| Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...a broad arrow I'll let flee; And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet ; And lay my bent bow by my side, Whicli was my music sweet ; And make my grave of gravel and 'green, Which is most right and meet. Let... | |
| Robin Hood - 1820 - 338 pages
...a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken op, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet;...sweet; And make my grave of gravel and green, Which ie most right and meet. Let me have length and breadth enough, With a green sod under my head; That... | |
| Joseph Ritson - Ballads, English - 1832 - 280 pages
...under my head, And another at my feet ; And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet ; 70 And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most...and breadth enough, With a green sod under my head ; V. 59. burnt. This stanza is omitted in one edition. VV. 67, 68. With verdant sods most neatly put,... | |
| Joseph Ritson - Robin Hood (Legendary character) - 1832 - 640 pages
...a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet...my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet; N And make my grave of gravel and green. Which is most right and meet. Let me have length and breadth... | |
| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1841 - 440 pages
...broad arrow I'll let flee, And where this shaft doth chance to fall There shall my grave digg'd be. And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet; And cover my grave with the sod so green, As is both right and meet. And let me have breadth and length... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - Ballads, English - 1844 - 178 pages
...a.broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet ; And lay my bent bow at my side, Which was my music sweet ; And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most right and... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 350 pages
...broad arrow I '11 let flee, And where this shaft doth chance to fall, There shall my grave digged be. And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet ; And cover my grave with sod so green, As is both right and meet. And let me have breadth and length enough,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 354 pages
...arrow I '11 let flee, And where this shaft doth chance to fall, There shall my grave digged be. And Iny my bent bow by my side. Which was my music sweet ; And cover my grave with sod so green, As is both right and meet'. And let me have breadth and length enough,... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1847 - 762 pages
...a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet...of gravel and green, Which is most right and meet. * Here some modem corruption of the text is evident, probably the whole fourth line of the stanza ii... | |
| Electronic journals - 1887 - 678 pages
...broad arrow I '11 let flee ; And where thie abaft ihall chance to fall, There shall my grave digged be. And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet ; And cover my grave with the sod so green, As is both right and meet — with the last words of Siward,... | |
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