A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous, Том 1Ambrose Philips J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 |
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... Stories , and there you shall see , How St. George , St. George , he made the Dragon Sa St. George he was for England , St. Dennis wa Sing Honi foit qui mal y pense . Fra Of ancient Monarchs it were too long to tell , And likewife of ...
... Stories , and there you shall see , How St. George , St. George , he made the Dragon Sa St. George he was for England , St. Dennis wa Sing Honi foit qui mal y pense . Fra Of ancient Monarchs it were too long to tell , And likewife of ...
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... Stories tell , how Hercules OLI A Dragon flew at Lerna , With Seven Heads , and Fourteen Eyes , To fee and well discern - a : But he had a Club , this Dragon to drub , Or he had ne're don ' t , I warrant ye : But Moore of Moore - Hall ...
... Stories tell , how Hercules OLI A Dragon flew at Lerna , With Seven Heads , and Fourteen Eyes , To fee and well discern - a : But he had a Club , this Dragon to drub , Or he had ne're don ' t , I warrant ye : But Moore of Moore - Hall ...
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... Story it treats of , de- ferv'd a firft Place in this Collection . The only Objection I had to Placing it there , was , that I could not answer for its being Fact . However , I cannot justly rank this Song with the Two or Three ...
... Story it treats of , de- ferv'd a firft Place in this Collection . The only Objection I had to Placing it there , was , that I could not answer for its being Fact . However , I cannot justly rank this Song with the Two or Three ...
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... Story of Baucis and Philemon ; but thus much I dare affert , That in the Defcription of the Shepherdandhis Wife's Manner of Living , their Fare on better Days , & c . he truly comes up to the Spirit of Ovid , and does not fall short of ...
... Story of Baucis and Philemon ; but thus much I dare affert , That in the Defcription of the Shepherdandhis Wife's Manner of Living , their Fare on better Days , & c . he truly comes up to the Spirit of Ovid , and does not fall short of ...
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... Story the fame Nature as the former ; , in this , King Henry's wandering lental ; in the other , King Alfred's n'd . Both our Poets , I believe , had t to hint at the Hofpitality used Days of Old , common to the Eng- eneral , now confin ...
... Story the fame Nature as the former ; , in this , King Henry's wandering lental ; in the other , King Alfred's n'd . Both our Poets , I believe , had t to hint at the Hofpitality used Days of Old , common to the Eng- eneral , now confin ...
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Againſt Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs Bow'r brave call'd Champion cry'd Dame Daughter dear doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Earl Marshal England faid fair fame Fane Shore Father feen felf fent fhall fight firſt flain fome foon fought ftill fuch fweet gallant George Griffel Hand hang'd Heart Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Horfely Houſe King Alfred King Henry Knight Lady laſt likewiſe Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry moft moſt muſt never Noble paſs Piercy pleaſant Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth quoth ſhe quoth the Miller Richard Robin Hood Rofamond Rofe Royal ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe Shepherd ſhould ſmall Song ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrong Stutly ſweet Sword thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thou shalt Thouſand thro unto whofe Wife young
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Страница 266 - On whom he placed his chief delight; Her beauty was beyond compare, She was both virtuous and fair. There was a young man living by, Who was so charmed with her eye, That he could never be at rest ; He was by love so much possest.
Страница 12 - The like was never scene. Most curiously that bower was built Of stone and timber strong, An hundered and fifty doors Did to this bower belong : And they so cunninglye contriv'd With turnings round about, That none but with a clue of thread, Could enter in or out.
Страница 113 - And take your bows with speed: " And now with me, my countrymen, Your courage forth advance; For never was there champion yet, In Scotland or in France, " That ever did on horseback come, But if my hap it were, I durst encounter man for man, With him to break a spear.
Страница 222 - But if the children chance to die, Ere they to age should come, Their uncle should possess their wealth; For so the will did run. "Now, brother...
Страница 69 - It rains, and it blows, but call for more ale, And lay some more wood on the fire. And now call ye Little John hither to me, For little John is a fine lad, At gambols and juggling, and twenty such tricks, As shall make you both merry and glad.
Страница 116 - He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long Up to the head drew he...
Страница 222 - The one a fine and pretty boy, Not passing three years old ; The other a girl more young than he, And framed in beauty's mould.
Страница 115 - In faith I will thee bring Where thou shalt high advanced be, By James, our Scottish king. " Thy ransom I will freely give, And this report of thee, Thou art the most courageous knight, That ever I did see.
Страница 74 - Of bride-cake, and so came away. Now, out, alas ! I had forgotten to tell ye, That marry'd they were with a ring : And so will Nan Knight, or be buried a maiden, And now let us pray for the king...