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Page 93
... is the property of King Henry . In our version the scene of the theft is laid at
London , but Carlisle , we are inclined to think , is the true reading . The great
distance between Scotland and London , and the nature of the roads in times as
occur .
... is the property of King Henry . In our version the scene of the theft is laid at
London , but Carlisle , we are inclined to think , is the true reading . The great
distance between Scotland and London , and the nature of the roads in times as
occur .
Page 96
The burden of this ballad is very ancient , and when coupled with the purgatorial
nature of the punishment of the heroine , affords a strong presumption of the
antiquity of the whole composition . The “ lindie ” is the lime or lindentree , a tree ...
The burden of this ballad is very ancient , and when coupled with the purgatorial
nature of the punishment of the heroine , affords a strong presumption of the
antiquity of the whole composition . The “ lindie ” is the lime or lindentree , a tree ...
Page 52
King's version does not contain the third verse , which is obtained , as is also the
title , from a modern broadside , from whence , also , one or two verbal
corrections are made , of too trilling a nature to particularize . The tune to which
King used ...
King's version does not contain the third verse , which is obtained , as is also the
title , from a modern broadside , from whence , also , one or two verbal
corrections are made , of too trilling a nature to particularize . The tune to which
King used ...
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