Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: George Daniel
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Excerpt from Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 The dance over, King Herod, with a vast pro fusion of barn-door majesty, marched towards the damsel, and in very choice Italian (which the parson of the parish composed for the occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: George Daniel
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483553903
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Pages : 302

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Excerpt from Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 of 2 The dance over, King Herod, with a vast pro fusion of barn-door majesty, marched towards the damsel, and in very choice Italian (which the parson of the parish composed for the occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Merrie England in the Olden Time

Merrie England in the Olden Time PDF Author: George Daniel
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* "Robin Consciencean ancient ballad, (suggested by Lydgate's "London Lackpenny,") first printed at Edinburgh in 1683, gives a curious picture of London tradesmen, &c. Robin goes to Court, but receives cold welcome; thence to Westminster Hall. "It were no great matter," quoth the lawyers, "if Conscience quite were knock'd on the head." He visits Smithfield, and discovers how the "horse-cowrsers' artfully coerce their "lame jades" to "run and kick." Then Long Lane, where the brokers hold conscience to be "but nonsense." The butter-women of Newgate-market claw him, and the bakers brawl at him. At Pye Corner, a cook, glancing at him "as the Devil did look o'er Lincoln," threatens to spit him. The salesmen of Snow Hill would have stoned him; the "fishwives" of Turn-again Lane rail at him; the London Prentices of Fleet Street, with their "What lack you, countryman?" seamper away from him. The "haberdashers, that sell hats I the mercers and silk-men, that live in Paternoster Row," all set upon him. He receives no better treatment in Cheapside-A cheesemonger in Bread Street; "the lads that wish Lent were all the year," in Fish Street; a merchant on the Exchange; the "gallant girls," whose "brave shops of ware" were "up stairs and the drapers and poulterers of Graccchurch Street, to whom conscience was "Dutch or Spanish," flout and jeer him. A trip to Southwark, the King's Bench, and to the Blackman Street demireps, proves that "conscience is nothing." In St. George's Fields, "rooking rascals," playing at "nine pins," tell him to prate on till he is hoarse." Espying a windmill hard by, he hies to the miller, whose excuse for not dealing with him was, that he must steal out of every bushel "a peek, if not three gallons." Conscience then trudges on "to try what would befall i' the country," whither we will not follow him.

Merrie England in the Olden Time

Merrie England in the Olden Time PDF Author: George Daniel
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* "Robin Consciencean ancient ballad, (suggested by Lydgate's "London Lackpenny,") first printed at Edinburgh in 1683, gives a curious picture of London tradesmen, &c. Robin goes to Court, but receives cold welcome; thence to Westminster Hall. "It were no great matter," quoth the lawyers, "if Conscience quite were knock'd on the head." He visits Smithfield, and discovers how the "horse-cowrsers' artfully coerce their "lame jades" to "run and kick." Then Long Lane, where the brokers hold conscience to be "but nonsense." The butter-women of Newgate-market claw him, and the bakers brawl at him. At Pye Corner, a cook, glancing at him "as the Devil did look o'er Lincoln," threatens to spit him. The salesmen of Snow Hill would have stoned him; the "fishwives" of Turn-again Lane rail at him; the London Prentices of Fleet Street, with their "What lack you, countryman?" seamper away from him. The "haberdashers, that sell hats I the mercers and silk-men, that live in Paternoster Row," all set upon him. He receives no better treatment in Cheapside-A cheesemonger in Bread Street; "the lads that wish Lent were all the year," in Fish Street; a merchant on the Exchange; the "gallant girls," whose "brave shops of ware" were "up stairs and the drapers and poulterers of Graccchurch Street, to whom conscience was "Dutch or Spanish," flout and jeer him. A trip to Southwark, the King's Bench, and to the Blackman Street demireps, proves that "conscience is nothing." In St. George's Fields, "rooking rascals," playing at "nine pins," tell him to prate on till he is hoarse." Espying a windmill hard by, he hies to the miller, whose excuse for not dealing with him was, that he must steal out of every bushel "a peek, if not three gallons." Conscience then trudges on "to try what would befall i' the country," whither we will not follow him.

Merrie England, Volume II

Merrie England, Volume II PDF Author: George Daniel
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Extract: CHAPTER I. My friends,"-continued Mr. Bosky, after an approving smack of the lips, and "Thanks, my kind mistress! many happy returns of St. Bartlemy!" had testified the ballad-singer's hearty relish and gratitude for the refreshing draught over which he had just suspended his well-seasoned nose, *-"never may the mouths be stopped- * "Thom: Brewer, my Mus: Servant, through his proneness to good fellowshippe, having attained to a very rich and rubicund nose, being reproved by a friend for his too frequent use of strong drinkes and sacke, as very pernicious to that distemper and inflammation in his nose. 'Nay, faith, ' says he, 'if it will not endure sacke, it is no nose for me.'"-L' Estrange, No. 578. Mr. Jenkins. -(except with a cup of good liquor) of these musical itinerants, from whose doggrel a curious history of men and manners might be gleaned, to humour the anti-social disciples of those pious publicans who substituted their nasal twang for the solemn harmony of cathedral music; who altered St. Peter's phrase, 'the Bishop of your souls, ' into 'the Elder (!!) of your souls;' for 'thy kingdom come, ' brayed 'thy Commonwealth come!' and smuggled the water into their rum-puncheons, which they called wrestling with the spirit, and making the enemy weaker! 'Show me the popular ballads of the time, and I will show you the temper and taste of the people.' *

Merrie England in the Olden Time

Merrie England in the Olden Time PDF Author: George Daniel
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There are such things as opaque wits and perverse minds, as there are squinting eyes and crooked legs; but we desire not to entertain such guests either as companions or foils. We come not to the conclusion that the world is split into two classes, viz. those who are and those who ought to be hanged; that we should believe every man to be a rogue till we find him honest. There is quite virtue enough in human life to make our journey moderately happy. We are of the hopeful order of beings, and think this world a very beautiful world, if man would not mar it with his pride, selfishness, and gloom.It has been a maxim among all great and wise nations to encourage public sports and diversions. The advantages that arise from them to a state; the benefit they are to all degrees of the people; the right purposes they may be made to serve in troublesome times, have generally been so well understood by the ruling powers, that they have seldom permitted them to suffer from the assaults of narrow-minded and ignorant reformers.

Merrie England in the Olden Time

Merrie England in the Olden Time PDF Author: George Daniel
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* "Robin Consciencean ancient ballad, (suggested by Lydgate's "London Lackpenny,") first printed at Edinburgh in 1683, gives a curious picture of London tradesmen, &c. Robin goes to Court, but receives cold welcome; thence to Westminster Hall. "It were no great matter," quoth the lawyers, "if Conscience quite were knock'd on the head." He visits Smithfield, and discovers how the "horse-cowrsers' artfully coerce their "lame jades" to "run and kick." Then Long Lane, where the brokers hold conscience to be "but nonsense." The butter-women of Newgate-market claw him, and the bakers brawl at him. At Pye Corner, a cook, glancing at him "as the Devil did look o'er Lincoln," threatens to spit him. The salesmen of Snow Hill would have stoned him; the "fishwives" of Turn-again Lane rail at him; the London Prentices of Fleet Street, with their "What lack you, countryman?" seamper away from him. The "haberdashers, that sell hats I the mercers and silk-men, that live in Paternoster Row," all set upon him. He receives no better treatment in Cheapside-A cheesemonger in Bread Street; "the lads that wish Lent were all the year," in Fish Street; a merchant on the Exchange; the "gallant girls," whose "brave shops of ware" were "up stairs and the drapers and poulterers of Graccchurch Street, to whom conscience was "Dutch or Spanish," flout and jeer him. A trip to Southwark, the King's Bench, and to the Blackman Street demireps, proves that "conscience is nothing." In St. George's Fields, "rooking rascals," playing at "nine pins," tell him to prate on till he is hoarse." Espying a windmill hard by, he hies to the miller, whose excuse for not dealing with him was, that he must steal out of every bushel "a peek, if not three gallons." Conscience then trudges on "to try what would befall i' the country," whither we will not follow him.

Merrie England in the Olden Time

Merrie England in the Olden Time PDF Author: George Daniel
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There are such things as opaque wits and perverse minds, as there are squinting eyes and crooked legs; but we desire not to entertain such guests either as companions or foils. We come not to the conclusion that the world is split into two classes, viz. those who are and those who ought to be hanged; that we should believe every man to be a rogue till we find him honest. There is quite virtue enough in human life to make our journey moderately happy. We are of the hopeful order of beings, and think this world a very beautiful world, if man would not mar it with his pride, selfishness, and gloom.It has been a maxim among all great and wise nations to encourage public sports and diversions. The advantages that arise from them to a state; the benefit they are to all degrees of the people; the right purposes they may be made to serve in troublesome times, have generally been so well understood by the ruling powers, that they have seldom permitted them to suffer from the assaults of narrow-minded and ignorant reformers.

A catalogue of twenty-five thousand volumes of choice, useful, and curious books ... on sale

A catalogue of twenty-five thousand volumes of choice, useful, and curious books ... on sale PDF Author: John Russell Smith
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A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books

A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books PDF Author: John Russell Smith
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A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books, in Most Classes of Literature, English and Foreign, on Sale, at the Reasonable Prices Affixed

A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books, in Most Classes of Literature, English and Foreign, on Sale, at the Reasonable Prices Affixed PDF Author: John Russell Smith
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