Ballad BookKatharine Lee Bates Leach, Shewell, & Sanborn, 1890 - 230 Seiten |
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Alison Gross amang auld baith ballad Binnorie blaw winds blawn my plaid bold Robin bonnie mill-dams bonny boy bower brither Buchan castle Clyde's water daughter dear Douglas douk doun dowie Earl Edom Elfin Knight English Etin fair Annet Fair Annie father fause flowers frae gane gang Gilderoy Gin ye Glenlogie gowd green gude hadna hand Jamieson Kempion king King Arthurs Kinmont kirk kiss knee Lamkin Lizie Lindsay Lord Scroope mair maun merry mither mony Motherwell nane ne'er never night nourice nut-brown bride o'er Otterburne owre Percy plaid awa rade Ritson Robin Hood sall says Scotland Scott Scottish Sir Patrick Spens sister spak steed ta'en thee thou Tom Thumbe Twa Sisters unto waly weel Willie wind has blawn winna Yarrow ye maun Ye'll Ye're yellow young Beichan young Redin
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Seite 220 - They say he is already in the forest of Arden, and a many merry men with him ; and there they live like the old Robin Hood of England. They say many young gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.
Seite 110 - Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet ; And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet ; And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most right and meet. Let me have length and breadth enough. With a green sod under my head ; That they may say, when I am dead, Here lies bold Robin Hood.
Seite 201 - O that I were where Helen lies! Night and day on me she cries; Out of my bed she bids me rise, Says,
Seite 37 - THERE lived a wife at Usher's Well, And a wealthy wife was she ; She had three stout and stalwart sons, And sent them oer the sea. They hadna...
Seite 61 - Our gude ship sails the morn!"— "Now, ever alack, my master dear, I fear a deadly storm! "I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.
Seite 12 - O no, O no, Thomas," she said, That name does not belang to me ; I am but the queen of fair Elfland, That am hither come to visit thee.
Seite 104 - I have no money," the young man said, "But five shillings and a ring; And that I have kept this seven long years, To have it at my wedding. "Yesterday I should have married a maid, But she is now from me ta'en, And chosen to be an old knight's delight, Whereby my poor heart is slain.
Seite 200 - As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sall we gang and dine to-day...
Seite 108 - Nor he could not get down. He then bethought him of his bugle-horn, Which hung low down to his knee, He set his horn unto his mouth, And blew out weak blasts three. Then Little John, when hearing him, As he sat under the tree, " I fear my master is near dead, He blows so wearily.
Seite 131 - They lighted down to tak a drink Of the spring that ran sae clear : And down the stream ran his gude heart's blood, And sair she 'gan to fear. " Hold up, hold up, Lord William...