Ballads and Ballad PoetryEdward Everett Hale (Jr.) World book Company, 1921 |
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... o'er the lily leven ? That is the path of wickedness , Though some call it the road to heaven . " And see ye not yon bonny road , That winds about the ferny brae ? That is the way to fair Elfland , Where you and I this night maun gae ...
... o'er the lily leven ? That is the path of wickedness , Though some call it the road to heaven . " And see ye not yon bonny road , That winds about the ferny brae ? That is the way to fair Elfland , Where you and I this night maun gae ...
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... o'er ye swim ; And far more dolor shall ye dree On Estmere crags , when ye them climb . " I weird ye to a fiery beast And relieved shall ye never be , Till Kempion , the kingis son , Come to the crag , and thrice kiss thee . " O mickle ...
... o'er ye swim ; And far more dolor shall ye dree On Estmere crags , when ye them climb . " I weird ye to a fiery beast And relieved shall ye never be , Till Kempion , the kingis son , Come to the crag , and thrice kiss thee . " O mickle ...
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... o'er near ; For the wicked beast will sure go mad And set fire to all the land and more . " Syne has he bent an arblast bow , And aimed an arrow at her head ; And swore , if she didna quit the land , With that same shaft to shoot her ...
... o'er near ; For the wicked beast will sure go mad And set fire to all the land and more . " Syne has he bent an arblast bow , And aimed an arrow at her head ; And swore , if she didna quit the land , With that same shaft to shoot her ...
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... o'er the lofty crag , And he has gi'en her kisses three ; Awa she gaed and again she came The loveliest lady e'er could be . " An ' by my sooth , " says Kempion , 66 My ain true love ! ( for this is she , ) They surely had a heart o ...
... o'er the lofty crag , And he has gi'en her kisses three ; Awa she gaed and again she came The loveliest lady e'er could be . " An ' by my sooth , " says Kempion , 66 My ain true love ! ( for this is she , ) They surely had a heart o ...
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... is no breath within . " Then up arose her seven brothers , And hewed to her a bier : They hewed it from the solid oak , Laid it o'er with silver clear . 1 large , roomy . Then up and gat her seven sisters , And sewed THE OLD BALLADS 25.
... is no breath within . " Then up arose her seven brothers , And hewed to her a bier : They hewed it from the solid oak , Laid it o'er with silver clear . 1 large , roomy . Then up and gat her seven sisters , And sewed THE OLD BALLADS 25.
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Pasajes populares
Página 175 - The very deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. " About, about, in reel and rout, The death-fires danced at night ; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white.
Página 183 - The upper air burst into life ! And a hundred fire-flags sheen, To and fro they were hurried about ! And to and fro, and in and out, The wan stars danced between.
Página 191 - On every corse there stood. This seraph-band, each waved his hand: It was a heavenly sight! They stood as signals to the land, Each one a lovely light; This seraph-band, each waved his hand, No voice did they impart — No voice; but oh! the silence sank Like music on my heart.
Página 124 - Last night the moon had a golden ring, And to-night no moon we see! " The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he.
Página 98 - I long woo'd your daughter, my suit you denied — Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide — And now am I come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Página 195 - I pass, like night, from land to land; I have strange power of speech; That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me: To him my tale I teach.
Página 171 - And now the storm-blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.
Página 149 - And the sun went down, and the stars came out far over the summer sea, But never a moment ceased the fight of the one and the fifty-three.
Página 184 - They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake, nor moved their eyes; It had been strange, even in a dream,! To have seen those dead men rise. The helmsman steered, the ship moved on; Yet never a breeze...
Página 174 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.