The Roxburghe ballads . 1Ll sing a song, and a dainty brave song, its neither of Seaman nor Say lor ; *But to tell you the truth, its a bonny brave youth, hes a hnikin was in the prime of Cow-cumber time, when Taylors had very much leisure,This Gallant so nimble did cast by his Thimble, to sport away time for his pleasure. * This disclaimer of Seaman or Sailor refers to the ballad (on p. 483), TheTaylors wanton Wife of trapping, wherein a Sailor is the paramour. Or italludes to a different girl (p. 470), A Damsel came to London town, a daughterto a Saylor the title of which
The Roxburghe ballads . 1Ll sing a song, and a dainty brave song, its neither of Seaman nor Say lor ; *But to tell you the truth, its a bonny brave youth, hes a hnikin was in the prime of Cow-cumber time, when Taylors had very much leisure,This Gallant so nimble did cast by his Thimble, to sport away time for his pleasure. * This disclaimer of Seaman or Sailor refers to the ballad (on p. 483), TheTaylors wanton Wife of trapping, wherein a Sailor is the paramour. Or italludes to a different girl (p. 470), A Damsel came to London town, a daughterto a Saylor the title of which is The London Taylors Misfortune. 468 The Trappand Taylor: a Warning. A Beggar-wench chanced to London to come, a Girl that had very good features;With begging about, an old Bawd spyd her out: for sure there is many such creatures. [t. willing. This cunning old Craft, with subtle intent, did find that the Lass she was winning ;She took the wench in, and washd her clean, and put on her very good pulld off her
Size: 1922px × 1300px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorchappell, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1879
