Selections from the Early Ballad Poetry of England and ScotlandRichard John King Pickering, 1842 - 291 страници |
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... Border Widow The Dowie Dens of Yarrow Johnie Armstrang . Annan Water ...... Barthram's Dirge The Lass of Lochroyan . 172 185 196 213 220 225 230 ... 239 243 246 Earl Richard . ........................ The cruel Sister Page 254 Johnie.
... Border Widow The Dowie Dens of Yarrow Johnie Armstrang . Annan Water ...... Barthram's Dirge The Lass of Lochroyan . 172 185 196 213 220 225 230 ... 239 243 246 Earl Richard . ........................ The cruel Sister Page 254 Johnie.
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... borders is the far- famed castle of Tintagel , seated on a wild promontory , and looking out over the western ocean , round the ruined turrets of which the spirit of the British king is yet flying imprisoned in the form of a sea - bird ...
... borders is the far- famed castle of Tintagel , seated on a wild promontory , and looking out over the western ocean , round the ruined turrets of which the spirit of the British king is yet flying imprisoned in the form of a sea - bird ...
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... Border . The wide extent of the " shadowy forests " again , especially in the more northern districts , could not fail to impress the imagination of the " makers , " and we find them luxuriating in descriptions of the 66 merry greenwood ...
... Border . The wide extent of the " shadowy forests " again , especially in the more northern districts , could not fail to impress the imagination of the " makers , " and we find them luxuriating in descriptions of the 66 merry greenwood ...
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... Border scenery , again , is not less strongly impressed on the local ballads . The rude peel tower standing on the heather - clad side of some deep glen , above the rocky bed of the mountain stream ; the long tracts of gray moor covered ...
... Border scenery , again , is not less strongly impressed on the local ballads . The rude peel tower standing on the heather - clad side of some deep glen , above the rocky bed of the mountain stream ; the long tracts of gray moor covered ...
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... ( Border Minstrelsy , vol . iii . ) turns on the same legend , as does the " Wife of Bath's Tale " in Chaucer . The original is to be found in the Saga of Hrolf Kraka , where Helge , King of Denmark , encounters a similarly " grimme woman ...
... ( Border Minstrelsy , vol . iii . ) turns on the same legend , as does the " Wife of Bath's Tale " in Chaucer . The original is to be found in the Saga of Hrolf Kraka , where Helge , King of Denmark , encounters a similarly " grimme woman ...
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Adam Bell agayne ancient Annie Armorica arrowes awaye ballad banyshed Beowulf bonny milldams Border bright Carleile castle Cloudeslè daughter daye deare deere English Erl Richard Erle Douglas Ettricke Foreste fair Fair Annie fast fayre fight frae grete gude hall hame hand harpe Harry Percy hart hast hath hill Johnie King Arthur kyng Estmere lady ladye land Lochroyan Lord Gregory mair mankynde manye milldams of Binnorie myght mynde myne never Outlaw Outlaw Murray Percy queene quoth Robin Hood Romance ryght sall sayd the kyng saye Scotland Scottish shal shalt shee sholde Sir Aldingar sir Gawaine Sir Patrick Spens Sir Walter slain slayne sore steed swerde sword syde syr Cauline thee theyr Thomas the Rhymer thre tree Trouvères tyde weel wold wood wyfe wyll Wyllyam wyth yemen
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Страница 273 - It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their hats were o' the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise That birk grew fair eneugh. 'Blow up the fire, my maidens I Bring water from the well ! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well.
Страница 279 - O wha is this has done this deed, And tauld the king o' me, To send us out, at this time of the year, To sail upon the sea ? " Be it wind, be it weet, be it hail, be it sleet, Our ship must sail the faem; The king's daughter of Noroway, 'Tis we must fetch her hame." They hoysed their sails on Monenday morn, Wi' a' the speed they may; They hae landed in Noroway, Upon a Wodensday.
Страница 172 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Страница 174 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Страница 281 - O, where will I get a gude sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast To see if I can spy land ?" " O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till ye get up to the tall top-mast ; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.
Страница 224 - I digg'da grave, and laid him in, And happ'd him with the sod sae green. But think na ye my heart was sair, When I laid the moul...
Страница 217 - He's lifted her on a milk-white steed, And himself on a dapple grey. With a bugelet horn hung down by his side, And slowly they baith rade away. O they rade on, and on they rade, And a...
Страница 223 - There came a man, by middle day, He spied his sport, and went away; And brought the king that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear ; He slew my knight, and poin'd his gear : My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie.
Страница 4 - In this our spacious isle, I think there is not one, But he hath heard some talk of him and little John; And to the end of time, the tales shall ne'er be done, Of Scarlock, George-a-Green, and Much the miller's son, Of Tuck the merry friar, which many a sermon made, In praise of Robin Hood, his out-laws, and their trade.
Страница 192 - Light down, light down now, true Thomas, And lean your head upon my knee; Abide ye there a little space, And I will show you ferlies three.