A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant ; with Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous ; Illustrated with Copper Plates, Volumen2Ambrose Philips J. Roberts, 1723 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Abbot Allen a Dale Alphonfo amongst anſwer Ballad Beauty beſt Biſhop bonny Breaſt caft call'd Cauſe Charles the Fair Corineus Crown cry'd Dame Daugh Daughter dear Death Defire Derry doth Duke Earl faid fair fair Lady fame faſt Father fave felf fent fhall fhew firſt flain Fockey fome foon France ftill ftrait fuch fure fweet gallant Ganfelo Grace Grief Heart Hiftory himſelf Houſe King Edward King Henry Knight Lady laft Land laſt Locrine Lord Love Maid marry'd moft Moggy moſt Murther muſt ne'er Noble Number paſs pleaſant Pleaſure preſently pretty Beffee Prieſts Prifon Prince Queen Queſtion quoth fhe Raguel reft Robin Hood ſaid Sawney ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould Song ſpeed ſtand ſtay ſtill ſweet tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou Thouſand took Tune turn'd Twangdillo underſtand unto vex'd Wedding whofe Whoſe Wife wiſh young
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Página 195 - If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The letters, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries, Numberless, nameless...
Página 127 - For, had he left the women to 't, It would have cost two hours to do't, Which were too much that night. At length the candle's out, and now All that they had not done they do; What that is, who can tell? But I believe it was no more u° Than thou and I have done before With Bridget and with Nell.
Página 44 - I have no money, then quoth the young man, No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be. " How many miles is it to thy true love? Come tell me without guile." By the faith of my body, then said the young man, It is but five little mile.
Página 126 - Passion o' me, how I run on ! There's that that would be thought upon, I trow, besides the bride.
Página 10 - Could shew the dearest love : For to my age you bring content, Quoth he, then let me hear, Which of you three in plighted troth The kindest will appear.
Página 44 - What wilt thou give me, said Robin Hood, In ready gold or fee, To help thee to thy true love again, And deliver her unto thee? I have no money...
Página 195 - But should I now to you relate The strength and riches of their state, The powder, patches, and the pins, The...
Página 44 - What is thy name?" then said Robin Hood, "Come tell me without any fail :" "By the faith of my body," then said the young man, "My name it is Allin a Dale.
Página 44 - Hood next morning stood, Amongst the leaves so gay, There did he espy the same young man Come drooping along the way. The scarlet he wore the day before, It was clean cast away ; And...
Página 14 - That said, the duty of a child Was all that love affords: But doubting to repair to her, Whom he had...