...the Rhymer lay musing and sleeping when he saw, or dreamt he saw, the Queen of Elf -land : — " Then Thomas lay on Huntlie Bank, A ferlie he spied wi' his e'e ; And then he saw a ladie bright, Come riding down by the Eilden Tree. Her skirt was o' the grass-green silk,...

...prophecies. PART I. АЯС1ЕЯТ. THÜE Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie he spied wi' his ее; And there he saw a ladye bright, Come riding down by the Eildon tree. Her ahirt was o' the grass-green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne; At ilka ten of her horse's mane,...

...lay before them the ancient and beautiful ballad of Thomas the Rymer. THOMAS THE RYMER. PART FIRST. True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank ; A ferlie he spied...the grass-green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne ; And ilka tett of her horses mane, Hang fifty siller bells and nine. True Thomas, he pulled aff his...

...Hills in Roxburghshire. True Thomas lay on Huntly bank ; A ferlle spied he with his oe ; For thoro he saw a ladye bright. Come riding down by the Eildon tree* Her shirt was o' the grass-green silk, ITer mantle o' the velvet fyno ; At ilka tett o' her hone's mane Bung fifty siller bells and nine....

...him betook, By dale and eke by down." THOMAS THE RHYMER. TRUE Thomas lay on Huntlie bank A ferlie 1 he spied wi' his ee, And, there he saw a ladye bright,...grass-green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne, At ilka tett2 of her horse's mane, Hung fifty siller bells and nine. True Thomas he pull'd off his cap, And...

...traditions, may suppose of each, that, like her who seduced Thomas the Rhymer* to follow her to Fairy Land, " Her shirt was o' the grass-green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne; " while those who may, like the Author, think that this would savour too much of sameness, may, also...

...ferlie he spied wi' his ecj >nd there he saw a ladye bright, Come riding down by the Kildon Tree. ler shirt was o' the grass-green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne; t ilka tett of her horse's mane, Hung fifty siller bells and nine. 'rue Thomas, he pull'd aff his cap....

...brought him a pardon from merry King John." (1) Meaning, probably, St. Botolph. THOMAS THE RHYMER. TRUE Thomas lay on Huntlie bank ; A ferlie he spied...the velvet fyne ; At ilka tett of her horse's mane, Hang fifty siller bells and nine. True Thomas, he pulled aff his cap, And louted low down to his knee,...

...which Thomas the Rhymer lay musing and sleeping when he saw, or dreamt he saw, the queen of Elfland : " True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie he spied...ladye bright, Come riding down by the Eildon tree. Her skirt was o' the grass green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne ; At ilka tett of her horse's mane...

...which Thomas the Rhymer lay musing and sleeping when he saw, or dreamt he saw, the queen of Elfland : " True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie he spied...ladye bright, Come riding down by the Eildon tree. Her skirt was o' the grass green silk, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne ; At ilka tett of her horse's mane...