Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some of Later Date, Volym 1

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G. Bell, 1876

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Edward Edward A Scottish Ballad
41
King Estmere
42
On the word Termagant
53
Sir Patrick Spence A Scottish Ballad
54
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
56
An Elegy on Henry fourth Earl of Northumberland by Skelton
65
The Tower of Doctrine by Stephen Hawes
73
The Child of Elle
75
Edom Adam o Gordon A Scottish Ballad
81
Essay on the Origin of the English Stage
88
BOOK THE FIFTH
93
PAGE
98
Adam Bell Clym o the Clough and William of Cloudesly
106
The Aged Lover renounceth Love
128
Jephthah Judge of Israel
130
A Robyn Jolly Robyn
132
A Song to the Lute in Musicke
134
King Cophetua and the BeggarMaid
135
Take thy Old Cloak about thee
139
Willow Willow Willow
142
Sir Lancelot du Lake
146
Corydons Farewell to Phillis
150
Gernutus the Jew of Venice
151
Titus Andronicuss Complaint
161
Take those Lips away
166
King Leir and his Three Daughters
167
Youth and Age by Shakspeare 17 The Frolicksome Duke or the Tinkers good Fortune
173
The Friar of Orders Gray
176
The more modern Ballad of Chevy Chace Illustration of the Northern Names
180
Deaths final Conquest by James Shirley 3 The Rising in the North
193
Northumberland betrayed by Douglas
200
My Mind to me a Kingdom
208
The Patient Countess by W Warner 7 Dowsabell by Drayton 8 The Farewell to Love from Beaumont and Fletcher
221
Cupids Pastime by Davison 11 The Character of a Happy Life by Sir H Wotton 12 Gilderoy A Scottish Ballad 13 Winifreda
230
The Witch of Wokey
231
Bryan and Pereene A West India Ballad by Dr Grainger 16 Gentle River Gentle River Translated from the Spanish
236

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Sida 158 - The shepherd swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning: If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me and be my love.
Sida 158 - A belt of straw and ivy buds With coral clasps and amber studs : And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me and be my Love.
Sida 159 - A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love.
Sida 224 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all.
Sida viii - The first time, too, I could scrape a few shillings together, which were not common occurrences with me, I bought unto myself a copy of these beloved volumes ; nor do I believe I ever read a book half so frequently, or with half the enthusiasm.
Sida 171 - Crabbed age and youth Cannot live together ; Youth is full of pleasance, Age is full of care: Youth like summer morn, Age like winter weather ; Youth like summer brave, Age like winter bare. Youth is full of sport, Age's breath is short, Youth is nimble, age is lame : Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold ; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
Sida 206 - Content I live, this is my stay; I seek no more than may suffice; I press to bear no haughty sway; Look, what I lack my mind supplies. Lo, thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring.
Sida 140 - My mother had a maid call'd Barbara : She was in love ; and he she lov'd prov'd mad, And did forsake her : she had a song of " willow ;" An old thing 'twas, but it express'd her fortune, And she died singing it...
Sida 191 - Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds; Upon Death's purple altar now See, where the victor-victim bleeds: Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom...
Sida 190 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

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