Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected [by sir W. Scott]. [Another], Band 11821 |
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... Liddesdale , to bar your grace's passage . I < vow to God they shall either fight or flee . Your grace shall tarry on this hillock with my brother George ; and I will either clear road of yon- your “ der banditti , or die in the attempt ...
... Liddesdale , to bar your grace's passage . I < vow to God they shall either fight or flee . Your grace shall tarry on this hillock with my brother George ; and I will either clear road of yon- your “ der banditti , or die in the attempt ...
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... Liddesdale freebooters were not duly redressed , should be at liberty to issue letters of reprisal to his injured subjects , grant- ing " power to invade the said inhabitants of Lid- " desdale , to their slaughters , burning , heirships ...
... Liddesdale freebooters were not duly redressed , should be at liberty to issue letters of reprisal to his injured subjects , grant- ing " power to invade the said inhabitants of Lid- " desdale , to their slaughters , burning , heirships ...
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... LIDDESDALE & DEBATEABLE 242 · Wat Urwen . 40 · 20 93 Armstrongs LAND . Jeffrey Urwen T. Johnston of Crackburn James Johnston of Coites Johnstons of Craggyland Johnstons of Driesdell Johnstons of Malinshaw 64 Elwoods ( Elliots ) 162 ...
... LIDDESDALE & DEBATEABLE 242 · Wat Urwen . 40 · 20 93 Armstrongs LAND . Jeffrey Urwen T. Johnston of Crackburn James Johnston of Coites Johnstons of Craggyland Johnstons of Driesdell Johnstons of Malinshaw 64 Elwoods ( Elliots ) 162 ...
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... Liddesdale , and keeper of the Hermitage Castle . But he had little effective power over that country , and was twice defeated by the Armstrongs , its lawless inha- bitants . - Border History , p . 584. Yet the unfortunate Mary , in her ...
... Liddesdale , and keeper of the Hermitage Castle . But he had little effective power over that country , and was twice defeated by the Armstrongs , its lawless inha- bitants . - Border History , p . 584. Yet the unfortunate Mary , in her ...
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... Liddesdale was under the in- fluence of England ; in so much , that Randolph , the English minister , proposed to hire a band of strap- ping Elliots , to find Home business at home , in looking after his corn and cattle . - KEITH , p ...
... Liddesdale was under the in- fluence of England ; in so much , that Randolph , the English minister , proposed to hire a band of strap- ping Elliots , to find Home business at home , in looking after his corn and cattle . - KEITH , p ...
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ancient Angus Armstrongs auld baith ballad bard battle betwixt Bewcastle Border Buccleuch called Carlisle castle Cessford chief chieftain clan collection Dickie Douglas Earl Earl of Angus Edinburgh editor England English Ettricke Foreste fair frae gane gude hand Hobbie horse imitate Jedburgh Johnie Johnstone King King's Kinmont Kinmont Willie lads Laird Laird's Jock land Liddesdale Lochmaben Lord Maxwell Lord of Liddesdale Lord Scroope Maitland manrent Marches minstrel mony moss-troopers Murray ne'er never night noble Otterbourne Outlaw OUTLAW MURRAY Percy person poem poet popular poetry prisoner reciters rhymes ride Ritson sall Scot Scotland Scott Scottish SCOTTISH BORDER Sir John Sir Patrick Spens Sir Robert Kerr slain song spears stanza sword ta'en thai thair thee ther thou tion Tividale tyme verses warden weel William Willie word
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Seite 9 - Come away, come away, death, And in sad cypress let me be laid ; Fly away, fly away, breath ; I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew, O, prepare it ! My part of death, no one so true Did share it. Not a flower, not a flower sweet, On my black coffin let there be strown...
Seite 10 - To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast ; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.
Seite 207 - OI sleep saft, and I wake aft, It's lang since sleeping was fley'd frae me ; Gie my service back to my wife and bairns, And a' gude fellows that spier for me." Then Red Rowan has hente him up, The starkest man in Teviotdale — "Abide, abide now, Red Rowan, Till of my Lord Scroope I take farewell. " Farewell, farewell, my gude Lord Scroope ! My gude Lord Scroope, farewell ! " he cried — " I'll pay you for my lodging maill, When first we meet on the Border side.
Seite lxii - I OFT have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after : At first I wondered at it much ; But since I find the reason such, As it deserves no laughter.
Seite 70 - When Percy wi the Douglas met, I wat he was fu fain; They swakked their swords, till sair they swat, And the blood ran down like rain. But Percy with his good...
Seite 11 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Seite 207 - Then shoulder high with shout and cry We bore him down the ladder lang; At every stride Red Rowan made, I wot the Kinmont's aims played clang. 'O mony a time,
Seite 204 - Where be ye gaun, ye hunters keen?" Quo' fause Sakelde; "come tell to me!" "We go to hunt an English stag, Has trespassed on the Scots countrie.
Seite 205 - Where be ye gaun, ye broken men ?' Quo' fause Sakelde ; ' come tell to me !' Now Dickie of Dryhope led that band, And the never a word o' lear had he. ' Why trespass ye on the English side ? Row-footed outlaws, stand!' quo' he; The never a word had Dickie to say, Sae he thrust the lance through his fause bodie.
Seite cvii - When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.