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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... Sae wud ye do to me . " " If I had an arrow in my hand , And a bow bent on a string ; I'd shoot a dart at thy proud heart , Among the leaves sae green . " 40 45 YOUNG REDIN . " From the recitation of Miss E. 12 EARL RICHARD .
... Sae wud ye do to me . " " If I had an arrow in my hand , And a bow bent on a string ; I'd shoot a dart at thy proud heart , Among the leaves sae green . " 40 45 YOUNG REDIN . " From the recitation of Miss E. 12 EARL RICHARD .
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... heart , Castleswa . " LORD WILLIAM was the bravest knight That dwalt in fair Scotland , And though renown'd in France and Spain , Fell by a ladie's hand . As she was walking maid alone , Down by yon shady wood , She heard a smit o ...
... heart , Castleswa . " LORD WILLIAM was the bravest knight That dwalt in fair Scotland , And though renown'd in France and Spain , Fell by a ladie's hand . As she was walking maid alone , Down by yon shady wood , She heard a smit o ...
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... heart . " Ride on , ride on , Lord William now , As fast as ye can dree ! Your bonny lass at Castle - law Will weary you to see . " - 10 15 20 20 25 11. Charcoal red . This circumstance marks the antiquity of the poem . While wood was ...
... heart . " Ride on , ride on , Lord William now , As fast as ye can dree ! Your bonny lass at Castle - law Will weary you to see . " - 10 15 20 20 25 11. Charcoal red . This circumstance marks the antiquity of the poem . While wood was ...
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... heart suld burst in three . " - She's turn'd her back unto the wa ' , And her face unto a rock ; And there , before the mother's face , 70 Her very heart it broke . The tane was buried in Marie's kirk , The tother in Marie's quair ; And ...
... heart suld burst in three . " - She's turn'd her back unto the wa ' , And her face unto a rock ; And there , before the mother's face , 70 Her very heart it broke . The tane was buried in Marie's kirk , The tother in Marie's quair ; And ...
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... heart should break in three . " She set her foot unto a stone , Her back unto a tree ; She set her foot unto a stone , And her heart did break in three ! The one was buried in Mary's kirk , The other in Mary's quier ; Out of the one ...
... heart should break in three . " She set her foot unto a stone , Her back unto a tree ; She set her foot unto a stone , And her heart did break in three ! The one was buried in Mary's kirk , The other in Mary's quier ; Out of the one ...
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