Queen Philippa's Golden BookeA. Hall, Virtue, 1851 - 230 pages |
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Queen Philippa's Golden Booke [Of Verse, by A. Manning] Anne Manning,Philippa (Consort of Edward III,King of England ) No preview available - 2015 |
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Admetus Albe Alcestis brave breath bright Dame Death doth Elinor enow face fain fair Fairy fcap feet fell GEOFFREY RUDEL gold Grace green hand hath head Heart highlows honour hour Howbeit ilkë inly Journey King Solomon Ladies Lady's land Laodice light Lips live looked Lord Madam Maid Malefice marvel Maurienne mighty mind morocco ne'er never night nought o'er Palàce perchance Pernelle Pharaoh's Daughter Philippa Pleurisy poor pray Provençal Psaltery Queen Queen of Sheba Queen Philippa rhyme royal Rudel sate sayth scarce seemed seen shade Sheba shew sight sleep smile soon sore dismayed Soul sped stone stood straightway strange sweet Tale tears tell thence Thereon things Thorp thought thro Throne told tongue Tripolis Trouveurs turn Twas twere unto virelai Walter Manny ween Whenas Whilk Widow wist yfled young Zohar
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