A Book of Old English Ballads: With an Accompaniment of Decorative DrawingsGeorge Wharton Edwards, Hamilton Wright Mabie Macmillan, 1896 - 185 ページ |
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Allen-a-Dale banished Barbara Allen Battle of Otterburn begger bide blood bold Robin bonny bower brente Northumberland Charles Murray Chevy-Chace daughter dear love deep doth Earl of Menteith English epic Erle Douglas Erle Percy fair Kirkconnell lea fast fight flee Frae gane green wood go gude Guy of Gisborne hae ta'en hair hame hand heart Helen King Leir knee knight Lady Margaret LIBRARY Little John Lord William mair mankind I love mind mony ne'er never noble Noroway Nut-brown Maid o'er poetry popular ballad queene quoth Robin Hood rade Robin Hood's Death Rosamonde sayd Robin sayes Scotland Scots Scottish shoote Sir Guy Sir Hugh Sir Patrick Spens slain songs sooth sorrow Sweet William tell thee Thou art thou shalt true love tyde unto unwritten songs verse waly wold words Yarrow young Waters
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183 ページ - Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a
100 ページ - COME listen to me, you gallants so free, All you that love mirth for to hear, And I will tell you of a bold outlaw That lived in Nottinghamshire. As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the green-wood tree, There he was aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be.
122 ページ - Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet;* And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet; And make my grave of gravel and green. Which is most right and meet...
122 ページ - I'll not grant thee; I never hurt woman in all my life, Nor man in woman's company. " I never hurt fair maid in all my time, Nor at mine end shall it be ; But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee, And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digged be.
183 ページ - 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.
98 ページ - I'll mak a garland o' thy hair, Shall bind my heart for evermair, Until the day I die! O that I were where Helen lies! Night and day on me she cries; Out of my bed she bids me rise, Says, "Haste, and come to me!
132 ページ - It standeth so: a deed is do Whereof much harm shall grow; My destiny is for to die A shameful death, I trow; Or else to flee. The one must be. None other way I know, But to withdraw as an out-law, And take me to my bow. Wherefore, adieu, my own heart true! None other rede I can: For I must to the green wood go, Alone, a banished man.
51 ページ - (quoth young Cordelia then) " Which to your Grace I owe, Shall be the duty of a child, And that is all I'll show." " And wilt thou show no more," quoth he, " Than doth thy duty bind ? I well perceive thy love is small, When as no more I find. Henceforth I banish thee my court, Thou art no child of mine ; Nor any part of this my realm By favour shall be thine.
85 ページ - Light down, light down, Lady Marg'ret," he said, "And hold my steed in your hand, Until that against your seven brethren bold And your father, I mak a stand.
147 ページ - Now understand: to Westmoreland, Which is my heritage, I will you bring, and with a ring, By way of marriage, I will you take, and lady make, As shortly as I can: Thus have you won an Earl's son And not a banished man.