John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Thomas Percy. (1729–1811) |
| 4373 |
| Every white will have its blacke, And every sweet its soure. |
| Reliques of Ancient Poetry. Sir Cauline. |
| 4374 |
| Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi’ the auld moon in hir arme. 1 |
| Sir Patrick Spens. |
| 4375 |
| He that had neyther been kith nor kin Might have seen a full fayre sight. |
| Guy of Gisborne. |
| 4376 |
| Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel? He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he loved passing well; And as by lott, God wot, It so came to pass, As God’s will was. 2 |
| Jepthah, Judge of Israel. |
| 4377 |
| A Robyn, Jolly Robyn, Tell me how thy leman does. 3 |
| A Robyn, Jolly Robyn. |
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| Where gripinge grefes the hart wounde, And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse, There music with her silver sound 4 With spede is wont to send redresse. |
| A Song to the Lute in Musicke. |
| Note 1. I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm. From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. [back] |
| Note 2. ”As by lot, God wot;” and then you know, “It came to pass, as most like it was.”—William Shakespeare: Hamlet, act ii. sc. 2. [back] |
| Note 3. Hey, Robin, jolly Robin, Tell me how thy lady does. William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, act iv. sc. 2. [back] |
| Note 4. When griping grief the heart doth wound, And doleful dumps the mind oppress, Then music with her silver sound. William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, act iv. sc. 5. [back] |