A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant ; with Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous ; Illustrated with Copper Plates, Volumen1J. Roberts, 1723 |
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... her Eyes , No faithful Friend was there , Who could stand up in her Defence , To put the Potion by ; So , by the Hands of Violence , Compell'd she was to dye . O most 1 O moft renowned , gracious Queen , Compaffion take of [ 8 ]
... her Eyes , No faithful Friend was there , Who could stand up in her Defence , To put the Potion by ; So , by the Hands of Violence , Compell'd she was to dye . O most 1 O moft renowned , gracious Queen , Compaffion take of [ 8 ]
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... Friend , I cannot rest Till I find him likewife : So Ladies , if you do intend To take your Lot with me , This Sword of mine fhall you defend From favage Cruelty . The Ladies freely gave Confent To travel many Miles ; Thro ' fhady ...
... Friend , I cannot rest Till I find him likewife : So Ladies , if you do intend To take your Lot with me , This Sword of mine fhall you defend From favage Cruelty . The Ladies freely gave Confent To travel many Miles ; Thro ' fhady ...
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... Friends , faid the ' Squire : It rains , and it blows ; but call for more Ale , And lay fome 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 fuch As ...
... Friends , faid the ' Squire : It rains , and it blows ; but call for more Ale , And lay fome 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 fuch As ...
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... m able to handle my Staff , With a Hey , & c . To die in your Debt , Friend , I fcorn : Then to it both goes , and follow'd their Blows , As if they'd been Threshing of Corn . The The Stranger gave Robin a Crack on the Crown , [ 78 ]
... m able to handle my Staff , With a Hey , & c . To die in your Debt , Friend , I fcorn : Then to it both goes , and follow'd their Blows , As if they'd been Threshing of Corn . The The Stranger gave Robin a Crack on the Crown , [ 78 ]
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... Friend , be not With a Hey , & c . These Bow - men upon me do wait : [ afraid ; There's Threescore and nine ; if thou wilt be Thou shalt have my Livery ftrait ; And other Accoutrements fit for a Man : With a Hey , & c . Speak up , jolly ...
... Friend , be not With a Hey , & c . These Bow - men upon me do wait : [ afraid ; There's Threescore and nine ; if thou wilt be Thou shalt have my Livery ftrait ; And other Accoutrements fit for a Man : With a Hey , & c . Speak up , jolly ...
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Againſt Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad Beauty beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs brave Bride call'd cry'd Dame Daughter dear Death doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Douglas Earl Marshal England faid fair fame Fane Shore Father felf fent fhall fhew fight firſt flain fome foon fore fought ftand ftill fuch fweet gallant George Gilderoy Grief Griffel Hand hang'd Heart Hiftory Horfely Houſe Johnny Armstrong King Henry Knight Lady laft laſt likewiſe Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry moft moſt muſt ne'er never Noble pleaſant Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth fhe Raderer reply'd Robin Hood Rofamond Rofe ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall Song ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrong Stutly ſweet Sword thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thouſand thro took unto whofe Wife young
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Página 266 - 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 82 - squires, or lords of renown, Without e'er a foot of free land ; We feast on good cheer, with wine, ale, and beer, And ev'ry thing at our command." Then music and dancing did finish the day ; At length when the sun waxed low, Then all the whole train the grove did refrain, And unto their caves they did go. And so ever after, as long as he liv'd, Altho' he was proper and tall, Yet, nevertheless, the truth to express, Still Little John they did him call.
Página 116 - He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long...
Página 63 - Here with the ladyes such sport they did make, The nobles with laughing did make their sides ake.
Página 89 - And danc'd round about the oke tree ; " For three merry men, and three merry men, And three merry men we be. "And ever hereafter as long as we live, * We three will be as one ; The wood it shall ring, and the old wife sing, Of Robin Hood, Arthur, and John.
Página 223 - You must be father and mother both, And uncle all in one; God knows what will become of them, When I am dead and gone.