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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Página 171
... sayd in derne , Thare suld meit stalwartly , starke and sterne . He sayd it in his prophecy ; But how he wist it was ferly . Book VIII . chap . 32 . There could have been no ferly ( marvel ) in Wintown's eyes at least , how Thomas came ...
... sayd in derne , Thare suld meit stalwartly , starke and sterne . He sayd it in his prophecy ; But how he wist it was ferly . Book VIII . chap . 32 . There could have been no ferly ( marvel ) in Wintown's eyes at least , how Thomas came ...
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... sayd yonder is Mary of Might , That bar the child that died for me , 1 Certes bot I may speke with that lady bright , Myd my hert will breke in three ; I schal me hye with all my might , Hyr to mete at Eldyn Tree . Thomas rathly up her ...
... sayd yonder is Mary of Might , That bar the child that died for me , 1 Certes bot I may speke with that lady bright , Myd my hert will breke in three ; I schal me hye with all my might , Hyr to mete at Eldyn Tree . Thomas rathly up her ...
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... sayd , Man , you lyste thi play , What berde in bouyr may dele with thee , That maries me all this long day ; I pray ye , Thomas , lat me be . Thomas stode up in the stede , And behelde the lady gay , Her heyre hang down about hyr hede ...
... sayd , Man , you lyste thi play , What berde in bouyr may dele with thee , That maries me all this long day ; I pray ye , Thomas , lat me be . Thomas stode up in the stede , And behelde the lady gay , Her heyre hang down about hyr hede ...
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... sayd , Ful wo is me , Now I spyll for fawte of fode ; To a garden she lede him tyte , There was fruyte in grete plente , Peyres and appless ther were rype , The date and the damese , The figge and als fylbert tre ; The nyghtyngale ...
... sayd , Ful wo is me , Now I spyll for fawte of fode ; To a garden she lede him tyte , There was fruyte in grete plente , Peyres and appless ther were rype , The date and the damese , The figge and als fylbert tre ; The nyghtyngale ...
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... sayd to me , Busk ye , Thomas , you must agayn , Here you may no longer be : Hy then zerne that you were at hame , I sal ye bryng to Eldyn Tre . Thomas answerd with heuy cher , And said , Lowely ladye , lat me be , For I say ye certenly ...
... sayd to me , Busk ye , Thomas , you must agayn , Here you may no longer be : Hy then zerne that you were at hame , I sal ye bryng to Eldyn Tre . Thomas answerd with heuy cher , And said , Lowely ladye , lat me be , For I say ye certenly ...
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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 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...
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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
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