The Roxburghe ballads . printed at the time of George Coronation, in The London RakesGarland, 1761 (Brit. Museum press-mark, 11621 c. 7, art. 13, p. 3), with TheSwains Answer to the Disconsolate Nymph, our Dry up your tears my sweetamorous Jewel! Comp. also a ditty beginning None in the world. lief. lost. Although it might well come in at this place, we delay until p. 439 the balladof The Baffled Knight; or, The Ladys Policy. It has some connection with The Outlandish Knight, the False Knight Outwitted of our p. 383. 387 [Roxb. Coll., III. 210 ; Pepys, IV. 118 ; Jersey, II. 210 ; C. 22.

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The Roxburghe ballads . printed at the time of George Coronation, in The London RakesGarland, 1761 (Brit. Museum press-mark, 11621 c. 7, art. 13, p. 3), with TheSwains Answer to the Disconsolate Nymph, our Dry up your tears my sweetamorous Jewel! Comp. also a ditty beginning None in the world. lief. lost. Although it might well come in at this place, we delay until p. 439 the balladof The Baffled Knight; or, The Ladys Policy. It has some connection with The Outlandish Knight, the False Knight Outwitted of our p. 383. 387 [Roxb. Coll., III. 210 ; Pepys, IV. 118 ; Jersey, II. 210 ; C. 22. e. 2. 43.] 2DeaD anD 2LlVot. This Ditty out of Glocestershire was sent To London, for to have it put in print, Therefore draw neer and listen unto this, It doth concern a man that did amiss, And so to shun the anger of his wife He thought with poyson for to eDd his life,But in the stead of poyson he drunk Sack,For which his wife did soundly pay his back. To the Tune of, Old flesh [not for my money. See Note, on p. 390.].

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