English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 3Francis James Child Little, Brown, 1860 - Ballads, English |
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... . While wood was plenty in Scotland , charcoal was the usual fuel in the chambers of the wealthy . SCOTT . Out up then spake a bonny bird , Sat high LORD WILLIAM . 19 b Bonny Bee-Ho'm a The Three Ravens b The Twa Corbies, [Scott]
... . While wood was plenty in Scotland , charcoal was the usual fuel in the chambers of the wealthy . SCOTT . Out up then spake a bonny bird , Sat high LORD WILLIAM . 19 b Bonny Bee-Ho'm a The Three Ravens b The Twa Corbies, [Scott]
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... chamber , O'er him to make her mane . 30 35 40 And she has kept that good lord's corpse 45 Three quarters of a year , Until that word began to spread ; Then she began to fear . Then she cried on her waiting maid , Aye ready at her ca ...
... chamber , O'er him to make her mane . 30 35 40 And she has kept that good lord's corpse 45 Three quarters of a year , Until that word began to spread ; Then she began to fear . Then she cried on her waiting maid , Aye ready at her ca ...
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... chamber were laid . Then up and raise him , Fause Foodrage , When a ' were fast asleep , And slew the porter in his lodge , That watch and ward did keep . O four and twenty silver keys Hang hie upon a pin ; And aye as ae door he did ...
... chamber were laid . Then up and raise him , Fause Foodrage , When a ' were fast asleep , And slew the porter in his lodge , That watch and ward did keep . O four and twenty silver keys Hang hie upon a pin ; And aye as ae door he did ...
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... chamber , Hearing his lady's moan . " Why make ye all this moan , lady ? Why make ye all this moan ? For I'm deep sworn on a book , I must go to Bahome . " Traitors false for to subdue , O'er seas I'll make me boun ' , That have trepan ...
... chamber , Hearing his lady's moan . " Why make ye all this moan , lady ? Why make ye all this moan ? For I'm deep sworn on a book , I must go to Bahome . " Traitors false for to subdue , O'er seas I'll make me boun ' , That have trepan ...
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... my foot , Nor a kaime gae in my hair , Nor ever a coal or candle light Shine in my bower nae mair . " She thought her love had been on sea , Fast sailing to Bee - Ho'm ; 5 10 15 But he was still in a quiet chamber , Hearing.
... my foot , Nor a kaime gae in my hair , Nor ever a coal or candle light Shine in my bower nae mair . " She thought her love had been on sea , Fast sailing to Bee - Ho'm ; 5 10 15 But he was still in a quiet chamber , Hearing.
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Page 154 - 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 87 - A brawer bower ye ne'er did see, Than my true love he built for me. 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.
Page 152 - 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.
Page 61 - In behint yon auld fail dyke, I wot there lies a new-slain knight ; And naebody kens that he lies there, But his hawk, his hound, and lady fair. " His hound is to the hunting gane, His hawk, to fetch the wild-fowl hame, His lady's ta'en another mate, So we may mak our dinner sweet.
Page 150 - O wha is this has don this deid, This ill deid don to me, To send me out this time o' the yeir, To sail upon the se!
Page 151 - Wi the auld moone in hir arme, And I feir, I feir, my deir master, That we will cum to harme." O our Scots nobles wer richt laith To weet their cork-heild schoone ; Bot lang owre a' the play wer playd, Thair hats they swam aboone.
Page 135 - You that executors be made. And overseers eke Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek ; Take you example by this thing. And yield to each his right, Lest God with such like miserye Your wicked minds requite.
Page 129 - Their uncle should possess their wealth ; For so the will did run. "Now, brother," said the dying man,
Page 153 - 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?
Page 78 - And he paid a crown, and it went roun', It was all for the gude wine and free. And he has to the stable gane, Where there stude thirty steeds and three ; He's ta'en his ain horse amang them a', 25 And hame he rade sae manfullie. " Welcome, my auld father ! " said Christie Graeme, " But where sae lang frae hame were ye ? "— " It's I hae been at Carlisle town, And a baffled man by thee I be.