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The Broomfield Hill
— A girl wagers with a boy that "a maid I will go to the Broomfield Hill and a ma…
The Fiddler's Bitch
— In this cante-fable, a captain wagers his ship against a fiddler's violin, bett…
The Lamentation of a Bad Market
— On January 10 a carpenter starts a fire that burns a bridge over the Thames. A …
The Maiden of Drumdurno
— "Busy baking for her bridal, Durno's maiden lilts wi' glee." A stranger taunts …
The Maiden of Drumdurno
— "Busy baking for her bridal, Durno's maiden lilts wi' glee." A stranger taunts …
Paddy Magee's Dream
— An Englishman, Scotchman, and Irishman meet and pool their resources to buy a l…
Paddy Magee's Dream
— An Englishman, Scotchman, and Irishman meet and pool their resources to buy a l…
The Penny Wager
— A traveller with one penny in his pocket stakes his purse in a pub wager. He wi…
The Penny Wager
— A traveller with one penny in his pocket stakes his purse in a pub wager. He wi…
Redesdale and Wise William
— Redesdale tells William that he can win any woman's favor "wi ae blink o my ee.…