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... Scottish minstrel , and thereafter altered it to suit his own ideas of poetical beauty . † Could , however , there be MS . copies of other of our ancient ballads recovered , it certainly would be a most desirable and valuable ...
... Scottish minstrel , and thereafter altered it to suit his own ideas of poetical beauty . † Could , however , there be MS . copies of other of our ancient ballads recovered , it certainly would be a most desirable and valuable ...
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... traditionary poetry of the Scandinavian provinces of Europe ; and constitute , in fact , the * Historical Essay prefixed to " Scottish Song , " Lond . 1794. p . lxxx . bounding line which exists between what is the Oral and xi .
... traditionary poetry of the Scandinavian provinces of Europe ; and constitute , in fact , the * Historical Essay prefixed to " Scottish Song , " Lond . 1794. p . lxxx . bounding line which exists between what is the Oral and xi .
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... Scottish bal- lads , there never occurs any mention of " Harpers of the North Countrie , " which silence , taken in conjunction with the admission of the English ballads , may be twisted into something like a proof that Scotland was ...
... Scottish bal- lads , there never occurs any mention of " Harpers of the North Countrie , " which silence , taken in conjunction with the admission of the English ballads , may be twisted into something like a proof that Scotland was ...
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... Scottish Crown , may be looked on as a probable source from which emanated much of the Romance of the Middle ages , especially that class which commemorated the achieve- ments of Arthur and his Knights . The arguments brought forward in ...
... Scottish Crown , may be looked on as a probable source from which emanated much of the Romance of the Middle ages , especially that class which commemorated the achieve- ments of Arthur and his Knights . The arguments brought forward in ...
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... Scottish and Danish traditionary ballads a frequent and almost un- varied recurrence of certain terms , epithets , metaphors , and phrases , which have obtained general currency , and seem peculiarly dedicated to this kind of ...
... Scottish and Danish traditionary ballads a frequent and almost un- varied recurrence of certain terms , epithets , metaphors , and phrases , which have obtained general currency , and seem peculiarly dedicated to this kind of ...
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Términos y frases comunes
ancient ballads Andrew Lammie Annie auld baith ballad birk bonnie banks bonny Annie Border Minstrelsy bower brother brume blooms bonnie Chield Morice Childe Maurice Clerk Saunders Clyde's water collection copy daughter dear doun Earl Marshall Edinburgh edition Editor Eh vow bonnie Fair Annie Fair Janet fair Scotland father fause Fause Foodrage Fordie frae Frendraught Fyvie gane gang Gil Morice gold gowd gude hame hand hey lillelu Hynd Jamieson John Johnie Scot King knight lady fair Lady Maisery ladye laird land Lord mair Maisry Margaret maun Minstrel mother ne'er never o'er old ballads owre poetry Popular Ballads printed recitation Reliques says sister song spak stanza steed Sweet Willie Syr Cauline ta'en thee thou Tiftie's traditionary true love TWA BROTHERS unto weel ye'll young young Benjie Young Johnstone
Pasajes populares
Página 121 - THERE lived a wife at Usher's Well, And a wealthy wife was she ; She had three stout and stalwart sons, And sent them oer the sea...
Página liii - For Wetharryngton my harte was wo, That ever he slayne shulde be ; For when both his leggis wear hewyne in to, Yet he knyled and fought on hys kne.
Página 122 - Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well.
Página 45 - Hame cam his gude horse, But never cam he! Out cam his auld mither Greeting fu' sair, And out cam his bonnie bride Rivin' her hair. Saddled and bridled And booted rade he; Toom hame cam the saddle But never cam he! "My meadow lies green, And my corn is unshorn, My barn is to bigg, And my babie's unborn.
Página 372 - Lie you there, dove Isabel, And all my sorrows lie with thee ; Till Kemp Owyne come ower the sea, And borrow you with kisses three, Let all the warld do what they will, Oh borrowed shall you never be !
Página 7 - As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sall we gang and dine to-day...
Página 98 - O what hills are yon, yon pleasant hills, That the sun shines sweetly on ? ' ' O yon are the hills of heaven,' he said, ' Where you will never win.' ' 0 whaten a mountain is yon, she said, ' All so dreary wi' frost and snow ? ' ' O yon is the mountain of hell,' he cried,
Página 21 - The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It whistled and it sang ; And aye the ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang !
Página 183 - They lighted down to tak a drink Of the spring that ran sae clear; And down the stream ran his gude heart's blood, And sair she gan to fear. "Hold up, hold up, Lord William," she says "For I fear that you are slain!
Página 185 - Out o' the lady's grave grew a bonny red rose, And out o' the knight's a brier. And they twa met, and they twa plat, And fain they wad be near ; And a' the warld might ken right weel, They were twa lovers dear.