Ingland is thine and mine.”
Many of the folksongs go little beyond this stage of an exhortation to dance, along with a brief comment on the posture of affairs or on the scene. Such an exhortation as refrain for the dance occurs in the old play of the Four Elements, with an interesting context. Says Ignorance—
I can you thank; that is done well;
It is pity ye had not a minstrel
For to augment your solace.
and Sensual Desire replies:—
As for minstrel, it maketh no force,[[810]]
Ye shall see me dance a course
Without a minstrel.
Then he singeth this song and danceth withal, and evermore maketh countenance according to the matter; and all the others answer likewise:—