...woods are green ; I'd rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen." — " If, Maidon, thou wouldst wend with me. To leave both tower and town, Thou first must guess what life lead That dwell by dale and down. And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may. Then to...

...rather rove with Edmund there, Than reigu our English queen." Tliou first must guess what life we lead, That dwell by dale and down? And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed, As blithe as Queen of May." — Yet sung...

...merrily : ' O Brignall Banks are fresh and fair, ' And Greta woods are green ; ' I'd rather rove wtth Edmund there ' Than reign our English queen.' —...down. ' And if thou canst that riddle read, ' As read full well you may, ' Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed ' As blithe as Queen of May.' Yet sung...

...merrily, — Chorus. 'O, Brignall banks are fresh and fair, And Greta woods are green ; I'd rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen.'...down : And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speedy As blithe as Queen of May.' — Chorus....

...merrily, — Chorus. 'O, Brignall banks are fresh and fair, And Greta woods are green ; I'd rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen.'...down : And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed, As blithe as Queen of May.' — • Chorus....

...singing merrily, — " O, Brignal banks are fresh and fair, And Greta woods are green; I 'd rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen."...down. And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed. As blithe as queen of May." Yet sung she,...

...wall Was singing merrily — *Oh, Brignall banks are fresh and fair, And Greta woods are green ; ' If, maiden, thou wouldst wend with me, To leave both...down ! And if thou canst that riddle read. As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed, As blithe as Queen of May.' CHOEUS. Yet...

...singing merrily, — "O, Brignall banks are fresh and fair. And Greta woods arc green ; I'll rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen."...tower and town, Thou first must guess what life lead That dwell by dale and down. And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to...

...Nordengland yewd und i/ui/ üblich sein. Das Verb «-</«/, welches auch sonst im Präsens etc. vorkommt: If, maiden thou wouldst wend with me To leave both tower and town (W. SCOTT), erlitt schon im Altenglischen frühe die Verwandlung des de in t. S. oben p. 379. In ago...

...merrily, — Chorus. 'O, Brignall banks are fresh and fair, And Greta woods are green ; I'd rather rove with Edmund there, Than reign our English queen.'...down : And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed, As blithe as Queen of May.' — Chorus....