English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 3Francis James Child Little, Brown, 1860 - Ballads, English |
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... shee rose , and forth shee goes , To the steward , and gan to weepe . " Sleepe you , wake you , faire Sir Gyles ? Or be you not within ? Sleepe you , wake you , faire Sir Gyles , Arise and let me inn . " " O I am waking , sweete , " he ...
... shee rose , and forth shee goes , To the steward , and gan to weepe . " Sleepe you , wake you , faire Sir Gyles ? Or be you not within ? Sleepe you , wake you , faire Sir Gyles , Arise and let me inn . " " O I am waking , sweete , " he ...
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... shee , " You are the man must bring our babes To wealth or miserie : " And if you keep them carefully , Then God will you reward ; But if you otherwise should deal , God will your deedes regard . " 30 85 40 45 Б With lippes as cold as ...
... shee , " You are the man must bring our babes To wealth or miserie : " And if you keep them carefully , Then God will you reward ; But if you otherwise should deal , God will your deedes regard . " 30 85 40 45 Б With lippes as cold as ...
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... 100 105 Tone day to marrye kyng Adlands daugh- ter , Tother daye to carrye her home . Then shee sent after kyng Estmere , In all the spede might bee , 110 That he must either returne and fighte , Or goe 164 KING ESTMERE .
... 100 105 Tone day to marrye kyng Adlands daugh- ter , Tother daye to carrye her home . Then shee sent after kyng Estmere , In all the spede might bee , 110 That he must either returne and fighte , Or goe 164 KING ESTMERE .
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... shee taught itt me . " There groweth an hearbe within this fielde , And iff it were but knowne , His color which is whyte and redd , It will make blacke and browne . " His color which is browne and blacke , Itt will make redd and whyte ...
... shee taught itt me . " There groweth an hearbe within this fielde , And iff it were but knowne , His color which is whyte and redd , It will make blacke and browne . " His color which is browne and blacke , Itt will make redd and whyte ...
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... we bee . " " Now sell me , " quoth hee , " thy bryde soe gay , As shee sitts laced in pall , And as many gold nobles I will give , As there be rings in the hall . " 246 " And what wold ye doe with my bryde soe 170 KING ESTMERE .
... we bee . " " Now sell me , " quoth hee , " thy bryde soe gay , As shee sitts laced in pall , And as many gold nobles I will give , As there be rings in the hall . " 246 " And what wold ye doe with my bryde soe 170 KING ESTMERE .
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amang auld awaye babe bairn baith ballad bonny bower bride Buchan's Childe Waters Clyde's water copy daughter daye doun dowie Earl Richard Ellen ERLINTON Fair Annie fair Scotland father dear Fause Foodrage fayre frae Gae hame gane gang gold gowd Grĉme 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 Motherwell Motherwell's nae mair nane ne'er never nourice o'er ower Queen ride sall sayd Sayes Says Scotland Scottish Ballads Scottish Border shee Sir Aldingar Sir Hugh Sir Patrick Sir Patrick Spens slain steed sweet sword syne Syr Cauline ta'en thee thou thro town true love unto weel Whan wine winna wold Yarrow Ye'll young Hunting young Redin young Waters
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Page 148 - 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 151 - 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." They hoysed their sails on Monenday morn, Wi' a' the speed they may; They hae landed in Noroway, Upon a Wodensday.
Page 59 - 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, So we may mak our dinner sweet. ' Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane, And I'll pick out his bonny blue een : Wi' ae lock o' his gowden hair We'll theek our nest when it grows bare.
Page 150 - O whare will I get a skeely skipper, To sail this new ship of mine ? " — O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sailed the sea.
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,
Page 149 - 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 152 - 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 152 - O, where will I get a gude sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast To see if I can spy land ?" " O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till ye get up to the tall top-mast ; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.
Page 150 - Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed 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 148 - 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?