Ballads: Scottish and English. With illustr. by J. Lawson1867 |
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... heard a bairn greet , And a woman's heavy moan . " Win up , win up , Lord John , " she said ; " Seek neither stockings nor shoen : For I ha'e heard a bairn loud greet , And a woman's heavy moan ! " " Richt hastilie he rase him up ...
... heard a bairn greet , And a woman's heavy moan . " Win up , win up , Lord John , " she said ; " Seek neither stockings nor shoen : For I ha'e heard a bairn loud greet , And a woman's heavy moan ! " " Richt hastilie he rase him up ...
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... heard her true love's voice Low whisp'ring at the wall , " Awake , awake , my dear ladyč , ' Tis I thy true love call . " Awake , awake , my lady dear , Come , mount this fair palfrąy ! 1 This ladder of ropes will let thee down , I'll ...
... heard her true love's voice Low whisp'ring at the wall , " Awake , awake , my dear ladyč , ' Tis I thy true love call . " Awake , awake , my lady dear , Come , mount this fair palfrąy ! 1 This ladder of ropes will let thee down , I'll ...
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... heard their fatheris horn . " That horn , " quoth they , " neir sounds in peace , We haif other sport to byde ; " And sune they heyd them up the hill , And sune were at his syde . " Late , late yestrene , I weind in peace To end my ...
... heard their fatheris horn . " That horn , " quoth they , " neir sounds in peace , We haif other sport to byde ; " And sune they heyd them up the hill , And sune were at his syde . " Late , late yestrene , I weind in peace To end my ...
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... heard the thud , 3 But Thomas luikt not as he lay All weltering in his blude . With cairles gesture , mind unmuvit , On raid he north the plain , He seimt in thrang of fiercest stryfe , Quhen winner ay the same . Nor yit his heart dames ...
... heard the thud , 3 But Thomas luikt not as he lay All weltering in his blude . With cairles gesture , mind unmuvit , On raid he north the plain , He seimt in thrang of fiercest stryfe , Quhen winner ay the same . Nor yit his heart dames ...
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... heard ; And up he rose and drew his sword , When the fierce band appear'd . " Your sword last night my brother slew ; His blood yet dims its shine : And , ere the setting of the sun , Your blood shall reek on mine . " " You word it well ...
... heard ; And up he rose and drew his sword , When the fierce band appear'd . " Your sword last night my brother slew ; His blood yet dims its shine : And , ere the setting of the sun , Your blood shall reek on mine . " " You word it well ...
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arms auld baith ballad Binnorie birk body brother brume blooms bonnie called castle comes daughter dead dear death door Douglas face fair faith father fear fell frae gang give gone grant green gude hair hame hand hast head heard heart hey lillelu hill horse I'll John Johnnie king king's knee knight lady ladye land leave light live Lord loud maid maun merry mony morning mother ne'er never noble o'er Percy quoth ride Robin Hood rose round sall Scotland seven side slain soon stand steed sweet sword ta'en tears tell thee thou Till took tree true unto weel wife wind wood wound young
Popular passages
Page vii - Our gude ship sails the morn." "Now ever alake, 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.
Page vi - Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens, Was walking on the strand. "To Noroway, to Noroway, To Noroway o'er the faem; The king's daughter of Noroway, 'Tis thou maun bring her hame.
Page 149 - 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, There he was aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be.
Page 97 - 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,' she says, 'For I fear that you are slain!
Page 43 - With that, there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow ; Who never spake more words than these, " Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.
Page 266 - Tramp! tramp! along the land they rode, Splash! splash! along the sea; The scourge is wight, the spur is bright, The flashing pebbles flee.
Page 384 - Wi' cauk and keel' I'll win your bread, And spindles and whorles for them wha need, Whilk is a gentle trade indeed, To carry the gaberlunzie on. I'll bow my leg, and crook my knee. And draw a black clout o'er my ee ; A cripple or blind they will ca' me, While we shall be merry and sing.
Page 92 - Though the blood-hound be mute, and the rush beneath my foot, And the warder his bugle should not blow, Yet there sleepeth a priest in the chamber to the east, And my footstep he would know.
Page 154 - Now Robin Hood is to Nottingham gone, With a link a down, and a day, And there he met with a silly old palmer, Was walking along the highway. 'What news? what news? thou silly old man, What news, I do thee pray?' Said he, 'Three squires in Nottingham town Are condemn'd to die this day.' 'Come change thy apparel with me, old man, Come change thy apparel for mine ; Here is ten shillings in good silver, Go drink it in beer or wine.
Page 198 - And he has plunged in wi' a' his band, And safely swam them through the stream. He turned him on the other side, And at Lord Scroope his glove flung he — "If ye like na my visit in merry England, In fair Scotland come visit me...