Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Volumen2Dent, 1894 |
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abbot agen Amang Annie auld bairn baith bonny boy bonny hind bower Brackley bride brother Brown Adam castle Child Vyet Clerk Saunders Clyde's water Diverus doun Fair Annie fair London father dear fause fell frae gallant gane gang gar'd gay lady gold gowd gown Græme green gude hame hand Haud far awa HEADPIECE heart Hind Hind Horn horse Johnny Kemp Owyne Kinmont kiss knee lad is young Lady Maisry lady's Little John Lizzie Lindsay Lord Ingram Lord Scroope maid maiden mair married maun merry morning mother nane ne'er never night o'er ower pretty lad Richie Story Robin Hood Sailing spake sweet Dundee Sweet Trinity ta'en tell thee There's thou Tommy Linn tree turn'd unto wadna weel wife Willy wine Ye'll young Beichan Young Hunting young Logie
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Página 40 - 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.
Página 21 - THERE lived a wife at Usher's Well, And a wealthy wife was she ; She had three stout and stalwart sons, And sent them oer the sea. They hadna...
Página 20 - O whaten a mountain is yon,' she said, ' All so dreary wi' frost and snow ? ' ' O yon is the mountain of hell,' he cried,
Página 23 - Up then crew the red, red cock, And up and crew the gray; The eldest to the youngest said,
Página 52 - 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, I...
Página 249 - O, these are hard questions for my shallow witt, Nor I cannot answer your grace as yet : But if you will give me but three weekes space, He do my endeavour to answer your grace. Now three weeks...
Página 2 - That name does not belang to me; I am but the Queen of fair elfland, That am hither come to visit thee.
Página 223 - Before the barn-door crowing, The cock by hens attended, His eyes around him throwing, Stands for a while suspended. Then one he singles from the crew, And cheers the happy hen; With how do you do, and how do you do, And how do you do again.
Página 230 - IT was in and about the Martinmas time, When the green leaves were a falling, That Sir John Graeme, in the West Country, Fell in love with Barbara Allan. 2. He sent his man down through the town, To the place where she was dwelling: "O haste and come to my master dear, Gin ye be Barbara Allan.
Página 77 - He has ta'en the table wi' his hand, He garr'd the red wine spring on hie — "Now Christ's curse on my head," he said, "But avenged of Lord Scroope I'll be!