Yet one of them, more hard of heart, The other would not agree thereto, He took the children by the hand, And two long miles he ledd them thus, "Stay here," quoth he, "I'll bring ye bread, When I do come againe." These pretty babes, with hand in hand, Their prettye lippes, with black-berries, And when they sawe the darksome night, Thus wandered these two prettye babes, In one another's armes they dyed, No burial these prettye babes Till robin-redbreast painfully Did cover them with leaves. And now the heavy wrathe of God Yea, fearful fiends did haunt his house, His barnes were fired, his goods consumed, And in the voyage of Portugal And, to conclude, himself was brought He pawn'd and mortgaged all his land And now at length this wicked act The fellowe, that did take in hand All you that be executors, Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek; Take you example by this thing, And yield to each his right, Lest God with such like miserye Your wicked minds requite. OLD BALLAD. THE TWA BROTHERS. THERE were twaa brothers at the scule," It's "Will ye play at the stane-chucking,d Or will ye gae up to yon hill head, And there we'll warsell a fa'? "f JOHN." I winna play at the stane-chucking, But I'll gae up to yon bonny green hill, They warsled up, they warsled down, JOHN." O lift me up upon your back, And wash my bluidy i wounds o'er and o'er, k Take you example by this thing, OLD BALLAD. THE TWA BROTHERS. THERE were twaa brothers at the scule, It's "Will ye play at the stane-chucking,d Or will ye gae up to yon hill head, JOHN. "I winna play at the stane-chucking, But I'll gae up to yon bonny green hill, They warsled up, they warsled down, JOHN.-"O lift me up upon your back, And wash my bluidy i wounds o'er and o'er, c Away. b School. a Two. • Ball. More. |