Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some Few of Later Date: By Thomas Percy. Edited by Robert Aris Willmott. Illustrated by Edward Corbould |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 10
Page 44
... yemen , That fast with me can fight . Methought they did mee beate and binde , And tooke my bow mee froe ; 6 If I be Robin alive in this lande , Ile be wroken7 on them towe . Sweavens are swift , master , quoth John , As the wind that ...
... yemen , That fast with me can fight . Methought they did mee beate and binde , And tooke my bow mee froe ; 6 If I be Robin alive in this lande , Ile be wroken7 on them towe . Sweavens are swift , master , quoth John , As the wind that ...
Page 70
... yemen of the north countrèy , By them it is I meane . The one of them hight Adam Bel , The other Clym of the Clough ; 2 The thyrd was William of Cloudesly , An archer good ynough . They were outlawed for venyson , These yemen everychone ...
... yemen of the north countrèy , By them it is I meane . The one of them hight Adam Bel , The other Clym of the Clough ; 2 The thyrd was William of Cloudesly , An archer good ynough . They were outlawed for venyson , These yemen everychone ...
Page 74
... yemen Shortly and anone . Alas ! then sayde the lytle boye , Ye tary here all too longe ; Cloudeslee is taken , and dampned ' to death , And readye for to honge . " Alas ! then sayd good Adam Bell , That ever we saw thys daye ! He had ...
... yemen Shortly and anone . Alas ! then sayde the lytle boye , Ye tary here all too longe ; Cloudeslee is taken , and dampned ' to death , And readye for to honge . " Alas ! then sayd good Adam Bell , That ever we saw thys daye ! He had ...
Page 75
... yemen , All in a mornyng of Maye . Here is a FYT of Cloudeslye , And another is for to saye . PART THE SECOND . AND when they came to mery Carleile , All in the mornyng tyde , They founde the gates shut them untyll3 About on every syde ...
... yemen , All in a mornyng of Maye . Here is a FYT of Cloudeslye , And another is for to saye . PART THE SECOND . AND when they came to mery Carleile , All in the mornyng tyde , They founde the gates shut them untyll3 About on every syde ...
Page 79
... yemen dred hym full sore , Of theyr lyves they stode in great doute . The mayre came armed a full great pace , With a pollaxe in hys hande ; Many a strong man wyth him was , There in that stowres to stande . The mayre smot at Cloudeslee ...
... yemen dred hym full sore , Of theyr lyves they stode in great doute . The mayre came armed a full great pace , With a pollaxe in hys hande ; Many a strong man wyth him was , There in that stowres to stande . The mayre smot at Cloudeslee ...
Contents
89 | |
96 | |
105 | |
111 | |
119 | |
126 | |
133 | |
139 | |
146 | |
153 | |
157 | |
164 | |
171 | |
175 | |
236 | |
249 | |
261 | |
268 | |
279 | |
286 | |
293 | |
301 | |
311 | |
317 | |
327 | |
331 | |
392 | |
399 | |
406 | |
414 | |
422 | |
431 | |
437 | |
446 | |
452 | |
458 | |
467 | |
478 | |
484 | |
491 | |
498 | |
505 | |
517 | |
522 | |
531 | |
537 | |
551 | |
569 | |
579 | |
586 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam Bell ancient awaye ballad bonny brave bride busk castle Child Waters cloth Coloured crown dame daughter daye dear death doth Douglas dragon Earl Edition Edward England English Erle fair fast father fayre Fcap gallant Gawaine gentle George gilt gold grace greene Guenever hand hart hath head heart heire of Linne honour Illustrations John king king Arthur knight kyng lady ladye land lord maid Mary Ambree Minstrels never noble Percy poem praye pretty Bessee prince queene quoth Robin ryde sayd sayes Scotland Scottish shee shold Sing sir Aldingar slaine slayne song sonne soon sore sorrow stanza sweet sword teares tell thee ther thou art thou shalt unto weep wife willow wilt wold wood wyfe wyll Wyth yemen youth zour