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The blue poetry book (1912)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 191

An illustration from The blue poetry book, 1912, leaf 191
true lover, her joy, and delight,Because he was slaine most treacherouslieThen vowd to revenge him Mary Ambree. She clothed herselfe from the top to the toe In buffe of the bravest, most seemelye to showe ; A faire shirt of mail then slipped on shee : Was not this a brave bonny lasse, Mary Ambree ?… … MARY AMBBEE 173 Then tooke shee her sworde and her targett in hand,Bidding all such, as wold, to bee of her band ;To wayte on her person came thousand and three :Was not this a brave bonny lasse, Mary Ambree ? My soldiers, she saith, soe valliant and bold,Nowe followe your captaine, whom you doe…

English poetry · Children's poetry

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