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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... shold happe to thee , Upon Eldridge hill there groweth a thorne , Upon the mores brodingo ; 7 And dare ye , syr knighte , wake there all nighte Until the fayre morninge ? For the Eldridge knighte , so mickles of mighte , Will examine ...
... shold happe to thee , Upon Eldridge hill there groweth a thorne , Upon the mores brodingo ; 7 And dare ye , syr knighte , wake there all nighte Until the fayre morninge ? For the Eldridge knighte , so mickles of mighte , Will examine ...
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... shold dye . And he then up and the Eldridge knighte Sett him in his saddle anone ; And the Eldridge knighte and his ladye To theyr castle are they gone . Then he tooke up the bloudy hand , That was so large of bone , And on it he founde ...
... shold dye . And he then up and the Eldridge knighte Sett him in his saddle anone ; And the Eldridge knighte and his ladye To theyr castle are they gone . Then he tooke up the bloudy hand , That was so large of bone , And on it he founde ...
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... shold followe thee , Who hast bought my love soe deare . Then fayntinge in a deadlye swoune , And with a deepe - fette sighe , That burst her gentle hearte in twayne , Fayre Christabelle did dye . EDWARD , EDWARD . A SCOTTISH BALLAD ...
... shold followe thee , Who hast bought my love soe deare . Then fayntinge in a deadlye swoune , And with a deepe - fette sighe , That burst her gentle hearte in twayne , Fayre Christabelle did dye . EDWARD , EDWARD . A SCOTTISH BALLAD ...
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... shold be my queene . Saies , Reade me , 2 reade me , deare brother , Throughout merry England , Where we might find a messenger Betwixt us towe to sende . Sais , You shal ryde yourselfe , brother , Ile beare you companye ; Many throughe ...
... shold be my queene . Saies , Reade me , 2 reade me , deare brother , Throughout merry England , Where we might find a messenger Betwixt us towe to sende . Sais , You shal ryde yourselfe , brother , Ile beare you companye ; Many throughe ...
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... shold bee . His shoote it was but loosely shott , Yet flewe not the arrowe in vaine , For itt mett one of the sherriffe's men , Good William à Trent was slaine . It had bene better of William à Trent · To have bene abed with sorrowe ...
... shold bee . His shoote it was but loosely shott , Yet flewe not the arrowe in vaine , For itt mett one of the sherriffe's men , Good William à Trent was slaine . It had bene better of William à Trent · To have bene abed with sorrowe ...
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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