Lylliard lies under this stane, Little was her stature, but great was her fame ; Upon the English louns she laid mony thumps, And when her legs were cutted off, she fought upon her stumps. The picture of Scotland - Página 98por Robert Chambers - 1827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1859 - 594 páginas
...inscription on the tomb of a Scottish heroine, who was killed at the battle of Ancrim Moor 1545 : " Upon the English louns She laid many thumps, — And when her legs were cutted off She fought upon the stumps." We conclude our notice of " this favourite ballad of the common... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - 1860 - 482 páginas
...monument, now broken and defaced. The mscription is said to have rnn thus : — '' Fair maiden Lylliard lies under this stane ; Little was her stature, but...louns she laid many thumps, And when her legs were cutted off, she fought upon her know where the blow might fall. His exchequer was very bare, but the... | |
| Thomas Percy - 1860 - 578 páginas
...Is said to have been legible within this century, and to have run thus : — " Fair maiden Lylliard lies under this stane, Little was her stature, but great was her fame, Upon the English loans she laid mony thumps, And, when her legs were cutted off, she fought upon her stumps." the English... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1861 - 788 páginas
...plantation. The inscription on the monument, not now discernible, is said to have run thus : — " Fair Maiden Lillyard lies under this stane, Little...louns she laid many thumps, And when her legs were cutted off she fought upon her stumps." BCOTT. Ancrum Moor lies to the right of the road. On looking... | |
| Walter Scott - 1861 - 352 páginas
...this century, and to have ran thus: — " ' Fair Maiden Lillyard lies under this stane, Little waa her stature but great was her fame; Upon the English louns she laid mony thumps, And when her legs were cutted afl', she fought upon her stumps." " — Note, Eve of St.... | |
| Edward Bradley - 1863 - 460 páginas
...buried, and a stone raised to her memory, bearing the following inscription : — Fair maiden Lilliard lies under this stane, Little was her stature, but great was her fame, On the English lads she laid many thumps, And when her legs were off she fought upon her stumps. The... | |
| Cuthbert Bede - 1863 - 458 páginas
...buried, and a stone raised to her memory, bearing the following inscription I—- Fair maiden Lilliard lies under this stane, Little was her stature, but great was her fame, On the English lads she laid many thumps, And when her legs were off she fought upon her stumps. The... | |
| 1864 - 60 páginas
...a young girl whose monument is still shewn. The following is her epitaph :— " Fair maiden Lilyard lies under this stane : Little was her stature but...louns she laid many thumps, And when her legs were cutted off she fought upon her stumps." In the same year the Abbot of Dryburgh and certain other chiefs... | |
| Walter Scott - 1866 - 614 páginas
...Cairntable, is a mountainous tract at the head of Douglasdale. I See Chevy Chase. M Fair maiden Lylliard lies under this stane. Little was her stature, but great was her fame ; Upon the L'Ji^lbh louns she luid тону thumps, And when her leys were culled utf, she fought upon her .stumps."... | |
| Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 páginas
...table, is a mountainous tract at the head of Douglasdale. I See Chevy CAase. " Fair maiden Lylliard lies under this stane. Little was her stature, but great was her fame; Upon the English loons she laid mony thumps, And when her legs were cutted off, she fought upon her stumps." Vide Account... | |
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