Robin Hood: A Collection of the Popular Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Relative to That Celebrated English Outlaw (Classic Reprint)

Joseph, Ritson

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Excerpt from The Caledonian Muse: A Chronological Selection of Scottish Poetry From the Earliest TimesBe firth and forrefi furth thay found, Thay graythit thame full gay, God wait Lhat' wald thai do that Round.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Caledonian Muse: A Chronological Selection of Scottish Poetry From the Earliest Times (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Northern Garlands: A Collection of Songs1. The Bishopric Garland, or Durham Minstrel, which first appeared in 1784, and, again, enlarged in 1792.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Northern Garlands: A Collection of Songs (Classic Reprint)

Robin Hood A Collection Of All The Ancient Poems, Songs And Ballads

ROBIN HOOD

Ep Publishing Ltd.

Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to That C

Legare Street Press

A Digest of the Proceedings of the Court Leet of the Manor and Liberty of the Savoy, Parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster (1789)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

A Digest Of The Proceedings Of The Court Leet Of The Manor And Liberty Of The Savoy, Parcel Of The Duchy Of Lancaster (1789)

History

Europe

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ...Her straight bare legs, which whiter were than snaw: 89. Stock and horn. A reed or whistle, with a horn sixed to it by the iiualier end. Her Her cokernony snooded up fou sleek, Her haffet locks hung waving on her cheek: Her cheek fae ruddy and her een fae clear 11 And O her mouth's like ony hinny pear. Neat, neat she was in bustine wastecoat clean, As she came flussing o'er the dewy green: Blythsome I cry'd, my bonny Meg come here, I fairly wherefore ye'er fae soon a steer; 120 But now I guess ye'er gawn to gather dew. She scour'd awa, and faid what's that to you? Then fare ye well, Meg Dorts, and e'en's ye like, I careless cry'd, and lap in o'er the dyke. I trow, when that she faw, within a crack 12j With a right thieveless errand she came back; Miscau'd me sirst, --then bade me hound my dog To weer up three waff ews were on the bog. I leugh, and fae did she, then wi' great haste I clasp'd my arms about her neck and waste; Ijo About her yielding waste, and took a fouth Of sweetest kisses frae her glowan mouth: While hard and fast I held her in my grips, My very faul came louping-to my lips. Sair, fair she flete wi' me 'tween ilka sinak, 13 j But well I kend she mean'd na as she spak. Dear Roger, when your jo puts on her gloom, Do ye fae too, and never fash your thumb: Seem to forfake her, soon she'll change her mood; Gae woo anither, and she'll gang clean wood. 140 120. Soon a steer. Soon.stirring or up. J38. Never fasti your thumb. Be not the least vexed, be easy. 3 ROGER, ROGER. Kind Patie, now fair faw your honest heart, Ye'r ay fae kedgie, and ha'e sick an art To hearten ane: --for now as clean's a leek Ye've cherisht me since ye began to speak: Sae for your pains I'll make you a propine, 14 j My mither, honest wise, has made it sine; A tartan plaid, ...

The Caledonian Muse; A Chronological Selection of Scottish Poetry from the Earliest Times

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Joseph Ritson, Ritson

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 Excerpt: ...subjects; there is no song about either. Indeed, the line itself is from Hmiibraa. A bold virago. stout and tall As Joan ofFrance, or English Mall. English Mall, by the way, is neither Mary Carleton, the German princess, as Dr. Grey observes, nor Moll Cutpurse, as the writer of this note formerly supposed. He readily coincides with Dr-Percy that Mary Ambre is the lady meant. are comparatively modern, that is of the latter end of the 16th century, not one of them being found in print, or noticed in any book before that period. Queen Dido, to be sure, from its popularity at that time, would seem to be somewhat older, and is probably one of the oldest, as it is certainly one of the best we have; " O you ale-knights," exclaims an old writer, " you that devoure the marrow of the rnault, and drinke whole aletubs into consumptions; that sing QUEENE DIDO over a cupp, and tell strange news over an alepot, &cT." ' If indeed, by " native species of poetry," is meant a species peculiar in this country, it is very certain that we have as little pretension to originality in this respect as in any other; which a very slight acquaintance with the ballad poetry of other countries will now an object of ouriodty to the antiquarian and man of taste." The illustration of this passage by apposite examples, would have been a favour to readers less happy in their researches after these rough rhymes and unadorned narrations than the author. " The earliest notice of any of these old ballads, is that which Shakspeare has put into the mouth of Falstaff, in the second part of K. Hen. IV. Act. ii. Scene 4. Which was at that time in all probability a new and popular ballad; and likely enough by Richard Johnson, who had a great turn...

Ancient Songs and Ballads from the Reign of King Henry the Second to the Revolution Volume N . 1

Humor & Entertainment

Excerpt from Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots: And of Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway, and Murray Leland appears to have seen a picture upon glass, which was in the cloister of Strenshall abbey, a little above Whit by], shewed the Scots who inhabited near the confines of the Engles, to have been, even to the times of William the bastard, and this barbarity to have been punished by the Williamites. (collectanea, III. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots: And of Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway, and Murray (Classic Reprint)

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