The Boy's Percy: Being Old Ballads of War, Adventure and Love from Bishop Thomas Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. Together with an Appendix Containing Two Ballads from the Original Percy Folio MS. |
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... dead face of the girl who has been let down from the burning castle upon the pitiless spears , and fleeing away , crying " Busk and bowne , my merry men a ' and For ill dooms I do guess : I canna ' luik in that bonny face As it lies on ...
... dead face of the girl who has been let down from the burning castle upon the pitiless spears , and fleeing away , crying " Busk and bowne , my merry men a ' and For ill dooms I do guess : I canna ' luik in that bonny face As it lies on ...
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... dead without mercy , As I am king of this land . " He commanded his officers everyone Fast on them to lay hand . There they took these good yeomen , And arrested them all three : " So may I thrive , " said Adam Bell , " This game liketh ...
... dead without mercy , As I am king of this land . " He commanded his officers everyone Fast on them to lay hand . There they took these good yeomen , And arrested them all three : " So may I thrive , " said Adam Bell , " This game liketh ...
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... dead man by the hand ; And said , " Earl Douglas , for thy life Would I had lost my land ! O Christ ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake ; For sure , a more renowned knight Mischance could never take . " A knight amongst ...
... dead man by the hand ; And said , " Earl Douglas , for thy life Would I had lost my land ! O Christ ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake ; For sure , a more renowned knight Mischance could never take . " A knight amongst ...
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... dead a thousand times , Ere they were clad in clay . This news was brought to Edinborough , Where Scotland's king did reign , That brave Earl Douglas suddenly Was with an arrow slain . " O heavy news , " King James did say ; " Scotland ...
... dead a thousand times , Ere they were clad in clay . This news was brought to Edinborough , Where Scotland's king did reign , That brave Earl Douglas suddenly Was with an arrow slain . " O heavy news , " King James did say ; " Scotland ...
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... dead . It was however written , in all likelihood , as early as the foregoing song , if not earlier ; which perhaps may be in- ferred from the minute circumstances with which the story is rela- ted , many of which are recorded in no ...
... dead . It was however written , in all likelihood , as early as the foregoing song , if not earlier ; which perhaps may be in- ferred from the minute circumstances with which the story is rela- ted , many of which are recorded in no ...
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abbot Adam Bell ancient anon archers arrow art thou ballad bold brave bonny lass carlish knight Carlisle castle Christ Clough Clym copy daughter dear doth Dub a dub Earl Douglas Earl of Murray Earl Percy Editor's folio Edom Eldridge England English fain fair Annet fair lady fast father fell fight gallant gold gone grim baron Guenever hand hanged hath heart heir of Linne King Arthur King Estmere king's lady fair land Lord Persè maid Mary Ambree merry merry England mither ne'er never noble Northumberland Nut-Brown Maid Percy's poem pray queen quoth rede ride Robin Hood rode sayd Scotland Scots Scottish shoot Sir Andrew Sir Cauline slain soon sore spear stand stanzas steed sword tanner tell thou art thou hast thou shalt took unto wife wight William of Cloudesly wood yeoman yonder
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Page 84 - The noble earl was slain. He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree; An arrow of a cloth-yard long To the hard head haled he. Against Sir Hugh Montgomery So right the shaft he set, The gray goose wing that was thereon In his heart's blood was wet. This fight did last from break of day Till setting of the sun; For when they rung the evening-bell The battle scarce was done.
Page 82 - 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 spoke more words than these : Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.
Page 212 - With enemies day or night, I would withstand, with bow in hand, -. To grieve them as I might, /And you to save ; as women have / From death men many one ; For, in my mind, of all mankind I love but you alone.
Page 79 - By whom this is denied." Then stepped a gallant squire forth, Witherington was his name, Who said, "I would not have it told To Henry, our king, for shame, "That e'er my captain fought on foot, And I stood looking on. You...
Page 307 - O these are hard questions for my shallow witt, Nor I cannot answer your grace as yet : But if you will give me but three weekes space, He do my endeavour to answer your grace."
Page 211 - I think not nay but as ye say; It is no maiden's lore; But love may make me for your sake, As...
Page 308 - I must give : That I have but three days more to live; For if I do not answer him questions three, My head will be smitten from my bodie.
Page 97 - The dougheti Dogglas on a stede He rode att his men beforne ; His armor glytteryde as dyd a glede ; A bolder barne was never born.
Page 85 - Rabby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps.
Page 78 - And take your bows with speed: " And now with me, my countrymen, Your courage forth advance; For never was there champion yet, In Scotland or in France, " That ever did on horseback come, But if my hap it were, I durst encounter man for man, With him to break a spear.