The Roxburghe ballads . By the light 0 the moon I turn aside, And knock at the other door,(Had I not guessd that Pierrot was awake, I might ha done so before;)Quickly the Girl, how unlike the churl!comes to the window to ?ne: If the door is lockd, where I have knockd,open, for Charity! [=PourUDimdAmour: By light 0 the moon one little can see; in total dark Love is found the Tinder-box for me ; but my candle got left Pierrot tells a tale of woe,and says, by light 0 the moon, That her door was lockd when later he knockd!To me it was opened soon. Muniment Room, Nirgen
The Roxburghe ballads . By the light 0 the moon I turn aside, And knock at the other door,(Had I not guessd that Pierrot was awake, I might ha done so before;)Quickly the Girl, how unlike the churl!comes to the window to ?ne: If the door is lockd, where I have knockd,open, for Charity! [=PourUDimdAmour: By light 0 the moon one little can see; in total dark Love is found the Tinder-box for me ; but my candle got left Pierrot tells a tale of woe,and says, by light 0 the moon, That her door was lockd when later he knockd!To me it was opened soon. Muniment Room, Nirgends College. Trowbesh.
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