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" I could not get one bit of bread, Whereby my hunger might be fed : Nor drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus weary of my life, at lengthe I yielded up my vital strength, Within a ditch of loathsome scent, Where carrion... "
The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Page 465
by Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875
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Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient ballads

1819 - 394 pages
...drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life, at length, I yielded up my vital strength, Within a ditch of loathsome scent, Where carrion-dogs do much frequent. The which now since my dying day, Is Shore-ditch call'd*, as writers...
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London, Or Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress & Present State, Volume 2

Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 380 pages
...Shore," where he thus ludicrously records the melancholy event:— " I'm weary of my life; at length I yielded up my vital strength Within a ditch of loathsome...which now since my dying daye Is Shoreditch called, as authors say." But notwithstanding the assertion in this hallad, and the common tradition, there is...
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The Graphic & Historical Illustrator, Ed. by E.W. Brayley

320 pages
...Whereby my hunger might be fed : Nor drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus weary of my life, at lengthe I yielded up my...: The which now since my dying daye, Is Shoreditch call'd as writers saye,* Which is a witness of my sinne, For being concubine to a King. You wanton...
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Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads, songs ...

English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...Wherehy my hunger might he fed : Nor drink, hut such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life, at lengthe I yielded up my...: The which now since my dying daye, Is Shoreditch call'd, as writers saye * ; Which is a witness of my sinne, For heing concuhine to a king. You wanton...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ..., Volume 2

Thomas Percy - 1839 - 444 pages
...stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life, at lengthe I yielded up my vital strength 130 Within a ditch of loathsome scent, Where carrion dogs...: The which now since my dying daye, Is Shoreditch call'd, as writers saye ;* Which is a witness of my sinne, 135 For being concubine to a king. You wanton...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

1851 - 362 pages
...Thus, weary of my life, at lengthe I ylelded up my vital strength 13 Within a dilch of loathsome soent, Where carrion dogs did much frequent : The which now since my dying dave, Is Shoreditch call'd, as writers sayu* ; Which is a witness of my sinne, 13 For heing concuhine...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - 1855 - 818 pages
...Whereby my hunger might be fed : Nor drink, but such as channels yield. Or stinking duches in the field. Thus, weary of my life at lengthe, I yielded up my vital strength Within a ditch of loathsome »cent, Where carrion dop s did much frequent! The which now, since my dying daye. Is Shoreditch call'd,...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - 1855 - 1026 pages
...Whereby my hunger might be fed; Nor drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life at lengthe, I yielded up my vital strength Vr'ilhin a ditch of loathsome scent, Where carrion dogs did much frequent: The which now, tdnce my...
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Popular Errors Explained and Illustrated: A Book for Old and Young

John Timbs - 1858 - 298 pages
...Whereby my hunger might be fed ; Nor drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life at lengthe, I yielded up my...much frequent: The which now, since my dying daye, Ts Shoreditch call'd, as writers saye." • The "Mdt de Cocagne," the Mast of Cocagne, 13 to this day...
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Reliques of ancient English poetry, by T. Percy. Repr ..., Page 111, Volume 2

English poetry - 1858 - 336 pages
...Whereby my hunger might be fed : Nor drink, but such as channels yield, Or stinking ditches in the field. Thus, weary of my life, at lengthe I yielded up my vital strength 130 Within a ditch of loathsome scent, Where carrion dogs did much frequent : The which now since my...
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