fytte
Americannoun
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That day, that day, that dreadful day: the first fytte here I find, An you will hear any more of the hunting of the Cheviot, yet is there more behind.
From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry
An argument and general notes are prefixed to each fytte.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Ye jawe of horse yt wyll not fytte; Yts use ys more sublyme.
From Rhyme? And Reason? by Carroll, Lewis
So much is told in the first fytte, which corresponds roughly to our ballad.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
This fytte is based on the story, extremely common and essentially popular, especially in England, of a meeting between a king in disguise and one of his subjects.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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