O whare will I get a skeely skipper, To sail this new ship of mine ? " — O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sailed the sea. English and Scottish Ballads - Page 152edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...will I get a skeely skipper, f " To sail this new ship of mine ?" , O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| John Finlay - Ballads, Scots - 1808 - 234 pages
...O whare will I get a skeely skipper*, " To sail this ship of mine." O up and spak an eldern knicht, Sat at the king's right knee, " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sign'd it wi' his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| John Finlay - Ballads, Scots - 1808 - 238 pages
...whare will I get a skeely skipper *, " To sail this ship of mine." O up and spak an eldern knicht, Sat at the king's right knee, " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sign'd it wi' his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...whare will I get a skeely skipper,f " To sail this new ship of mine !" O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee,— " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever saiPd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...will I get a skeely skipper, -f" To sail this new ship of mine !" 0 up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...will I get a skeely skipper,-f- . " To sail this new ship of mine !" 0 up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee,— " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir... | |
| Peter Buchan - Ballads, English - 1825 - 228 pages
...wine; O whare will I pet a skecly s To sail this ship of mini' ? O up and spak an eldren knight* \ Sat at the King's, right knee. Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sail'd the sea. Our king has written a biaid Irtur, 'And sign'd it \vi' hi> h.tnd. And i-ei.f it to... | |
| Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pages
...where will I get a skeely skipper To sail this new ship of mine." O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee : " Sir Patrick Spens...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... | |
| William Motherwell - Ballads - 1827 - 566 pages
...where will I get a skeely skipper To sail this new ship of mine." O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee : " Sir Patrick Spens...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... | |
| Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...will I get a skecly skipper,!! To sail this new ship of mine? — O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens...sea."— Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens, Was walking on the strand. " To Noroway,... | |
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