Contents
A NOTE ON THE TEXT
PREFACE
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON VILLON
DALE’S PREAMBLE
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1 Le Lais [Le petit testament Villon]
The Legacy [The Little Testament of Villon]
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2 Le Testament [Le grant testament]
The Testament [The Great Testament]
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Ballade [Ballade des Dames du temps jadis]
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Ballade [Ballade of the Ladies of Time Past]
Autre Ballade [Ballade des Seigneurs du temps jadis]
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Another Ballade [Ballade of the Lords of Time Past] 77 Autre Ballade [Ballade en Vieil langage françoys] 78
Another Ballade [Ballade in Old French]
La Vieille en regrettant le temps de sa jeunesse
[Les Regrets de la belle Heaulmière]
The Old Woman Regretting the Days of her Youth
[The Regrets of the Lovely Armouress]
Ballade [La belle Heaulmière aux filles de joie]
Ballade [The Lovely Armouress to the Girls on the Game]
Double Ballade
Double Ballade
Ballade [Ballade pour prier Nostre Dame]
Ballade [Ballade for Praying to our Lady]
Ballade [Ballade a s’Amye]
Ballade [Ballade to his Girl-friend]
Lay [Rondeau]
Lay [Rondeau]
Ballade [Ballade et Oroison]
Ballade [Ballade and Prayer]
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