A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous, Volume 2J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 - Ballads, English |
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againſt Allen a Dale Alphonfo Amongst anſwer Ballad Beauty Biſhop bonny Breaſt caft call'd Cauſe Charles the Fair Corineus Crown cry'd Dame Daugh Daughter dear Death Defire Derry doth Duke Earl Edward faid fair fair Lady fame faſt Father fave fear felf fent fhall fhew firſt flain Fockey fome foon France ftill ftrait fuch fure gallant Ganfelo Gold Grace Grief Heart Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Houſe King Henry Knight Lady laft Land laſt Locrine Lord Love Maid marry'd moft Moggy moſt Murther muſt ne'er Noble Number paſs pleaſant Pleaſure poor preſently pretty Beffee Prifon Prince Queen Queſtion quoth fhe Raguel reſt Robin Hood ſaid Sawney ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall Song ſpeed ſtay ſtill ſweet tell thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou Thouſand took Tune turn'd Twangdillo underſtand unto vex'd Wedding whofe Whoſe Wife young
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Page 46 - I have no money, then quoth the young man, No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be. " How many miles is it to thy true love? Come tell me without guile.
Page 126 - Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on, which they did bring, It was too wide a peck; And to say truth (for out it must) It looked like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck.
Page 197 - If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The letters, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries, Numberless...
Page 45 - Robin Hood next morning stood, Amongst the leaves so gay, There did he espy the same young man Come drooping along the way. The scarlet he wore the day before, It was clean cast away ; And...
Page 15 - He made his answer then; In what I did let me be made Example to all men. I will return again, quoth he, Unto my Ragan's court; She will not use me thus, I hope, But in a kinder sort.
Page 13 - And wilt thou shew no more, quoth he, Than doth thy duty bind ? I well perceive thy love is small, When as no more I find. Henceforth I banish thee my court, Thou art no child of mine ; Nor any part of this my realm By favour shall be thine. Thy elder sisters...
Page 126 - twould undo him Should he go still so drest. At Course-a-park, without all doubt, He should have first been taken out By all the maids i' th' town: Though lusty Roger there had been, Or little George upon the green, Or Vincent of the Crown. But wot you what? The youth was going To make an end of all his wooing; The parson for him...
Page 127 - Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisy makes comparison, (Who sees them is undone;) For streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a cath'rine pear; (The side that's next the sun.) Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that was next her chin (Some bee had stung it newly ;) But, Dick, her eyes so guard her face, I durst no more upon them gaze Than on the sun in July.
Page 192 - If our foes you may be termed, Gentle foes we have you found : With our city, you have won our hearts each one, Then to your country bear away, that is your own.
Page 205 - Was then the third suitor, and proper withal ; Her master's own son the fourth man must be, Who swore he would die for pretty Bessee. If that thou wilt marry with me...