A budget of Cornish poems, by various authors1880 |
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afore agen baarley mow braave boys brave caal'd caan't caase Chorus cloak cloase comed comraade coose CORNISH cozen cried CRIPPLE OF CORNWALL cruel cuyn dead ded cry dedn't DEVONPORT doat figs Doctor dont'ee door drank drenk drink ento Exeter feace fitty FORE STREET gallon George ded giv'd goast Goody Graace Grey haalf a pint haalf ainker haalf hoosghead half-crown hand heart heerd Here's a health jist jolly brown boul keep company Keyne knaw laast lady Lady Grey licker maade nackins nawse nepperkin night o'er ould Feyther Chrestmas palace passel Phillis plaace plase sure pooted pottle pound pray quaart quaarter pint rail-roaads rever ribands roaad rocks says scat scrouge shaape slottery sport SQUAB PIE STOUT CRIPPLE stranger suant t'other taties tell tell'ee thee'st thickey thof thoft thou thraw thraw'd Toddy Toorkish Knight traade Trelawny Trelore twere We'll drenk et wesh weth wife
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Página 11 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Página 13 - ... many a time Drank of this crystal well, And before the Angel summoned her She laid on the water a spell. "If the Husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his Wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be Master for life.
Página 12 - I'll venture my life She has drunk of the Well of St. Keyne." " I have left a good woman, who never was here...
Página 13 - Keyne,' quoth the Cornishman, ' many a time Drank of this crystal Well; And, before the angel summoned her, She laid on the water a spell : ' If the husband, of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man henceforth is he, For he shall be master for life.
Página 13 - You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes?" He to the Cornishman said: But the Cornishman smiled as the stranger spake, And sheepishly shook his head. " I hasten'd as soon as the wedding was done, And left my wife in the porch; But i' faith she had been wiser than me, For she took a bottle to church.
Página 12 - ... he had been travelling and there was not a cloud in the sky he drank of the water so cool and clear for thirsty and hot was he and he sat down upon the bank under the...
Página 8 - We'll cross the Tamar, land to land, The Severn is no stay, With ' one and all,' and hand in hand, And who shall bid us nay ? " And when we come to London Wall, A pleasant sight to view, Come forth ! come forth, ye cowards all, Here's men as good as you ! " Trelawny he's in keep and hold, Trelawny he may die ; But here's twenty thousand Cornish bold, Will know the reason why !
Página 12 - There came a man from the neighbouring town At the well to fill his pail, On the well-side he rested it, And bade the stranger hail. Now art thou a bachelor, stranger ? quoth he, For an if thou hast a wife, The happiest draught thou hast drank this day That ever thou didst in thy life. Or has your good woman, if one you have, In Cornwall ever been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the well of St. Keyne. I have left a good woman who never was here...
Página 7 - A GOOD sword and a trusty hand! A merry heart and true! King James's men shall understand What Cornish lads can do. And have they fixed the where and when?
Página 21 - He emptied their purses ere they did pass by. The noble Lord Courtney, both gallant and bold, Rode forth with great plenty of silver and gold, At Exeter there a purchase to pay, But that the false Cripple the journey did stay. For why, the false Cripple heard tidings of late, As he sat for alms at the nobleman's gate, This is, quoth the Cripple, a booty for me, And I'll follow it closely, as closely may be. Then to his companions the matter he mov'd, Which their false actions before had prov'd, They...