English and Scottish ballads, selected and ed. by F.J. Child, Volume 3Francis James Child 1857 |
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... Earl Richard , [ Scott's version ] ... Page 3 11 b . Earl Richard , [ Motherwell's version ] . 11 c . Young Redin 11 d . Lord William . 10 13 18 12 a . Prince Robert . 22 12 b . Earl Robert .. 26 13 . The Weary Coble o ' Cargill . 30 14 ...
... Earl Richard , [ Scott's version ] ... Page 3 11 b . Earl Richard , [ Motherwell's version ] . 11 c . Young Redin 11 d . Lord William . 10 13 18 12 a . Prince Robert . 22 12 b . Earl Robert .. 26 13 . The Weary Coble o ' Cargill . 30 14 ...
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... Earl Richard .... 258 8 a . The Gay Goss - Hawk 269 8 b . The Jolly Goshawk 277 APPENDIX . Young Hunting . 287 Earl Richard .. Young Waters . 293 301 Lammikin .. 307 Long Lonkin . 313 The Laird of Waristoun . 316 Mary Hamilton ...
... Earl Richard .... 258 8 a . The Gay Goss - Hawk 269 8 b . The Jolly Goshawk 277 APPENDIX . Young Hunting . 287 Earl Richard .. Young Waters . 293 301 Lammikin .. 307 Long Lonkin . 313 The Laird of Waristoun . 316 Mary Hamilton ...
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... Virgin 360 The Lady Isabella's Tragedy . 366 The Cruel Black 370 King Malcom and Sir Colvin .. 378 Skien Anna ; Fair Annie . 383 Lady Margaret 390 Earl Richard .. 395 GLOSSARY .. 403 ! BOOK IV . CONTINUED . VOL . III . CONTENTS .
... Virgin 360 The Lady Isabella's Tragedy . 366 The Cruel Black 370 King Malcom and Sir Colvin .. 378 Skien Anna ; Fair Annie . 383 Lady Margaret 390 Earl Richard .. 395 GLOSSARY .. 403 ! BOOK IV . CONTINUED . VOL . III . CONTENTS .
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Francis James Child. BOOK IV . CONTINUED . VOL . III . 1 EARL RICHARD . A FRAGMENT of this gloomy and impressive (continued.
Francis James Child. BOOK IV . CONTINUED . VOL . III . 1 EARL RICHARD . A FRAGMENT of this gloomy and impressive (continued.
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Aldingar amang auld awaye babe bairn baith ballad bonny bower bride Buchan's castle Childe Waters Clyde's water daughter daye doun dowie Earl Richard Ellen Fair Annie fair Scotland father Fause Foodrage fayre frae Gae hame gane gang gold gowd Græme gude lord ha'e hadna hand heart king kirk knee knight kyng Estmere ladye laird Lammikin land Lord Weire maid Mary Hamilton maun Minstrelsy mony mother dear Motherwell Motherwell's nae mair nane ne'er never nourice o'er ower Patrick Spence Queen ride sayd Sayes Says Scotland Scottish Border shee Sir Aldingar Sir Hugh Sir Patrick Sir Patrick Spens slain spak steed sweet sword syne Syr Cauline ta'en thee thou thro town true love unto weel Whan wine winna wold woman Yarrow Ye'll young Hunting young Redin young Waters
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Page 150 - The first line that Sir Patrick red, A loud lauch lauched he; The next line that Sir Patrick red, The teir blinded his ee. "O wha is this has don this deid, This ill deid don to me, To send me out this time o...
Page 87 - A brawer bower ye ne'er did see, Than my true love he built for me. There came a man, by middle day He spied his sport, and went away ; And brought the King that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear; He slew my knight, and poin'd ' his gear; My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie.
Page 59 - As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, "Where sail we gang and dine to-day " " In behint yon auld fail dyke, I wot there lies a new-slain knight ; And naebody kens that he lies there, But his hawk, his hound, and lady fair. " His hound is to the hunting gane, His hawk, to fetch the wild-fowl hame, His lady's ta'en another mate...
Page 130 - You must be father and mother both, And uncle all in one; God knows what will become of them, When I am dead and gone.
Page 140 - When bells were rung, and mass was sung, And a' the bairns came hame, When every lady gat hame her son, The Lady Maisry gat nane.
Page 152 - 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 151 - O lang, lang may their ladies sit, Wi thair fans into their hand, Or eir they se Sir Patrick Spence Cum sailing to the land. O lang, lang may the ladies stand, Wi thair gold kems in their hair, Waiting for thair ain deir lords, For they'll se thame na mair.
Page 155 - To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast ; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.
Page 150 - O wha is this has don this deid, This ill deid don to me, To send me out this time o' the yeir, To sail upon the se?
Page 131 - The parents being dead and gone, The children home he takes, And brings them straight unto his house Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day, But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both away.