A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous, Volume 1Ambrose Philips J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 - Ballads, English |
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... dear ; Who went for to enquire straight Of an Inchanteress ; When knocking at her Iron Gate , Her Answer it was this : ' The Lady shall bring forth a Son , 6 By whom , in Tract of Time , ' Great Noble Actions shall be done ; ' He will ...
... dear ; Who went for to enquire straight Of an Inchanteress ; When knocking at her Iron Gate , Her Answer it was this : ' The Lady shall bring forth a Son , 6 By whom , in Tract of Time , ' Great Noble Actions shall be done ; ' He will ...
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... dear , He well deferves a large Reward ; Then be not so severe ; Give me his Life . He grants the Boon ; And then without Delay , This Spanish Champion , e're ' twas Noon , Rid with her quite away . N Now come we to St. Anthony , A Man ...
... dear , He well deferves a large Reward ; Then be not so severe ; Give me his Life . He grants the Boon ; And then without Delay , This Spanish Champion , e're ' twas Noon , Rid with her quite away . N Now come we to St. Anthony , A Man ...
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... dear Fack , which he could not Which on the Hills you will find . In Yorkshire , near fair Rotherham , The Place I know it well , Some Two or Three Miles , or thereabouts , I vow I cannot tell ; But there is a Hedge , juft on the Hill ...
... dear Fack , which he could not Which on the Hills you will find . In Yorkshire , near fair Rotherham , The Place I know it well , Some Two or Three Miles , or thereabouts , I vow I cannot tell ; But there is a Hedge , juft on the Hill ...
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... dear : For did the King himself , quoth he , Unto my Cottage come , He should not , for a Twelve - Month's Pay , Receive a greater Sum . Hereat the bonny King grew blithe , To hear the clownish Jeft ; How filly Sots , as Custom is , Do ...
... dear : For did the King himself , quoth he , Unto my Cottage come , He should not , for a Twelve - Month's Pay , Receive a greater Sum . Hereat the bonny King grew blithe , To hear the clownish Jeft ; How filly Sots , as Custom is , Do ...
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... Dear ; Let Robin and I ride this Morning to Gamwel , To taste of my Brother's good Cheer . And he faid , I grant thee thy Boon , gentle Foan ; Take one of my Horfes , I pray : The Sun is a rising , and therefore make hafte , For To ...
... Dear ; Let Robin and I ride this Morning to Gamwel , To taste of my Brother's good Cheer . And he faid , I grant thee thy Boon , gentle Foan ; Take one of my Horfes , I pray : The Sun is a rising , and therefore make hafte , For To ...
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Againſt Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs Bow'r brave call'd Champion cry'd Dame Daughter dear doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Earl Marshal England faid fair fame Fane Shore Father feen felf fent fhall fight firſt flain fome foon fought ftill fuch fweet gallant George Griffel Hand hang'd Heart Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Horfely Houſe King Alfred King Henry Knight Lady laſt likewiſe Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry moft moſt muſt never Noble paſs Piercy pleaſant Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth quoth ſhe quoth the Miller Richard Robin Hood Rofamond Rofe Royal ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe Shepherd ſhould ſmall Song ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrong Stutly ſweet Sword thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thou shalt Thouſand thro unto whofe Wife young
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Page 225 - Did cover them with leaves. And now the heavy wrath of God Upon their uncle fell ; Yea, fearful fiends did haunt his house, . His conscience felt an hell : His barns were fired, his goods consumed, His lands were barren made, His cattle died within the field, And nothing with him stayed.
Page 266 - On whom he placed his chief delight; Her beauty was beyond compare, She was both virtuous and fair. There was a young man living by, Who was so charmed with her eye, That he could never be at rest ; He was by love so much possest.
Page 12 - The like was never scene. Most curiously that bower was built Of stone and timber strong, An hundered and fifty doors Did to this bower belong : And they so cunninglye contriv'd With turnings round about, That none but with a clue of thread, Could enter in or out.
Page 113 - And take your bows with speed: " And now with me, my countrymen, Your courage forth advance; For never was there champion yet, In Scotland or in France, " That ever did on horseback come, But if my hap it were, I durst encounter man for man, With him to break a spear.
Page 222 - But if the children chance to die, Ere they to age should come, Their uncle should possess their wealth; For so the will did run. "Now, brother...
Page 69 - It rains, and it blows, but call for more ale, And lay some more wood on the fire. And now call ye Little John hither to me, For little John is a fine lad, At gambols and juggling, and twenty such tricks, As shall make you both merry and glad.
Page 116 - He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long Up to the head drew he...
Page 222 - The one a fine and pretty boy, Not passing three years old ; The other a girl more young than he, And framed in beauty's mould.
Page 115 - In faith I will thee bring Where thou shalt high advanced be, By James, our Scottish king. " Thy ransom I will freely give, And this report of thee, Thou art the most courageous knight, That ever I did see.
Page 74 - Of bride-cake, and so came away. Now, out, alas ! I had forgotten to tell ye, That marry'd they were with a ring : And so will Nan Knight, or be buried a maiden, And now let us pray for the king...