English and Scottish Ballads, Band 8Little, Brown & Company, 1866 |
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Ancient baith Barnwell black-letter bonny lass brave Captain Wedderburn's Courtship Catskin copy Craignargat Cumbernauld daughter dear doth doun dragon drank fair father fause knicht fell frae gallant gane Geordie George Wharton Gight gold gude hand Harl hath heart heire of Linne hireman chiel horse John Dory jovial hunter king knight land live lord madame maid maun merry mony Musgrave nane ne'er never noble o'er Old Ballads Percy Percy Society Percy's Reliques pound pray quoth Reedisdale Reliques Richard Whittington Richie Richie Storie Ritson's Roxburghe Ballads Samson sayd scho shee shew sing Songs sonnes squire story sweet tanner tell thair thee thou hast Thou shalt thy horn trow unto wee boy weel Whittington wife Wind well thy wold Worthy prince wyfe Ye'll yetts young
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Seite 10 - And then your grace need not make any doubt, But in twenty-four hours you'll ride it about.
Seite 6 - The following is chiefly printed from an ancient black-letter copy, to " The tune of Derry down." Ax ancient story He tell you anon Of a notable prince, that was called King John ; And he ruled England with maine and with might, For he did great wrong, and maintein'd little right.
Seite 255 - BELL'S Edition, revised. With Preliminary Essay by the Rev. WW SKEAT, MA 4 vols. y. 6d. each. EARLY BALLADS AND SONGS OF THE PEASANTRY OF ENGLAND.
Seite 256 - It is not your eldest son that I crave, But it is your old wife, and she I will have.
Seite 59 - Soe fares the unthrifty lord of Linne Till all his gold is gone and spent ; And he maun sell his landes so broad, His house, and landes, and all his rent. His father had a keen stewarde, And John o' the Scales was called hee : Hut John is become a gentel-man, And John has gott both gold and fee.
Seite 193 - And, when John Dory to Paris was come, a little before the gate-a, John Dory was fitted, the porter was witted, to let him in thereat-a.
Seite 68 - He make the keeper of my forrest, Both of the wild deere and the tame ; For but I reward thy bounteous heart, I wis, good fellowe, I were to blame. Now welladay ! sayth Joan o...
Seite 46 - For every weeke a penny, Yet bring a pledge, that is double worth, If that you will have any. And see, likewise, you keepe your day. Or else you loose it all : This was the living of the wife, Her cow she did it call.
Seite 24 - A fayre russet coat the tanner had on Fast buttoned under his chin, And under him a good cow-hide, And a mare of four shilling.
Seite 129 - Had you but seen him in this dress, How fierce he look'd and how big, You would have thought him for to be Some Egyptian porcupig. He frighted all, cats, dogs, and all, Each cow, each horse, and each hog : For fear they did flee, for they took him to be Some strange outlandish hedge-hog.