The Ancient and Modern Ballads of Chevy ChaseSir Henry Cole Joseph Cundall, 12, Old Bond Street, 1844 - 56 páginas |
Términos y frases comunes
ANCIENT BALLAD ancient copy BALLAD OF CHEVY BALLAD OF CHEVY-CHASE battle of Otterburn began in Cheviot blood were wet bold Heron Sir bowmen bows britling Cheviot Hills Chevy Chase child may rue cloth-yard deer with hound dint doughty Douglas drive the deer Earl Douglas Earl of Northumberland Editor's folio manuscript eminent family English archers fifteen hundred archers fight five and fifty foot would flee fought gallant George the worthy glede Glendale Harcliffe heart and hand Henry VI Heron Sir George Hotspur hound and horn Humbledown i. e. set James the Scottish kill lay slain Cheviot Lord Percy MODERN BALLAD modern copy never Numbers old original Percy's prosper long Roger the hind Rychard Sheale sad and sore says Scots Scottish king Sir Hugh Montgomery Sir Philip Sir Philip Sidney Sir Roger spearmen of Scotland swords Teviotdale Thou shalt trusty tree twenty hundred spearmen William the bold worthy Lovel
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Página 8 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Página 43 - I thought he would not come, No longer would I stay ;" With that a brave young gentleman Thus to the Earl did say : " 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...
Página 48 - With that, there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow ; Who never spake more words than these, " Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.
Página 42 - But if I thought he would not come, No longer would I stay ;" With that a brave young gentleman Thus to the Earl did say...
Página 45 - I'll fight with heart and hand.' Our English archers bent their bows, Their hearts were good and true ; At the first flight of arrows sent Full fourscore Scots they slew.
Página 47 - They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground.
Página 39 - To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.
Página 47 - Bore down on every side. Throughout the English archery They dealt full many a wound ; But still our valiant Englishmen All firmly kept their ground. And throwing...
Página 13 - Percy Earl of Northumberland had vowed to hunt for three days in the Scottish border, without condescending to ask leave from Earl Douglas, who was either lord of the soil, or lord warden of the Marches. Douglas would not fail to resent the insult, and endeavour to repel the intruders by force : this would naturally produce a sharp conflict between the two parties ; something of which, it is probable, did really happen, though not attended with the tragical circumstances...