Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

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AND BALLADS. 43
So he lykewife, that goes about
To pleafe eche eye and every eare, 20
Had nede to haye withouten doubt
A golden gyft with hym to beare
For evyll report fhall be his gaine,
Though he beftowe both toyle and paine.
God grant eche man one to amend
God fend us all a happy place ;
And let us pray unto the end,
That we may have our princes grace :
Amen, amen ! fo (hall we gaine
A dewe reward for all our paine. 30
VII.
GLASGERION.
An ingenious Friend thinks that the following old Dity
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(which is given fro?n the Editor''s
MS. Collection) may
pojjibly have given birth to the Tragedy of the Orphan,
in nvhich Polidore intercepts Monimid's intende4 favours
to Caflalio.
GLafgerion was a kinges owne fonne.
And a harper he was goode :
He harped in the kinges chambere,
Where cuppe and caudle ftoode.
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