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CROSLANDNOTEINDEX OF FIRST LINESINDEX OF AUTHORSMY SWETE SWETYNGTHINKINGTHE FALLING OUT OF FAITHFUL FRIENDSTHE LOVER'S LUTETHE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVEJOLLY GOOD ALE AND OLDPHILLIDA AND CORYDONSPRINGMY MIND TO ME A KINGDOM ISDEATH THE LEVELLERYE LITTLE BIRDS THAT SIT AND SINGPACK CLOUDS, AWAYSLEEPSONG TO PANASPATIA'S SONGBEAUTY CLEAR AND FAIRLET THE BELLS RING, AND LET THE BOYS SINGWEEP NO MOREPANGOD LYAEUSA BATTLE-SONGMY LADY GREENSLEEVESMY TRUE LOVEDIRGETHE SHROUDINGCONTENTTROLL THE BOWLSIR PATRICK SPENSTHE BEGGAR'S DAUGHTER OF BEDNALL-GREENTHE BABES IN THE WOODROBIN HOOD AND THE PINDER OF WAKEFIELDTHE NUT-BROWN MAIDSIR HUGH OF LINCOLNTHE GYPSY COUNTESSTHERE WERE THREE LADIESTHE HEIR OF LINNETHE OLD AND YOUNG COURTIERTHE WINNING OF CALESTHE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTONCHEVY CHASETHE BATTLE OF AGINCOURTSONG OF THE ENGLISH BOWMENWINTERINGRATITUDEFIDELEUNDER THE GREENWOOD TREESYLVIASONGA SEA DIRGEOPHELIA'S SONGWHEN DAISIES PIEDIT WAS A LOVERSWEET AND TWENTYMUSICTHE PEDLARSOLDIER'S SONGDOUBT NOTARIELSIGH NO MORE, LADIESTHE SWEET O' THE YEARHARK! HARK! THE LARK!OVER HILL, OVER DALEONE IN TENPUCKLULLABYSONGCHERRY-RIPELAURACOME, CHEERFUL DAYFOLLOW THY FAIR SUNTO CELIASONG FROM 'CYNTHIA'S REVELS'THE SWEET NEGLECTTHE WEAVER'S SONGTHE HONEST FELLOWROBIN GOODFELLOWTIME'S ALTERATIONSHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIRI LOVED A LASS, A FAIR ONECHRISTMASASK ME NO MORENIGHT-PIECE TO JULIATHE MAD MAID'S SONGTO BLOSSOMSTO DAFFODILSJULIATO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF THEIR TIMETWELFTH NIGHT, OR KING AND QUEENTHE BAG OF THE BEEA THANKSGIVING FOR HIS HOUSETO PRIMROSES, FILLED WITH MORNING DEWDELIGHT IN DISORDERCHERRY RIPEVIRTUETHE SPANISH ARMADOA BALLAD UPON A WEDDINGWHY SO PALE AND WAN?GO, LOVELY ROSE!THE FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING RIDETO ALTHEA, FROM PRISONTO LUCASTA, ON GOING TO THE WARSYE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLANDTHE FAIRY QUEENTHE PRAISE OF A COUNTRYMAN'S LIFEHERE'S A HEALTHBLACK-EYED SUSANANNIE LAURIERULE BRITANNIAWALY, WALY, BUT LOVE BE BONNYSALLY IN OUR ALLEYTHE BRAES OF YARROWTHE SHEPHERD'S HOMETHE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPINTHE 'ROYAL GEORGE'BOADICEAHEARTS OF OAKAN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOGEDWIN AND ANGELINAAULD ROBIN GRAYWOO'D, AND MARRIED, AND A'.THE BRITISH GRENADIERSHERE'S TO THE MAIDENBRISTOW TRAGEDYMINSTREL'S SONG IN ELLATHE PIPERTHE TIGERSCOTS WHA HAEFOR A' THATA RED, RED ROSECOMIN' THRO' THE RYEPHILLIS THE FAIRAE FOND KISSMY BONNY MARYAFTON WATERFOR THE SAKE OF SOMEBODYWHISTLE, AND I'LL COME TO YE, MY LADTHE DE'IL'S AWA' WI' THE EXCISEMANLASSIE WI' THE LINT-WHITE LOCKSI LOVE MY JEANTHE HAPPY TRIOJOHN ANDERSON MY JOMY WIFE'S A WINSOME WEE THINGDUNCAN GRAYMY AIN KIND DEARIE OTHE THORNJOHN BARLEYCORNTHE BANKS OF ALLAN WATERDEAR IS MY LITTLE NATIVE VALEA WISHTHE FAKENHAM GHOSTTHE KEEL ROWTHE BLUE BELL OF SCOTLANDTHE LAIRD O' COCKPENCALLER HERRIN'TOM BOWLINGBLOW HIGH, BLOW LOWTHE JOLLY YOUNG WATERMANTHE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINERTHE VICAR OF BRAYTHERE'S NAE LUCK ABOUT THE HOUSETHE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND MEEDWARD! EDWARD!O NANNY, WILT THOU GO WITH ME?THE FRIAR OF ORDERS GRAYTHE INCHCAPE ROCKTHE WELL OF ST. KEYNETHE BATTLE OF BLENHEIMFATHER WILLIAMTHE FLOWERS OF THE FORESTLUCY GRAYWE ARE SEVENSHE DWELT AMONG UNTRODDEN WAYSI TRAVELLED AMONG UNKNOWN MENLOCHINVARCORONACHA WEARY LOT IS THINEALLEN-A-DALEPIBROCH OF DONUIL DHUSONG FROM 'THE PIRATE'ROSABELLEPROUD MAISIELORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTERTHE SOLDIER'S DREAMEXILE OF ERINYE MARINERS OF ENGLANDTHE BATTLE OF THE BALTICNAPOLEON AND THE SAILORTHE PARROTHOHENLINDENMEN OF ENGLANDWHEN THE KYE COMES HAMETHE SKYLARKTHE YOUNG MAXWELLHAME, HAME, HAMEA WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEAMY NANIE OCANADIAN BOAT-SONGGO WHERE GLORY WAITS THEETHE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLSRICH AND RARE WERE THE GEMS SHE WORETHE MEETING OF THE WATERSSHE IS FAR FROM THE LANDBELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMSLOVE'S YOUNG DREAMTHE LAST ROSE OF SUMMERTHE MINSTREL-BOYTHE TIME I'VE LOST IN WOOINGTHE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYSTHE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIBWHEN WE TWO PARTEDSONGWE'LL GO NO MORE A-ROVINGSHE WALKS IN BEAUTYKING DEATHSONG FOR TWILIGHTTHE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE AT CORUNNAI ARISE FROM DREAMS OF THEELAMENTLOVE'S PHILOSOPHYHYMN OF PANLA BELLE DAME SANS MERCIGAFFER GRAYTHE PILGRIM FATHERSTHE VOICE OF SPRINGTHE HOMES OF ENGLANDTHE CHILD'S FIRST GRIEFTHE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLDCASABIANCATHE DREAM OF EUGENE ARAMTHE SONG OF THE SHIRTTHE STARS ARE WITH THE VOYAGERRUTHIVRYTHE ARMADALADY CLARETHE LORD OF BURLEIGHEDWARD GRAYTHE OWLORIANATHE LADY OF SHALOTTSONGBREAK, BREAK, BREAKTHE GOOSEIN AUTUMNAS THROUGH THE LAND AT EVE WE WENTTHE BUGLEHOME THEY BROUGHT HER WARRIOR DEADTHE BROOKSWEET AND LOWCOME INTO THE GARDEN, MAUDASK ME NO MORETHE SOLDIERDUSKA FAREWELLTHE BEGGAR MAIDCOME NOT, WHEN I AM DEADO SWALLOW, SWALLOWTHE MILLER'S DAUGHTERLITTLE BILLEEGREEN FIELDS OF ENGLANDHOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIXMARCHING ALONGTHE IRISH EMIGRANTSONGTHE LONG-AGOTHE SANDS OF DEETHREE FISHERSAULD LANG SYNEGOD SAVE THE KINGBeginning of this editionNext chapter →T.W.H. 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CROSLANDNOTEINDEX OF FIRST LINESINDEX OF AUTHORSMY SWETE SWETYNGTHINKINGTHE FALLING OUT OF FAITHFUL FRIENDSTHE LOVER'S LUTETHE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVEJOLLY GOOD ALE AND OLDPHILLIDA AND CORYDONSPRINGMY MIND TO ME A KINGDOM ISDEATH THE LEVELLERYE LITTLE BIRDS THAT SIT AND SINGPACK CLOUDS, AWAYSLEEPSONG TO PANASPATIA'S SONGBEAUTY CLEAR AND FAIRLET THE BELLS RING, AND LET THE BOYS SINGWEEP NO MOREPANGOD LYAEUSA BATTLE-SONGMY LADY GREENSLEEVESMY TRUE LOVEDIRGETHE SHROUDINGCONTENTTROLL THE BOWLSIR PATRICK SPENSTHE BEGGAR'S DAUGHTER OF BEDNALL-GREENTHE BABES IN THE WOODROBIN HOOD AND THE PINDER OF WAKEFIELDTHE NUT-BROWN MAIDSIR HUGH OF LINCOLNTHE GYPSY COUNTESSTHERE WERE THREE LADIESTHE HEIR OF LINNETHE OLD AND YOUNG COURTIERTHE WINNING OF CALESTHE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTONCHEVY CHASETHE BATTLE OF AGINCOURTSONG OF THE ENGLISH BOWMENWINTERINGRATITUDEFIDELEUNDER THE GREENWOOD TREESYLVIASONGA SEA DIRGEOPHELIA'S SONGWHEN DAISIES PIEDIT WAS A LOVERSWEET AND TWENTYMUSICTHE PEDLARSOLDIER'S SONGDOUBT NOTARIELSIGH NO MORE, LADIESTHE SWEET O' THE YEARHARK! HARK! THE LARK!OVER HILL, OVER DALEONE IN TENPUCKLULLABYSONGCHERRY-RIPELAURACOME, CHEERFUL DAYFOLLOW THY FAIR SUNTO CELIASONG FROM 'CYNTHIA'S REVELS'THE SWEET NEGLECTTHE WEAVER'S SONGTHE HONEST FELLOWROBIN GOODFELLOWTIME'S ALTERATIONSHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIRI LOVED A LASS, A FAIR ONECHRISTMASASK ME NO MORENIGHT-PIECE TO JULIATHE MAD MAID'S SONGTO BLOSSOMSTO DAFFODILSJULIATO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF THEIR TIMETWELFTH NIGHT, OR KING AND QUEENTHE BAG OF THE BEEA THANKSGIVING FOR HIS HOUSETO PRIMROSES, FILLED WITH MORNING DEWDELIGHT IN DISORDERCHERRY RIPEVIRTUETHE SPANISH ARMADOA BALLAD UPON A WEDDINGWHY SO PALE AND WAN?GO, LOVELY ROSE!THE FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING RIDETO ALTHEA, FROM PRISONTO LUCASTA, ON GOING TO THE WARSYE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLANDTHE FAIRY QUEENTHE PRAISE OF A COUNTRYMAN'S LIFEHERE'S A HEALTHBLACK-EYED SUSANANNIE LAURIERULE BRITANNIAWALY, WALY, BUT LOVE BE BONNYSALLY IN OUR ALLEYTHE BRAES OF YARROWTHE SHEPHERD'S HOMETHE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPINTHE 'ROYAL GEORGE'BOADICEAHEARTS OF OAKAN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOGEDWIN AND ANGELINAAULD ROBIN GRAYWOO'D, AND MARRIED, AND A'.THE BRITISH GRENADIERSHERE'S TO THE MAIDENBRISTOW TRAGEDYMINSTREL'S SONG IN ELLATHE PIPERTHE TIGERSCOTS WHA HAEFOR A' THATA RED, RED ROSECOMIN' THRO' THE RYEPHILLIS THE FAIRAE FOND KISSMY BONNY MARYAFTON WATERFOR THE SAKE OF SOMEBODYWHISTLE, AND I'LL COME TO YE, MY LADTHE DE'IL'S AWA' WI' THE EXCISEMANLASSIE WI' THE LINT-WHITE LOCKSI LOVE MY JEANTHE HAPPY TRIOJOHN ANDERSON MY JOMY WIFE'S A WINSOME WEE THINGDUNCAN GRAYMY AIN KIND DEARIE OTHE THORNJOHN BARLEYCORNTHE BANKS OF ALLAN WATERDEAR IS MY LITTLE NATIVE VALEA WISHTHE FAKENHAM GHOSTTHE KEEL ROWTHE BLUE BELL OF SCOTLANDTHE LAIRD O' COCKPENCALLER HERRIN'TOM BOWLINGBLOW HIGH, BLOW LOWTHE JOLLY YOUNG WATERMANTHE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINERTHE VICAR OF BRAYTHERE'S NAE LUCK ABOUT THE HOUSETHE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND MEEDWARD! EDWARD!O NANNY, WILT THOU GO WITH ME?THE FRIAR OF ORDERS GRAYTHE INCHCAPE ROCKTHE WELL OF ST. KEYNETHE BATTLE OF BLENHEIMFATHER WILLIAMTHE FLOWERS OF THE FORESTLUCY GRAYWE ARE SEVENSHE DWELT AMONG UNTRODDEN WAYSI TRAVELLED AMONG UNKNOWN MENLOCHINVARCORONACHA WEARY LOT IS THINEALLEN-A-DALEPIBROCH OF DONUIL DHUSONG FROM 'THE PIRATE'ROSABELLEPROUD MAISIELORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTERTHE SOLDIER'S DREAMEXILE OF ERINYE MARINERS OF ENGLANDTHE BATTLE OF THE BALTICNAPOLEON AND THE SAILORTHE PARROTHOHENLINDENMEN OF ENGLANDWHEN THE KYE COMES HAMETHE SKYLARKTHE YOUNG MAXWELLHAME, HAME, HAMEA WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEAMY NANIE OCANADIAN BOAT-SONGGO WHERE GLORY WAITS THEETHE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLSRICH AND RARE WERE THE GEMS SHE WORETHE MEETING OF THE WATERSSHE IS FAR FROM THE LANDBELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMSLOVE'S YOUNG DREAMTHE LAST ROSE OF SUMMERTHE MINSTREL-BOYTHE TIME I'VE LOST IN WOOINGTHE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYSTHE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIBWHEN WE TWO PARTEDSONGWE'LL GO NO MORE A-ROVINGSHE WALKS IN BEAUTYKING DEATHSONG FOR TWILIGHTTHE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE AT CORUNNAI ARISE FROM DREAMS OF THEELAMENTLOVE'S PHILOSOPHYHYMN OF PANLA BELLE DAME SANS MERCIGAFFER GRAYTHE PILGRIM FATHERSTHE VOICE OF SPRINGTHE HOMES OF ENGLANDTHE CHILD'S FIRST GRIEFTHE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLDCASABIANCATHE DREAM OF EUGENE ARAMTHE SONG OF THE SHIRTTHE STARS ARE WITH THE VOYAGERRUTHIVRYTHE ARMADALADY CLARETHE LORD OF BURLEIGHEDWARD GRAYTHE OWLORIANATHE LADY OF SHALOTTSONGBREAK, BREAK, BREAKTHE GOOSEIN AUTUMNAS THROUGH THE LAND AT EVE WE WENTTHE BUGLEHOME THEY BROUGHT HER WARRIOR DEADTHE BROOKSWEET AND LOWCOME INTO THE GARDEN, MAUDASK ME NO MORETHE SOLDIERDUSKA FAREWELLTHE BEGGAR MAIDCOME NOT, WHEN I AM DEADO SWALLOW, SWALLOWTHE MILLER'S DAUGHTERLITTLE BILLEEGREEN FIELDS OF ENGLANDHOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIXMARCHING ALONGTHE IRISH EMIGRANTSONGTHE LONG-AGOTHE SANDS OF DEETHREE FISHERSAULD LANG SYNEGOD SAVE THE KINGCOMPILED BY◇T.W.H. 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