Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821 |
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... er the sea , Fair Annie , " A braw bride to bring hame . " Wi ' her I will get gowd and gear ; " Wi ' you I ne'er got nane . " But wha will bake my bridal bread , " Or brew my bridal ale ? " And wha will welcome my brisk bride " That I ...
... er the sea , Fair Annie , " A braw bride to bring hame . " Wi ' her I will get gowd and gear ; " Wi ' you I ne'er got nane . " But wha will bake my bridal bread , " Or brew my bridal ale ? " And wha will welcome my brisk bride " That I ...
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... ne'er another trow me . If gay attire delight thine eye , I'll dight me 108 MINSTRELSY OF O tell me how to woo thee.
... ne'er another trow me . If gay attire delight thine eye , I'll dight me 108 MINSTRELSY OF O tell me how to woo thee.
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... ne'er another trow me . But if fond love thy heart can gain , I never broke a vow ; Nae maiden lays her skaith to me , I never lov'd but you . For you alone I ride the ring , For you I wear the blue ; For you alone I strive to sing , O ...
... ne'er another trow me . But if fond love thy heart can gain , I never broke a vow ; Nae maiden lays her skaith to me , I never lov'd but you . For you alone I ride the ring , For you I wear the blue ; For you alone I strive to sing , O ...
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... nane cou'd them withstand . Mony a bludey blow they delt , The like was never seen ; And hadna that braw leader fall'n , They ne'er had slain the king . ODE ON VISITING FLODDEN . BY J. LEY DEN . THE SCOTTISH BORDER . 137.
... nane cou'd them withstand . Mony a bludey blow they delt , The like was never seen ; And hadna that braw leader fall'n , They ne'er had slain the king . ODE ON VISITING FLODDEN . BY J. LEY DEN . THE SCOTTISH BORDER . 137.
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... ne'er get back to your ain countrie . ” 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 ...
... ne'er get back to your ain countrie . ” 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 ...
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ancient arms awae ballad Baron battle battle of Flodden blood bonny milldams Border Bothwellhaugh Branxholm burgh called castle Christie's clan clan Macduff Colonsay dæmons death e'er Earl Edinburgh editor English Ercildoun Eske eyes fair Fair Annie Fause Foodrage fell Flodden forest frae gane gray green hame Hamilton haste heard heart horse isle James John Keeldar Kelpie Kempion King lady ladye land Liddesdale Loch Duich Lord of Corasse Lord Soulis maid mair Mary maun Merlin mermaid milldams of Binnorie ne'er never night o'er prophecies Queen quod the knyght ruins sall sayd Scotland Scottish Selkirk shew song Soulis souters of Selkirk steed stone suld sweet ta'en tale tears tell thee Thomas lay THOMAS THE RHYMER thou thrice tower tradition tree true Thomas twa sisters verses weel wild wolde
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Página 48 - Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night. Since my three sons are well.
Página 174 - And see not ye that braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven ? That is the path of wickedness, Though some call it the road to heaven. 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 '11 ne'er get back to your ain countrie.
Página 229 - John I must wander alone ; In thy bower I may not be." — '"Now, out on thee, faint-hearted knight! Thou shouldst not say me nay ; For the eve is sweet, and when lovers meet, Is worth the whole summer's day. "'And...
Página 46 - THERE lived a wife at Usher's Well, And a wealthy wife was she ; She had three stout and stalwart sons, And sent them oer the sea. They hadna...
Página 172 - Harp and carp, Thomas," she said ; " Harp and carp along wi' me ; And if ye dare to kiss my lips, Sure of your bodie I will be." " Betide me weal, betide me woe, That weird shall never daunton me." Syne he has kissed her rosy lips, All underneath the Eildon Tree.
Página 49 - Tis time we were away.' The cock he hadna craw'd but once, And clapp'd his wings at a', When the youngest to the eldest said, ' Brother, we must awa. 'The cock doth craw, the day doth daw, The channerin' worm doth chide ; Gin we be mist out o' our place, A sair pain we maun bide.
Página 128 - Dool and wae for the order, sent our lads to the Border, The English for ance, by guile wan the day ; The flowers of the forest, that fought aye the foremost, The prime of our land are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking ; Women and bairns are heartless and wae ; Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a
Página 226 - gainst the English yew, To lift the Scottish spear. Yet his plate-jack was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore : At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron returned in three days...
Página 231 - Yet hear but my word, my noble lord ! For I heard her name his name ; And that lady bright, she called the knight, Sir Richard of Coldinghame. " The bold Baron's brow then changed, I trow, From high blood-red to pale— "The grave is deep and dark — and the corpse is stiff and stark — So I may not trust thy tale. "Where fair Tweed flows round holy Melrose, And Eildon slopes to the plain, Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, That gay gallant was slain. "•The varying light deceived thy...
Página 333 - Fair is the crystal hall for me With rubies and with emeralds set; And sweet the music of the sea Shall sing, when we for love are met. " How sweet to dance with gliding feet Along the level tide so green, Responsive to the cadence sweet That breathes along the moonlight scene...