Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient BalladsJames Henry Dixon Percy Society, 1845 - 108 páginas |
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Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, Volume 17 James Henry Dixon Visualização completa - 1846 |
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Alane Alexander Dyce ANCIENT BALLADS baith ballad bonny babies Bonny Hind bouir castle cauld Charter-woods Complaynt of Scotland copy Dame Essels dochter doun Edinburgh Edited by J. O. editor Elfin F.S.A. WILLIAM fair upon Tay father fause frae Gamery gane gang Glasgow green burn sidie hame heir Heir of Linne Henry Hey wi Hugh the Graeme J. O. Halliwell James James Orchard Halliwell John Johnnie Johnstoun stands fair king Knight laird lindie Linne little Munsgrove Lord Burnett Lord Thomas love Gregory luve mair Manchester maun maun dee mony ne'er o'er old ballads ower Payne Collier Percy Society PETER CUNNINGHAM Poems proper St rose roun says Scotland Scottish Ballads Songs spak steed Stirling for aye Strathdon ta'en taen Tam-a-Line thee Thomas Wright thro toun twa sisters verse Wanton Broun Wearie's weddin weel Yarrow Young Bekie
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