British Anthologies, Volume 5Henry Frowde, 1899 - English poetry |
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... CAP ! ALL OTHERS REFUSING . [ The broken English , & c . , of this Ballad is intended to represent the way our ... old enemy , mad Melancholy ! Which , when we have done ; we'll between us devise A dainty new Ditty , with Art to comprise : ...
... CAP ! ALL OTHERS REFUSING . [ The broken English , & c . , of this Ballad is intended to represent the way our ... old enemy , mad Melancholy ! Which , when we have done ; we'll between us devise A dainty new Ditty , with Art to comprise : ...
Page 226
... OLD CAP WAS NEW . WHEN this Old Cap was new , ' Tis since two hundred years , No malice then we knew ; But all things plenty were . All friendship now decays ( Believe me , this is true ! ) Which was not , in those days , When this Old ...
... OLD CAP WAS NEW . WHEN this Old Cap was new , ' Tis since two hundred years , No malice then we knew ; But all things plenty were . All friendship now decays ( Believe me , this is true ! ) Which was not , in those days , When this Old ...
Page 227
... Old Cap was new . Good hospitality Was cherished then of many ; Now poor men starve and die , And are not helped by any . For charity waxeth cold , And love is found in few ; This was not , in time of old , When this Old Cap was new ...
... Old Cap was new . Good hospitality Was cherished then of many ; Now poor men starve and die , And are not helped by any . For charity waxeth cold , And love is found in few ; This was not , in time of old , When this Old Cap was new ...
Page 228
... Old Cap was new . Black jacks , to every man , Were filled with wine and beer ; No pewter pot , nor can , In those days did appear . Good cheer in a Nobleman's house Was counted a seemly shew ; We wanted no brawn , nor souse , When this Old ...
... Old Cap was new . Black jacks , to every man , Were filled with wine and beer ; No pewter pot , nor can , In those days did appear . Good cheer in a Nobleman's house Was counted a seemly shew ; We wanted no brawn , nor souse , When this Old ...
Page 229
... Old Cap was new . Which made them forward still To go , although not prest ; And going with good will , Their fortunes were the best . Our English then , in fight , Did foreign foes subdue ; And forced them all to flight , When this Old Cap ...
... Old Cap was new . Which made them forward still To go , although not prest ; And going with good will , Their fortunes were the best . Our English then , in fight , Did foreign foes subdue ; And forced them all to flight , When this Old Cap ...
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ANON Anthology APOLLO art thou AYTON Beauty BEN JONSON Bishop of NORWICH blest Blue Cap Boldly I preach breast bright British Museum Camb CAREW CASTARA Charis cheeks Comedies CUPID dance death delight didst disdain dost doth Earth Edited Extra fcap eyes fair music fate fear fire flame FLETCHER flowers Fragmenta Aurea grace grave grief hast hate a cross hath heart Heaven HERBERT honour Introduction and Notes J. H. LUPTON JOHN BARLEYCORN JONSON joys King kiss Lady Lips LORD Love's Lovers Melancholy Methinks MISTRESS morning Muses ne'er Nice Valour night Nymphs o'er Old Cap once Oxford India Paper pleasure Poems Poets scorn SHAKESPEARE sigh sing smile Song sorrow soul SUCKLING sweet tell thee thine things Thou art thou shalt thought Trained Band twas unto Verse W. W. SKEAT whilst wind WITHER World Young Courtier