Scottish Historical and Romantic Ballads: Chiefly Ancient, Volume 1J. Ballantyne & Company, 1808 - Ballads, Scots |
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... SCOTLAND : BY JOHN FINLAY, n v ^ - • v ' r IN TWO TOLUMES. VOL. I. EDINBURGH: Printed by James Ballantyne 8f Co. FOil JOHN SMITH AND SON, GLASGOW ; WILLIAM CREECH, AND ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. EDINBURGH j WILLIAM MILLER, CADELL AND ...
... SCOTLAND : BY JOHN FINLAY, n v ^ - • v ' r IN TWO TOLUMES. VOL. I. EDINBURGH: Printed by James Ballantyne 8f Co. FOil JOHN SMITH AND SON, GLASGOW ; WILLIAM CREECH, AND ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. EDINBURGH j WILLIAM MILLER, CADELL AND ...
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... SCOTLAND : BY JOHN FINLAY , 781510 IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. EDINBURGH : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. FOR JOHN SMITH AND SON , GLASGOW ; WILLIAM CREECH , AND ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO . EDINBURGH ; WIL- LIAM MILLER , CADELL AND ...
... SCOTLAND : BY JOHN FINLAY , 781510 IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. EDINBURGH : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. FOR JOHN SMITH AND SON , GLASGOW ; WILLIAM CREECH , AND ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO . EDINBURGH ; WIL- LIAM MILLER , CADELL AND ...
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... Scotland , which I shall give to my reader , in the hope , that , imperfect and desultory as they are , they may be regarded as contributing , in some de gree , to the study of our ancient literature . At the earliest period of Scottish ...
... Scotland , which I shall give to my reader , in the hope , that , imperfect and desultory as they are , they may be regarded as contributing , in some de gree , to the study of our ancient literature . At the earliest period of Scottish ...
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... Scotland , from the British traditions surviving on the Border , and to have been translated by the minstrels of the continent . As the theory which thus represents this country as one of the sources of romantic 1 fiction to Europe ...
... Scotland , from the British traditions surviving on the Border , and to have been translated by the minstrels of the continent . As the theory which thus represents this country as one of the sources of romantic 1 fiction to Europe ...
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... Scotland , p . 257. ) where the trans- lation is said to be from the Norman French . + These lines , describing the usual miracle which distin- guishes the graves of true lovers , appear to me somewhat obscure . They speak of Thomas of ...
... Scotland , p . 257. ) where the trans- lation is said to be from the Norman French . + These lines , describing the usual miracle which distin- guishes the graves of true lovers , appear to me somewhat obscure . They speak of Thomas of ...
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Aberdene ancient auld ballad battle BATTLE OF HARLAW battle of Largs bleid blude bonny Earl braif castle chamber Christabelle Complaynt of Scotland dame daughter daye dear Dr Percy dreid Earl of Murray Edom Eldridge knighte Erle faes Fairly fair fayre ladye fecht frae fragments Frendraught Frennet Glasgerion Gordon gude Wallace hame Hardyknute Harlaw hast hill Huntley John Kæmpe Viser King Haco king of Norway lady laird land lither lord maid mair manye Marquis maun micht minstrels mony neir Norse Norway Norwegians Ogmund owre Pitcaple poem Quha Quhair Quhat Quhen Quhyle richt romance Rothemay sail sall says Scotch Scotland Scots Scott Scottish servants shyne Sir Patrick Spens Sir Tristrem slain soldan songs stanzas stryfe sune sword syde Syr Cauline thair thee Thomas thou tydins yaim Yles zour zwein
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Page 49 - Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.' They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves came o'er the broken ship, Till a
Page 48 - 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 - He spake; and, to confirm his words, out-flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell. Highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on their sounding shields the din of war, Hurling defiance toward the vault of Heaven.
Page 52 - O lang, lang, may the ladyes sit, Wi' their fans into their hand, Before they see Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing to the strand ! And lang, lang, may the maidens sit, Wi' their goud kaims in their hair, A' waiting for their ain dear loves ! For them they'll see na mair.
Page 109 - Fetche me downe my daughter deere, She is a leeche fulle fine : Goe take him doughe, and the baken bread, And serve him with the wyne soe red ; Lothe I were him to tine.
Page 50 - O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land?" "O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast; But I fear you'll neer spy land.
Page 110 - You dye for love of mee. Fayre ladye, it is for your love That all this dill I drye : For if you wold comfort me with a kisse, Then were I brought from bale to blisse, No lenger wold I lye. Sir knighte, my father is a kinge, I am his onlye heire ; Alas ! and well you knowe, syr knighte, I never can be youre fere. O ladye, thou art a kinges daughter, And I am not thy peere, But let me doe some deedes of armes To be your bacheleere.
Page 51 - He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bout flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae, fetch a web o' the silken claith, " Another o' the twine, " And wap them into our ship's side,
Page 62 - Rothiemay's chamber and wakened him to rise ; and as he is wakening him, the timber passage and lofting of the chamber hastily takes fire, so that none of them could win down stairs again ; so they turned to a window looking to the close, where they piteously cried many times. Help, help ! for God's cause!
Page 47 - 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.