Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 102
... Knight , This Knight of the north countrie ; O maiden fair with the raven hair , Thou shalt at my bidding be . ' Thy sire he is from home , ladye , For he hath a journey gone ; And his shaggy blood hound is sleeping sound , Beside the ...
... Knight , This Knight of the north countrie ; O maiden fair with the raven hair , Thou shalt at my bidding be . ' Thy sire he is from home , ladye , For he hath a journey gone ; And his shaggy blood hound is sleeping sound , Beside the ...
Page 64
... knight had from Rumford stole Bessee away ; The young men of Rumford , so sick as may be , Rode after to fetch again pretty Bessee . As swift as the wind to ride they were seen , Until they came near unto Bednall Green , And as the knight ...
... knight had from Rumford stole Bessee away ; The young men of Rumford , so sick as may be , Rode after to fetch again pretty Bessee . As swift as the wind to ride they were seen , Until they came near unto Bednall Green , And as the knight ...
Page 74
... Knight . THIS is the common English stall copy of a ballad of which there are a variety of versions , for an account ... Knight has never been printed ; it is peculiar to the ballad , and , from its popularity , is well known . AN ...
... Knight . THIS is the common English stall copy of a ballad of which there are a variety of versions , for an account ... Knight has never been printed ; it is peculiar to the ballad , and , from its popularity , is well known . AN ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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