Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some Few of Later Date: By Thomas Percy. Edited by Robert Aris Willmott. Illustrated by Edward CorbouldG. Routledge and Sons, 1857 - 610 pages |
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... Fair Bridges , afterwards Lady Sandes . Fair Rosamond • Queen Eleanor's Confession • 249 251 257 260 • The Beggar's Daughter of Bednall - Green 261 The Sturdy Rock . PAGE Fancy and Desire . 268 • Sir Andrew Barton CONTENTS . xi.
... Fair Bridges , afterwards Lady Sandes . Fair Rosamond • Queen Eleanor's Confession • 249 251 257 260 • The Beggar's Daughter of Bednall - Green 261 The Sturdy Rock . PAGE Fancy and Desire . 268 • Sir Andrew Barton CONTENTS . xi.
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... Fair Margaret and Sweet William . Barbara Allen's Cruelty PAGE 437 441 · 446 · 448 450 Sweet William's Ghost 452 Sir John Grehme and Barbara Allan 454 The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington The Willow Tree The Lady's Fall 455 456 458 Waly ...
... Fair Margaret and Sweet William . Barbara Allen's Cruelty PAGE 437 441 · 446 · 448 450 Sweet William's Ghost 452 Sir John Grehme and Barbara Allan 454 The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington The Willow Tree The Lady's Fall 455 456 458 Waly ...
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... fair " borrowed her grace from the poet's pen : - " She is very uncultivated , and ordinary in manners and conversa- tion ; but a good creature , and much delighted to talk over the Royal Family , to one of whom she was formerly a nurse ...
... fair " borrowed her grace from the poet's pen : - " She is very uncultivated , and ordinary in manners and conversa- tion ; but a good creature , and much delighted to talk over the Royal Family , to one of whom she was formerly a nurse ...
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... fair collection of the best old English and Scotch ballads , —a work I have long had much at heart . Mr. Percy , the collector and publisher , is a man of learning , taste , and indefatigable industry ; is Chaplain to the Earl of Sussex ...
... fair collection of the best old English and Scotch ballads , —a work I have long had much at heart . Mr. Percy , the collector and publisher , is a man of learning , taste , and indefatigable industry ; is Chaplain to the Earl of Sussex ...
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... fair ? O Nancy when thou'rt far away , Wilt thou not cast a wish behind ? Say , canst thou face the parching ray , Nor shrink before the wintry wind ? O can that soft and gentle mien Extremes of hardship learn to bear , Nor sad regret ...
... fair ? O Nancy when thou'rt far away , Wilt thou not cast a wish behind ? Say , canst thou face the parching ray , Nor shrink before the wintry wind ? O can that soft and gentle mien Extremes of hardship learn to bear , Nor sad regret ...
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Adam Bell ancient awaye ballad bonny brave bride busk castle Child Waters cloth Coloured crown dame daughter daye dear death doth Douglas dragon Earl Edition Edward England English Erle fair fast father fayre Fcap gallant Gawaine gentle George gilt gold grace greene Guenever hand hart hath head heart heire of Linne honour Illustrations John king king Arthur knight kyng lady ladye land lord maid Mary Ambree Minstrels never noble Percy poem praye pretty Bessee prince queene quoth Robin ryde sayd sayes Scotland Scottish shee shold Sing sir Aldingar slaine slayne song sonne soon sore sorrow stanza sweet sword teares tell thee ther thou art thou shalt unto weep wife willow wilt wold wood wyfe wyll Wyth yemen youth zour