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... thought he stoode , And mused a little space ; Then raised faire Emmeline from the grounde , With many a fond embrace . " Here , take her , Child of Elle , " he sayd , And gave her lillye white hand ; — " Here , take my deare and only ...
... thought he stoode , And mused a little space ; Then raised faire Emmeline from the grounde , With many a fond embrace . " Here , take her , Child of Elle , " he sayd , And gave her lillye white hand ; — " Here , take my deare and only ...
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... thought he wold not come , Noe longer wold I stay . " With that , a brave younge gentleman Thus to the Erle did say : 66 Loe , yonder doth Erle Douglas come , His men in armour bright ; Full twenty hundred Scottish speres All marching ...
... thought he wold not come , Noe longer wold I stay . " With that , a brave younge gentleman Thus to the Erle did say : 66 Loe , yonder doth Erle Douglas come , His men in armour bright ; Full twenty hundred Scottish speres All marching ...
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... thoughts would rise ) " Cause me my freedom change for marriage ties , That excellent young maid I yonder see , Griselidis , the old man's child , is she . " Meanwhile the days and weeks were past and gone ; The hour , in council fix'd ...
... thoughts would rise ) " Cause me my freedom change for marriage ties , That excellent young maid I yonder see , Griselidis , the old man's child , is she . " Meanwhile the days and weeks were past and gone ; The hour , in council fix'd ...
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... thoughts record Thee aye a faithful liegeman to thy lord . Now am I come to put thy love to test , And ask one proof surpassing all the rest : ' Tis a dear boon , nor may I be denied ; - Thy duteous child must be thy sovereign's bride ...
... thoughts record Thee aye a faithful liegeman to thy lord . Now am I come to put thy love to test , And ask one proof surpassing all the rest : ' Tis a dear boon , nor may I be denied ; - Thy duteous child must be thy sovereign's bride ...
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... thought , and seem'd her soul to rend , " This man my infant's hapless days must end ! " - Howbe , her fears she stifled in her breast , Her struggling sobs , her rising tears suppress'd : Then with a long fond look , that might not ...
... thought , and seem'd her soul to rend , " This man my infant's hapless days must end ! " - Howbe , her fears she stifled in her breast , Her struggling sobs , her rising tears suppress'd : Then with a long fond look , that might not ...
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Aldingar arms arrow awaye babes baron Bertram blude bold bonny bower brave bride castle Chatsworth child Colonsay courser cried dame daughter daye dear deere doth Eldridge Emmeline Erle Douglas eyes fair father fayre fear feast gallant gentle gold gone green Griselidis grype hall hand hast hath Headless Cross heard heart heire of Linne hills king lady Lady Elspat ladye land Little John lonely lord loud lov'd maid maiden merry ne'er never noble o'er Percy pretty Bessee queene quoth Red-Cross Knight Robin Hood Saluces sayd sayes shee shold sighed Sir Aldingar Sir Andrewe Sir Patrick Spens sire slaine song soon spake steed sweet sword Syr Cauline tears tell thee thou shalt tree true love True Thomas twa sons unto vale wedded ween weep wend wild William wold wyfe young youth
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Page 217 - Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens, Was walking on the strand. "To Noroway, to Noroway, To Noroway o'er the faem ; The king's daughter of Noroway, Tis thou maun bring her hame...
Page 234 - O'er Roslin all that dreary night A wondrous blaze was seen to gleam ; 'Twas broader than the watch-fire's light, And redder than the bright moonbeam. It glared on Roslin's castled rock, It ruddied all the copse-wood glen ; 'Twas seen from Dryden's groves of oak, And seen from cavern'd Hawthornden.
Page 134 - Away rode the abbot all sad at that word, And he rode to Cambridge and Oxenford ; But never a doctor there was so wise, That could with his learning an answer devise. Then home rode the abbot of comfort so cold, And he mett his shepheard a going to fold : " How now, my lord abbot, you are welcome home : What newes do you bring us from good King John?
Page 8 - Their hinder parts, with special care, That day were guarded sure. The hounds ran swiftly through the woods, The nimble deer to take, That with their cries the hills and dales An echo shrill did make.
Page 234 - Clair. There are twenty of Roslin's barons bold Lie buried within that proud chapelle ; Each one the holy vault doth hold — But the sea holds lovely Rosabelle ! And each Saint Clair was buried there, With candle, with book, and with knell ; But the sea-caves rung and the wild winds sung The dirge of lovely Rosabelle.
Page 7 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Page 137 - Light down, light down, now, true Thomas, And lean your head upon my knee ; Abide and rest a little space, And I will shew you ferlies three.
Page 83 - LITHE and listen, gentlemen, To sing a song I will beginne : It is of a lord of faire Scotland, Which was the unthrifty heire of Linne. His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree ; But they, alas ! were dead him froe, And he lov'd keeping companie. To spend the day with merry cheer, To...
Page 84 - My gold is gone, my money is spent ; My lande nowe take it unto thee : Give me the golde, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my lande shall bee.
Page 218 - O, where will I get a gude sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast To see if I can spy land ?" " O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till ye get up to the tall top-mast ; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.