Ballads and Ballad PoetryEdward Everett Hale (Jr.) World book Company, 1921 |
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... wind . O they rode on , and farther on , The steed flew swifter than the wind ; Until they reached a desert wide , And living land was left behind . " Light down , light down now , Thomas , " she said , " And lean your head upon my knee ...
... wind . O they rode on , and farther on , The steed flew swifter than the wind ; Until they reached a desert wide , And living land was left behind . " Light down , light down now , Thomas , " she said , " And lean your head upon my knee ...
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... winds about the ferny brae ? That is the way to fair Elfland , Where you and I this night maun gae . " But , Thomas , ye maun hold your tongue , Whatever ye may hear or see ; For if ye speak word in Elfin land , Ye'll ne'er win back to ...
... winds about the ferny brae ? That is the way to fair Elfland , Where you and I this night maun gae . " But , Thomas , ye maun hold your tongue , Whatever ye may hear or see ; For if ye speak word in Elfin land , Ye'll ne'er win back to ...
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... wind out of the north , A sharp wind and a snell ; 1 And a dead sleep came over me , And from my horse I fell ; " The Queen of Fairies kept me In yon green hill to dwell ; And I'm a fairy lyth and limb ; Fair lady , view me well . " And ...
... wind out of the north , A sharp wind and a snell ; 1 And a dead sleep came over me , And from my horse I fell ; " The Queen of Fairies kept me In yon green hill to dwell ; And I'm a fairy lyth and limb ; Fair lady , view me well . " And ...
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... wind tore the bent ; 1 mate . 2 and also . And straight she heard strange elritch sounds Upon the wind THE OLD BALLADS 9.
... wind tore the bent ; 1 mate . 2 and also . And straight she heard strange elritch sounds Upon the wind THE OLD BALLADS 9.
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... wind which went . About the dead hour o ' the night She heard the bridles ring ; And Janet was as glad o ' that As any earthly thing . Will o ' the Wisp before them went , Sent forth a twinkling light ; And soon she saw the Fairy band ...
... wind which went . About the dead hour o ' the night She heard the bridles ring ; And Janet was as glad o ' that As any earthly thing . Will o ' the Wisp before them went , Sent forth a twinkling light ; And soon she saw the Fairy band ...
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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.