...was on a journey." Robin also claims for himself, in masculine staves, a descent from Celtic myths. " From hag-bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revelled...And for my pranks men call me by The name of Robin Goodfcllow : Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, that haunt the nights, The hags and goblins do me know ;...

...instead, And wend us laughing, ho, ho, ho ! From hay-bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revell'd to and fro ; And for my pranks men call me by The...Goodfellow. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, who haunt the nightea, The hags and goblins, do me know ; And beldames old my feates have told ; So, Vale, Volt!...

...instead, And wend us laughing, ho, ho, ho I From hag-bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revell'd to and fro : And for my pranks men call me by The name of Robin Good-fell6w. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, Who haunt the nightes, " The hags and goblins do me know...

...babes new borne steale as we go, And elfe in bed we leave instead, And wend us laughing, ho, ho, ho ! From hag-bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revelled...And for my pranks men call me by The name of Robin Good-fell6w. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, Who haunt the nights, The hags and goblins do me know ; And...

...babes new-born steal as we go ; And elf in bed We leave in stead, And wend us laughing ho, ho, ho ! From hag-bred Merlin's time, have I Thus nightly revelled...Goodfellow. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, Who haunt the nighta, The hags and goblins do me know ; And beldames old UNKNOWN. fBefore 1649.l EDOM O' GORDON....

...instead, 110 And wend us laughing, ho, ho, ho! 20 From hag-bred Merlins time have I Thus nightly revell'd to and fro; And for my pranks men call me by The name of Eobin Good-fellow. 115 Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, 2i Who haunt the nightes, The hags and goblins...

...steal as we go ; An elf in bed We leave instead, And wend us, laughing ho, ho, ho ! 90 From hag-bred5 Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revelled to and...of Robin Good-Fellow.' Fiends, ghosts, and sprites 9S Who haunt the nights, The hags and goblins, do me know ; And beldams ' old My feats have told —...

...instead, And wend us, laughing " ho, ho, ho! " From hag-bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly reveled to and fro ; And for my pranks men call me by The...Good-fellow. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, Who haunt the nights, The hags and goblins, do me know ; And beldames old My fates have told, So, vale, vale, ho,...

...new-born steal as we go! And elf in bed, * We leave instead; And wend us, laughing ' Ho! ho! ho ! / From hag-bred MERLIN'S time, have I Thus nightly revelled...of ROBIN GOOD-FELLOW. Fiends, ghosts, and sprites, That haunt the nights, The hags and goblins, do me know! And beldames old, My feats have told. So Vale!...

...instead. And wend us laughing, ho, ho, hoi From hag^bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revel i'd to and fro ; And for my pranks men call me by The...Who haunt the nightes. The hags and goblins do me kn^w : And beldames old My feates have told ; So Vale, Vale; ho, ho, bo I" Shakespeare also has given...