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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... knee , " O spare my life , now , Fause Foodrage ! For I never injured thee . " O spare my life , now , Fause Foodrage ! Until I lighter be ! And see gin it be lad or lass , King Honour has left me wi ' . " - " O gin it be a lass , " he ...
... knee , " O spare my life , now , Fause Foodrage ! For I never injured thee . " O spare my life , now , Fause Foodrage ! Until I lighter be ! And see gin it be lad or lass , King Honour has left me wi ' . " - " O gin it be a lass , " he ...
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... knee : " Win up , win up , madam ! " she says : " What needs this courtesie ? " . " O out o ' this I winna rise , Till a boon ye grant to me ; To change your lass for this lad bairn , King Honour left me wi ' . 80 " And ye maun learn my ...
... knee : " Win up , win up , madam ! " she says : " What needs this courtesie ? " . " O out o ' this I winna rise , Till a boon ye grant to me ; To change your lass for this lad bairn , King Honour left me wi ' . 80 " And ye maun learn my ...
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... days and seven nights , Till blood ran frae his knee . " Ye'll take my jewels that's in Bahome , And deal them liberallie , 43 , they look'd . 48 , And stone . 40 45 50 55 To young that cannot , and old that mannot , THE ENCHANTED RING .
... days and seven nights , Till blood ran frae his knee . " Ye'll take my jewels that's in Bahome , And deal them liberallie , 43 , they look'd . 48 , And stone . 40 45 50 55 To young that cannot , and old that mannot , THE ENCHANTED RING .
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... knee ; And throuch - and - thro ' the Jew's window , He gar'd the bonny ba ' flee . He's doen him to the Jew's castell , And walk'd it round about ; And there he saw the Jew's daughter At the window looking out . " Throw down the ba ...
... knee ; And throuch - and - thro ' the Jew's window , He gar'd the bonny ba ' flee . He's doen him to the Jew's castell , And walk'd it round about ; And there he saw the Jew's daughter At the window looking out . " Throw down the ba ...
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... knee , And even in at the Jew's window , He gart the bonny ba ' flee . " Cast out the ba ' to me , fair maid , Cast out the ba ' to me . " " Ah never a bit of it , " she says , " Till ye come up to me . • " Come up , sweet Hugh , come ...
... knee , And even in at the Jew's window , He gart the bonny ba ' flee . " Cast out the ba ' to me , fair maid , Cast out the ba ' to me . " " Ah never a bit of it , " she says , " Till ye come up to me . • " Come up , sweet Hugh , come ...
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