The Boy's Book of BalladsD. Appleton & Company, 1861 - 187 страници |
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... Lady , said Robin Hood , thou , Thou art both mother and may ' , t I think it was never man's destiny To die before his day . Robin thought on our Lady dear , And soon leapt up again , And straight he came with a backward stroke , And ...
... Lady , said Robin Hood , thou , Thou art both mother and may ' , t I think it was never man's destiny To die before his day . Robin thought on our Lady dear , And soon leapt up again , And straight he came with a backward stroke , And ...
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... lady gay , And what may thy tidings be ? My lady she is all woe - begone , And the tears they fall from her eyne ; * And aye she laments the deadly feud Between her house and thine . And here she sends thee a silken scarf Bedewed with ...
... lady gay , And what may thy tidings be ? My lady she is all woe - begone , And the tears they fall from her eyne ; * And aye she laments the deadly feud Between her house and thine . And here she sends thee a silken scarf Bedewed with ...
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... lady from me , And tell her that I , her own true love , Will die , or set her free . Now hie thee back , thou little foot - page , And let thy fair lady know , This night will I be at her bower - window , Betide me weal or woe . The ...
... lady from me , And tell her that I , her own true love , Will die , or set her free . Now hie thee back , thou little foot - page , And let thy fair lady know , This night will I be at her bower - window , Betide me weal or woe . The ...
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... lady Emmeline , Who sate in her bower to weep : And soon she heard her true loves voice Low whispering at the wall ; Awake , awake , my dear lady , ' Tis I , thy true love , call . Awake , awake , my lady dear , Come , mount this fair ...
... lady Emmeline , Who sate in her bower to weep : And soon she heard her true loves voice Low whispering at the wall ; Awake , awake , my dear lady , ' Tis I , thy true love , call . Awake , awake , my lady dear , Come , mount this fair ...
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... lady , wert thou in thy saddle set , And a little space him fro ' , I would not care for thy cruel father , Nor the worst that he could do . O lady , wert thou in thy saddle set , And once without this wall , I would not care for thy ...
... lady , wert thou in thy saddle set , And a little space him fro ' , I would not care for thy cruel father , Nor the worst that he could do . O lady , wert thou in thy saddle set , And once without this wall , I would not care for thy ...
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Страница 73 - Percy present word He would prevent his sport. The English Earl, not fearing that, Did to the woods resort With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Страница 81 - So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain : An English archer then...
Страница 77 - By whom this is denied." Then stepped a gallant squire forth, Witherington was his name, Who said, "I would not have it told To Henry our king, for shame, " That e'er my captain fought on foot, And I stood looking on...
Страница 82 - And with Sir George and stout Sir James, Both knights of good account, Good Sir Ralph Raby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps.
Страница 147 - COME listen to me, you gallants so free, All you that love mirth for to hear, And I will tell you of a bold outlaw, That lived in Nottinghamshire. As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the green-wood tree...
Страница 135 - fore our father the pope. Now welcome, sire abbot, the king he did say, Tis well thou'rt come back to keep thy day ; For and if thou canst answer my questions three, Thy life and thy living both saved shall be.
Страница 76 - Ere thus I will out-braved be, One of us two shall die. I know thee well; an earl thou art, Lord Percy, so am I. " But trust me, Percy, pity it were, And great offence, to kill Any of these our guiltless men, For they have done no ill. "Let thou and I the battle try, And set our men aside."— "Accursed be he," Earl Percy said,
Страница 98 - The heir of Linne is full of gold : And come with me, my friends, said he, Let's drink, and rant, and merry make, And he that spares, ne'er mote he thee...
Страница 135 - I must give, That I have but three days more to live; For if I do not answer him questions three, My head will be smitten from my bodie.
Страница 83 - Did with Earl Douglas die ; Of twenty hundred Scottish spears, Scarce fifty-five did fly. Of fifteen hundred Englishmen, Went home but fifty-three ; The rest in Chevy-Chase were slain, Under the greenwood tree.