English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 8Francis James Child Sampson Low, 1861 - Ballads, English |
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abbot Ancient auld baith Bonny Hind bonny lass brave Captain Wedderburn's Courtship Catskin cauld copy daughter dear doth doun dragon father fause knicht Ffor flayle frae gane gang Geordie George Wharton Gernutus Gight gold gude hand Harl hath heart heire of Linne hireman chiel horse John John Dory jovial hunter king knight lady fair land lord maid maun merry miller mony nane ne'er neist never noble o'er Old Ballads Percy Percy Society pound pray PROUD LADY MARGARET quoth Reedisdale Richard Whittington Richie Storie ride Ritson's Rowlestone Samson sayd scho sing Songs sonnes squire story sweet Tamworth tanner tell thaire thee thou hast Thou shalt thy horn trow unto wee boy weel Whittington wife Wind well thy wolde ye maun Ye'll yetts young
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Page 50 - You shall me ready finde. He goes his way; the day once past Gernutus doth not slacke To get a sergiant presently ; And clapt him on the backe...
Page 7 - Now three weeks space to thee will I give. And that is the longest time thou hast to live; For if thou dost not answer my questions three, Thy lands and thy livings are forfeit to mee.
Page 8 - I must give, That I have but three days more to live; For if I do not answer him questions three, My head will be smitten from my bodie.
Page 10 - And then your grace need not make any doubt But in twenty-four hours you'll ride it about. The king he laughed, and swore by St. Jone, I did not think it could be gone so soone! — Now from the third question thou must not shrinke, But tell me here truly what I do thinke.
Page 7 - For except thou canst answer me questions three, Thy head shall be smitten from thy bodie. And first, quo...
Page 51 - To spoyle the blond of innocent, By forfeit of his bond. And as he was about to strike In him the deadly blow, "Stay," quoth the judge, "thy crueltie; I charge thee to do so.
Page 51 - SOME offered for his hundred crownes Five hundred for to pay ; And some a thousand, two or three, Yet still he did denay. And at the last ten thousand crownes They offered him to save. Gernutus sayd, I will no gold : My forfeite I will have. A pound of fleshe is my demand, And that shall be my hire.
Page 8 - Away rode the abbot all sad at that word, And he rode to Cambridge and Oxenford ; But never a doctor there was so wise, That could with his learning an answer devise. Then home rode the abbot of comfort so cold, And he mett his shepheard a going to fold : " How now, my lord abbot, you are welcome home : What newes do you bring us from good King John?
Page 9 - I am like your lordship, as ever may bee : And if you will but lend me your gowne, There is none shall knowe us at fair London towne.