A Book of Old BalladsCora Morton |
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arrow ballad Barbara Allen battle of Otterburn bauld Bewick bold Robin Hood bonny Border brother Buccleuch bully Grahame call'd Carlisle castle Cheviot curtal friar dancing daughter doughty Douglas England English Fair Annet father dear fight Fountains Abbey frae GAY GOSHAWK gold goud gude hame hand Hielands Hind Horn Hood's jovial hunter kill'd King Estmere king's Kinmont Willie kirk knee knight Lady Ouncebell ladye land Little John Lizie Lindsay look'd Lord Lovel Lord Percy Lord Scroop Lord Thomas mair merrymen mither never Noroway Northumberland Nottingham nut-brown bride o'er Percy's play'd proud quoth ride ring Robin Hood ROBIN HOOD'S DEATH says Scotland Scots Scott Scottish Sir Patrick Spence Sir Ryalas sister slain song stanza steed story sword ta'en tell thee thou told truelove twa sisters unto word ye maun Young Beichan ΙΟ
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Page 39 - 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 38 - 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 38 - 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 40 - 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 91 - I have no money, then quoth the young man, No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be. " How many miles is it to thy true love? Come tell me without guile." By the faith of my body, then said the young man, It is but five little mile.
Page 100 - And have they e'en ta'en him, Kinmont Willie, Withouten either dread or fear ? And forgotten that the bauld Buccleuch Can back a steed, or shake a spear?
Page 103 - And when we cam to the lower prison, Where Willie o' Kinmont he did lie— "O, sleep ye, wake ye, Kinmont Willie, Upon the morn that...
Page 93 - Will you please to sit down, cousin Robin," she said, "And drink some beer with me?" "No, I will neither eat nor drink, Till I am blooded by thee.
Page 75 - The stranger gave Robin a crack on the crown, Which caused the blood to appear ; Then Robin enrag'd...
Page 99 - He has ta'en the table wi' his hand, He garr'd the red wine spring on hie — "Now Christ's curse on my head," he said, "But avenged of Lord Scroope I'll be!