there ...
Forth from my sad and darksome cell, Or from the deepe abysse of hell,Mad Tom is come into the world ...
Come, follow, follow me,You, fairy elves that be;Which circle on the greene,Come follow Mab, your queene,Hand in hand let's dance ...
To Kerklees stately priorieCame an old time-worn man,And for food and shelter prayed he,Ye chief of a noble clanHe was ...
The scene was more beautiful far, to my eye,Than if day in its pride had array'd it;The land-breeze blew mild, ...
Sweet evening hour! Sweet evening hour!That calms the air and shuts the flower,That brings the wild bee to its nest,The ...
Fill the cup, the bowl, the glass,With wine and spirits high,And we will drink, while round they pass,To -- Vice ...
There is a tongue in every leaf,A voice in every rill --A voice that speaketh everyhwere,In flood and fire, through ...
I'm coming along with a bounding pace, To finish the work that spring begun; I've left them all with a ...
In friendship unbrokenThe happy months passed,With never a tokenThat 'twas not to last.For as time should lengthenFrom months into yearsThe ...
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