A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous, Volume 1J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 - Ballads, English |
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Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs Bow'r brave call'd Champion cry'd Dame Daughter dear Death derry doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Earl Marshal England Engliſh ev'ry faid fair Fame Fane Shore faſt felf fent fight firſt flain fome foon fought fuch gallant George Griffel Hand hang'd haſte hath Heart Horſe Houſe Iſe King Alfred King Henry King's Knight Lady laſt likewife Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry Sherwood moſt muſt ne'er never Noble paſs Piercy Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth ſhe quoth the Miller reply'd reſt Rofamond Rofe roſe ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſent ſet ſhall Shepherd ſhew ſhould ſmall ſome Song ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtraight ſtrong Stutly ſuch ſweet Sword tell thee theſe Thing thơ thoſe Thou shalt thro turn'd unto Whoſe Wife young
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