English and Scottish Ballads: Book IV. Tragic Ballads (pt. 11-32). Book V. Love Ballads not tragic (pt. 1-8) v. 4. Book V. Love Ballads not tragic (pt. 9-45)Francis James Child Little, Brown, 1857 - Ballads, English |
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... copied into Pinkerton's Scottish Tragic Ballads , p . 84 . The entire story was first printed in The Border Min ... copies , and some trivial alterations have been adopted from tra- dition . " Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border , iii ...
... copied into Pinkerton's Scottish Tragic Ballads , p . 84 . The entire story was first printed in The Border Min ... copies , and some trivial alterations have been adopted from tra- dition . " Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border , iii ...
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... copy , also from recitation , is subjoined . PRINCE ROBERT has wedded a gay ladye , He has wedded her with a ring : Prince Robert has wedded a gay ladye , But he darna bring her hame . 6 " Your blessing , your blessing , my mother dear ...
... copy , also from recitation , is subjoined . PRINCE ROBERT has wedded a gay ladye , He has wedded her with a ring : Prince Robert has wedded a gay ladye , But he darna bring her hame . 6 " Your blessing , your blessing , my mother dear ...
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... copy is noted by the same editor as con- taining the following stanzas : - Lord Robert and Mary Florence , They wer twa children ying ; They were scarce seven years of age Till luve began to spring . Lord Robert loved Mary Florence ...
... copy is noted by the same editor as con- taining the following stanzas : - Lord Robert and Mary Florence , They wer twa children ying ; They were scarce seven years of age Till luve began to spring . Lord Robert loved Mary Florence ...
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... copy in the Editor's folio MS . , which was judged to require considerable corrections . " In the former edition the hero of this piece had been called Sir Robin , but that title not being in the MS . is now omitted . " Giles , steward ...
... copy in the Editor's folio MS . , which was judged to require considerable corrections . " In the former edition the hero of this piece had been called Sir Robin , but that title not being in the MS . is now omitted . " Giles , steward ...
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... copied the old ballad , if the coincidence be not altogether acci- dental . " SCOTT . KING EASTER has courted her for her lands , King Wester for her fee , King Honour for her comely face , And for her fair bodie . They had not been ...
... copied the old ballad , if the coincidence be not altogether acci- dental . " SCOTT . KING EASTER has courted her for her lands , King Wester for her fee , King Honour for her comely face , And for her fair bodie . They had not been ...
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