Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821 - Ballads, Scots |
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... mur- ders of the sixth Earl , and his brother , in the cas- tle of Edinburgh , were followed by that of their successor , poniarded at Stirling by the hand of his prince . His brother , Earl James , appears INTRODUCTION . vii.
... mur- ders of the sixth Earl , and his brother , in the cas- tle of Edinburgh , were followed by that of their successor , poniarded at Stirling by the hand of his prince . His brother , Earl James , appears INTRODUCTION . vii.
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... appears nei- ther to have possessed the abilities nor the ambition of his ancestors . He drew , indeed , against his prince , the formidable sword of Douglas , but with a timid and hesitating hand . Procrastination ruined his cause ...
... appears nei- ther to have possessed the abilities nor the ambition of his ancestors . He drew , indeed , against his prince , the formidable sword of Douglas , but with a timid and hesitating hand . Procrastination ruined his cause ...
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... appears , however , to be some doubt , whether , in this division , the Earl of Angus received more than his natural right . Our historians , indeed , say , that William I. Earl of Douglas , had three sons ; 1. James , the 2d Earl , who ...
... appears , however , to be some doubt , whether , in this division , the Earl of Angus received more than his natural right . Our historians , indeed , say , that William I. Earl of Douglas , had three sons ; 1. James , the 2d Earl , who ...
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... appears to have enjoyed the same exten- sive supremacy over the Scottish Borders . The va- rious barons , who had partaken of the spoil , com- bined in resisting a succession of uncontrouled do- mination . The Earl of Angus alone seems ...
... appears to have enjoyed the same exten- sive supremacy over the Scottish Borders . The va- rious barons , who had partaken of the spoil , com- bined in resisting a succession of uncontrouled do- mination . The Earl of Angus alone seems ...
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... appears that all the Western Marches were swayed by this powerful chieftain . With Maxwell , and the other captives , returned to 1543 Scotland the banished Earl of Angus , and his bro- ther , Sir George Douglas , after a banishment of ...
... appears that all the Western Marches were swayed by this powerful chieftain . With Maxwell , and the other captives , returned to 1543 Scotland the banished Earl of Angus , and his bro- ther , Sir George Douglas , after a banishment of ...
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Page 1 - 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 57 - If thou'rt the lord of this castle, Sae weel it pleases me, For, ere I cross the Border fells, The tane of us shall die.
Page lx - I OFT have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after : At first I wondered at it much; But since I find the reason such, As it deserves no laughter.
Page 194 - And as we cross'd the Bateable Land, When to the English side we held, The first o' men that we met wi', Whae sould it be but fause Sakelde ? ' Where be ye gaun, ye hunters keen ? ' Quo' fause Sakelde ; ' come tell to me ! ' ' We go to hunt an English stag, Has trespass'd on the Scots countrie.
Page cv - Tells how the drudging goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had...
Page 195 - Where are ye gaun, ye mason lads, Wi' a' your ladders, lang and hie?' 'We gang to herry a corbie's nest, That wons not far frae Woodhouselee.
Page cxciv - 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 ? " Be it wind, be it weet, be it hail, be it sleet, Our ship must sail the faem ; The king's daughter of Noroway, Tis we must fetch her hame.
Page cv - When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Page cxciii - Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd 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 1 - Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; " And, if we gang to sea, master,