The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Parte2Francis James Child, George Lyman Kittredge Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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Allison Gross answer asks auld ballad Beichan bonny bower bride brother Buchan's Carterhaugh castle copy court Danish daughter dear Earl Brand fabliau fair fair Janet fairy Färöe fast father frae gane gang Gawain gold gowd green Grundtvig gude hair hame hand head hill Hind Etin horn horse Janet Kempy Kay King Arthur kiss knee knight Köhler lady ladye land Lizie Wan Lord maid mair mantle marry maun Minstrelsy mother Motherwell Motherwell's neer never Norwegian porter queen ride ring Romania says Scottish seven shee sister stane stanzas story Swedish sword taen tale Tam Lin tell thee Thomas thou Tom Line tree verses versions Volkslieder wedding weel Whan wife woman wood Ye'll young Young Beichan
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Página 282 - Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me : thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Página 324 - I dought neither speak to prince or peer, Nor ask of grace from fair ladye.' 'Now hold thy peace!' the lady said, 'For as I say, so must it be.' He has gotten a coat of the even cloth, And a pair of shoes of velvet green ; And till seven years were gane and past, True Thomas on earth was never seen.
Página 416 - But at the end of the third or the beginning of the fourth century...
Página 326 - Take this for thy wages, true Thomas ; It will give thee the tongue that can never lie.' 'My tongue is mine ain,' true Thomas said; 'A gudely gift ye wad gie to me!
Página 324 - Lay down your head upon my knee," The lady sayd, "ere we climb yon hill, And I will show you fairlies three. "O see not ye yon narrow road, So thick beset wi thorns and briers?
Página 325 - O they rade on and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon. But they heard the roaring of the sea. It was mirk mirk night, and there was nae stern light, And they waded through red blude to the knee; For a' the blude, that's shed on earth, Rins through the springs o
Página 325 - O no, O no, Thomas," she said, That name does not belang to me ; I am but the queen of fair Elfland, That am hither come to visit thee.
Página 325 - Now, ye maun go wi' me," she said ; " True Thomas, ye maun go wi' me ; And ye maun serve me seven years, Thro' weal or woe as may chance to be.
Página 325 - And see not ye that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. " But, Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see ; For, if you speak word in Elflyn land, Ye'll ne'er get back to your ain countrie.
Página 272 - Kay called forth his ladye, and bade her come neere; Saies, ' Madam, and thou be guiltye, I pray thee hold thee there.