A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant ; with Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous ; Illustrated with Copper Plates, Հատոր 1J. Roberts, 1723 |
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... give him any thing more than an old Song . But as the greatest Part of this Book is not my own , and feveral things in it written Ages ago , I may , I hope , with- out either Vanity or Offence enter upon the Praifes of Ballads , and ...
... give him any thing more than an old Song . But as the greatest Part of this Book is not my own , and feveral things in it written Ages ago , I may , I hope , with- out either Vanity or Offence enter upon the Praifes of Ballads , and ...
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... gives of Dido's treating E- neas . Citharâ crinitus fopas Perfonat auratâ , docuit quæ maximus Atlas Hic canit . And this the Archbishop of Cambray has imitated , when he makes Calypfo entertain Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto . His ...
... gives of Dido's treating E- neas . Citharâ crinitus fopas Perfonat auratâ , docuit quæ maximus Atlas Hic canit . And this the Archbishop of Cambray has imitated , when he makes Calypfo entertain Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto . His ...
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... give any Credit to the fol- lowing Song , the Hiftorians are palpably mi- Staken . The Jealousy of this Queen was exceeding great , as may be feen by her Be- haviour towards Rofamond , and feveral others of King Henry's Concubines ; for ...
... give any Credit to the fol- lowing Song , the Hiftorians are palpably mi- Staken . The Jealousy of this Queen was exceeding great , as may be feen by her Be- haviour towards Rofamond , and feveral others of King Henry's Concubines ; for ...
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... give cre- dit to . I cannot , however , drop this Sub- ject , without taking notice of that Noble Order of Knighthood , inftituted to the Ho- nour of this Saint by K. Edward the IIId ; an Order which is fo highly and juftly efteemed ...
... give cre- dit to . I cannot , however , drop this Sub- ject , without taking notice of that Noble Order of Knighthood , inftituted to the Ho- nour of this Saint by K. Edward the IIId ; an Order which is fo highly and juftly efteemed ...
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... give you to understand , That Great St. George by Name . Was the true Champion of our Land ; And of his Birth and Fame ; And of his Noble Mother's Dream , Before that he was born , The which to her did clearly seem Her Days would be ...
... give you to understand , That Great St. George by Name . Was the true Champion of our Land ; And of his Birth and Fame ; And of his Noble Mother's Dream , Before that he was born , The which to her did clearly seem Her Days would be ...
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Common terms and phrases
Againſt Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad Beauty beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs brave Bride call'd cry'd Dame Daughter dear Death doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Douglas Earl Marshal England faid fair fame Fane Shore Father felf fent fhall fhew fight firſt flain fome foon fore fought ftand ftill fuch fweet gallant George Gilderoy Grief Griffel Hand hang'd Heart Hiftory Horfely Houſe Johnny Armstrong King Henry Knight Lady laft laſt likewiſe Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry moft moſt muſt ne'er never Noble pleaſant Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth fhe Raderer reply'd Robin Hood Rofamond Rofe ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall Song ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrong Stutly ſweet Sword thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thouſand thro took unto whofe Wife young
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Էջ 266 - Delight; Her beauty was beyond compare, She was both Virtuous and Fair. There was a young Man living by, Who was so charmed with her Eye, That he could never be at rest, He was by Love...
Էջ 115 - In faith I will thee bring Where thou shalt high advanced be, By James, our Scottish king. " Thy ransom I will freely give, And this report of thee, Thou art the most courageous knight, That ever I did see.
Էջ 222 - But if the children chance to die, Ere they to age should come, Their uncle should possess their wealth; For so the will did run. "Now, brother...
Էջ 225 - Did cover them with leaves. And now the heavy wrath of God Upon their uncle fell ; Yea, fearful fiends did haunt his house, . His conscience felt an hell : His barns were fired, his goods consumed, His lands were barren made, His cattle died within the field, And nothing with him stayed.
Էջ 12 - The like was never scene. Most curiously that bower was built Of stone and timber strong, An hundered and fifty doors Did to this bower belong : And they so cunninglye contriv'd With turnings round about, That none but with a clue of thread, Could enter in or out.
Էջ 82 - squires, or lords of renown, Without e'er a foot of free land ; We feast on good cheer, with wine, ale, and beer, And ev'ry thing at our command." Then music and dancing did finish the day ; At length when the sun waxed low, Then all the whole train the grove did refrain, And unto their caves they did go. And so ever after, as long as he liv'd, Altho' he was proper and tall, Yet, nevertheless, the truth to express, Still Little John they did him call.
Էջ 116 - He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long...
Էջ 63 - Here with the ladyes such sport they did make, The nobles with laughing did make their sides ake.
Էջ 89 - And danc'd round about the oke tree ; " For three merry men, and three merry men, And three merry men we be. "And ever hereafter as long as we live, * We three will be as one ; The wood it shall ring, and the old wife sing, Of Robin Hood, Arthur, and John.
Էջ 223 - You must be father and mother both, And uncle all in one; God knows what will become of them, When I am dead and gone.