English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 4Francis James Child Houghton, Osgood, 1858 - Ballads, English |
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Ancient Andrew Barton army baith ballad battle bonny lass brave Catskin copy Cromdale daughter daye dear death doth doun Duke Earl of Murray England English Erle fair father fear fell fight foes frae gallant Geordie gold Gordon gude hand hast hath heart heire of Linne Highland hill hireman horse hundred Huntly James John Dory King Henry knight lady land Lord maid Mary Ambree merry Montrose mony ne'er never noble o'er Old Ballads Otterbourne Percy Percy Society Percy's Reliques Persè pray prince Queen quoth Richard Whittington Richie Storie Ritson's sayd saye scho Scotland Scots Scottish shee Sir Andrew slain Songs sonnes stanza story sword tell thair thee ther thousand took town unto viii weel wife Willie wold ye'll young
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Page 45 - Lo, yonder doth Earl Douglas come, His men in armour bright ; Full twenty hundred Scottish spears All marching in our sight ; All men of pleasant Teviotdale, Fast by the river Tweed...
Page 25 - But I would yield to Earl Douglas, Or Sir Hugh the Montgomery, if he were here." As soon as he knew it was Montgomery, He struck his sword's point in the gronde ; The Montgomery was a courteous knight, And quickly took him by the honde.
Page 46 - Earl Douglas on his milk-white steed, Most like a baron bold, Rode foremost of his company, Whose armour shone like gold. " Show me," said he, " whose men you be, That hunt so boldly here ; That, without my consent, do chase And kill my fallow-deer.
Page 270 - But no way could relieve his wants ; Yet, if that he would stay Within her kitchen, he should have What scullions gave away. When he had heard with bitter tears, He made his answer then ; ' In what I did, let me be made Example to all men. I will return again,' quoth he, ' Unto my Regan's court ; She will not use me thus, I hope, But in a kinder sort.
Page 20 - But up spake proud Lord Percy then, And O but he spake hie ! I am the lord of this castle, My wife's the lady gay. ' If thou'rt the lord of this castle, Sae weel it pleases me, For, ere I cross the Border fells, The tane of us shall die.
Page 318 - The seconde, to tell him, without any doubt, How soone he may ride this whole world about ; And at the third question I must not shrinke, But tell him there truly what he does thinke.
Page 47 - And thus in rage did say : Ere thus I will out-braved be, One of us two shall die : I know thee well, an earl thou art, Lord Percy, so am I. But trust me, Percy, pity...
Page 23 - He belted on his guid braid sword, And to the field he ran ; But he forgot the helmet good, That should have kept his brain. When Percy wi' the Douglas met, I wat he was fu' fain ! They swakked their swords, till sair they swat, And the blood ran down like rain.
Page 42 - thy crueltie ; I charge thee to do so. " Sith needs thou wilt thy forfeit have, Which is of flesh a pound, See that thou shed no drop of bloud, Nor yet the man confound.
Page 320 - And then your grace need not make any doubt, But in twenty-four hours you'll ride it about.