Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient BalladsJames Henry Dixon Percy Society, 1846 - 108 sidor |
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... seen is not ours ) , have elicited the praises of no less celebrated a man than the late Sir Walter Scott , one of the last acts of whose life was inspecting Mr. Buchan's manu- script collection of old ballads , which he pro- nounced ...
... seen is not ours ) , have elicited the praises of no less celebrated a man than the late Sir Walter Scott , one of the last acts of whose life was inspecting Mr. Buchan's manu- script collection of old ballads , which he pro- nounced ...
Sida xii
... seen by glancing over the notes appended to the following pages . The Editor cannot lay before the Society any Hardyknutes , any Patrick Spenses , any Lord Ewries or Bar- thram's dirges ; he can merely present an offer- ing of a few ...
... seen by glancing over the notes appended to the following pages . The Editor cannot lay before the Society any Hardyknutes , any Patrick Spenses , any Lord Ewries or Bar- thram's dirges ; he can merely present an offer- ing of a few ...
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... seen ; And there she saw the proud porter , Drest in a mantle green . What news , what news , porter ? she said ; What news hae ye to me ? Are there any weddins i ' this place ? Or any gaun to be ? There is a weddin ' i̇ ' this place ...
... seen ; And there she saw the proud porter , Drest in a mantle green . What news , what news , porter ? she said ; What news hae ye to me ? Are there any weddins i ' this place ? Or any gaun to be ? There is a weddin ' i̇ ' this place ...
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... seen you i ' better days , And in jovial companie . Gie me a sheave o ' your bread , nourice , And a bottle o ' your wine ; And I'll pay you it a ' ower again , When I'm the laird o ' Linne . Ye'se get a sheave o ' my bread , Willie ...
... seen you i ' better days , And in jovial companie . Gie me a sheave o ' your bread , nourice , And a bottle o ' your wine ; And I'll pay you it a ' ower again , When I'm the laird o ' Linne . Ye'se get a sheave o ' my bread , Willie ...
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... seen by reading over his production , which abounds with poetical beauties . His mantle has evidently fallen on his Scottish imitator , who , in the verses which he has added , has caught the fire of his spirited original ; indeed ...
... seen by reading over his production , which abounds with poetical beauties . His mantle has evidently fallen on his Scottish imitator , who , in the verses which he has added , has caught the fire of his spirited original ; indeed ...
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ancient Arthur O'Bradley baith ballad barley-mow Beichan Bonny Hind boys bride broadside castle Complaynt of Scotland copy dear Death dochter doun Edinburgh editor England fair upon Tay father frae Gamery gang gold gowd green burn sidie gude hame heart heir Heir of Linne Here's a health Hey wi Johnnie Johnstoun stands fair jolly King Knight lady ladye laird land lily oh lindie Linne little Munsgrove Lord Lovel Lord Thomas love Gregory luve mair married maun ne'er never o'er old ballad Outlandish Knight ower painful plough PERCY SOCIETY popular pretty Bessee proper St rose roun says sing song sorrow spak steed Stirling for aye Strathdon sung sweetly blown ta'en taen Taunton Dean thee thou thro toun twa sisters unto verses Wanton Broun Wearie's weel wife Yarrow Ye'll young young Beichan Young Bekie
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Sida 38 - Think on thy soul defiled with sin; For then the fire It does require. Thus think, and smoke tobacco. And seest the ashes cast away; Then to thyself thou mayest say: That to the dust Return thou must. Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
Sida 38 - Thou art e'en such, Gone with a touch: Thus think, and smoke tobacco. And when the smoke ascends on high, Then thou behold'st the vanity Of worldly stuff, Gone with a puff: Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
Sida 86 - IN London was young Beichan born, He longed strange countries for to see ; But he was taen by a savage moor, Who handled him right cruellie ; For he viewed the fashions of that land ; • Their way of worship viewed he ; But to Mahound, or Termagant, "Would Beichan never bend a knee.
Sida 232 - A GOOD sword and a trusty hand! A merry heart and true! King James's men shall understand What Cornish lads can do. And have they fixed the where and when? And shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty thousand Cornish men Will know the reason why!
Sida 87 - Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill. The hemlock small blew clear; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear.
Sida 75 - Come, fetch me some of your father's gold, And some of your mother's fee; And two of the best nags out of the stable, Where they stand thirty and three.' She fetched him some of her father's gold, And some of her mother's fee; And two of the best nags out of the stable, Where they stood thirty and three. She mounted her on her milk-white steed, He on the dapple grey; They rode till they came unto the sea side, Three hours before it was day.
Sida 80 - Lady Nancy she died as it might be to-day, Lord Lovel he died as to-morrow; Lady Nancy she died out of pure, pure grief, Lord Lovel he died out of sorrow, sorrow, Lord Lovel he died out of sorrow. Lady Nancy was laid in St. Pancras...
Sida 235 - Then we hove our ship to, with the wind at sou'-west, boys, We hove our ship to, for to strike soundings clear; Then we filled the main topsail, and bore right away, boys, And straight up the Channel our course we did steer.
Sida 37 - Though green at noon, cut down at night, Shows thy decay, All flesh is hay : Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
Sida 233 - One and all!' and hand in hand, And who shall bid us nay? "And when we come to London Wall, A pleasant sight to view, Come forth! come forth, ye cowards all, Here's men as good as you ! "Trelawny he's in keep and hold, Trelawny he may die; But here's twenty thousand Cornish bold Will know the reason why!