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  The Borderer''s Table Book: or Gatherings of the Local History and Romance of the English and Scottish Border


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id: 20624
title: Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series
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  been forced to give to a version of the ballad best known as _The Bonnie +The Story.+--James Hogg and Sir Walter Scott referred the ballad to two says Child, ''for the ballad''s making him her chamberlain ten years The day is come that thou must die.'' Till high hanged that thou shall be!'' ''He said thou was bad, and call''d thee a lad, ''He said thou was bad, and call''d thee a lad, The Lord John of the ballad was ''We''ll turn again,'' said good Lord John; ''It were great pity for good Lord John, Thy gude lord''ll nae mair come near thee.'' +The Story.+--''Ballads of this description,'' says Professor Child, ''are And said ''Look thou never come here more!'' The ballad is narrated by ''John Hielan''man'' to Sir James the Rose Good Lord John is a hunting gone, 89 Good Lord John is a hunting gone, 89


id: 28424
title: Tales From Scottish Ballads
author: Grierson, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Wilson)
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  The old man sat looking into the fire for a long time, and at last he miss thee," said the young man, laughing, but his companion''s face was "Hullo, old man," he said; "how goes the world with thee, and what news thee, if thou wilt sell me that old cloak of thine, and thy wallet. "That can I," said the old man, "for the good folk of Perth think much "I hope, fair sir, that thou hast seen the English," she said, "and that "So thou knowest the fate that thy rash deed brings on thee," said Sir and he thought of this way of ending my life," said the poor young man little daughters alone there, with a handful of men-at-arms, too old, great host of men on horseback were coming, and that old Andrew said instead of turning away thy head, thou hast raised thine eyes to look on


id: 29713
title: The Balladists
author: Geddie, John
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  The Scottish ballads we may thus love and know by heart, and concerning poet who wrote the grand old ballad of _Sir Patrick Spens_; nor do towns It is probable that not one of the old ballads that have come down to us hand, the folk-song reflects the sunnier hours of the days of old. ballad-spirit, than the ''wan water,'' the ''bent sae brown,'' the ''lee status of the minstrel or ballad-maker--for in old times the two went spontaneous notes of the Muse of Scottish ballad poetry. The ballad of the old type no longer grew naturally and of the Scottish ballad was, under slightly different forms, old and _William and Margaret_, with the beautiful old ballad, _There came a sons, who, along with kings'' daughters, people the literature of ballad ballad, like the beautiful old air to which it is sung, bears marks of collection of Scottish songs and ballads,'' as Scott calls it, appeared


id: 22175
title: Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children
author: MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
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  One day her father sent for his daughter and said, ''Janet, ye may But the young Tamlane took the white hand of the lady Janet in in the days of long ago, she loved the young Tamlane. six little wee brothers,'' said the bonny young Etin. ''The lady Margaret is in her father''s hall, Hynde Etin,'' said the Then did he christen the lady Margaret''s seven little wee sons. But one day King Alymer heard the young prince''s voice as he Hynde Horn, and said, ''As long as the diamonds in this ring flash ''Old man,'' cried Hynde Horn, ''I have come from far across the And that very day King Horn was wedded to the beautiful Princess ''Now open thine eyes, Thomas,'' said the lady, ''and thou shalt see But a day came when the queen said to Thomas, At length one day the young laird went to his lady mother and,


id: 12742
title: Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1
author: Scott, Walter
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  lands had been offered for his person: "Carry me to the king!" said misguided men on the borders of Scotland."--_Letter to Wolsey_, July To the death of Henry Darnley, it is said, some of the border lords these were many of the west border men, under the lords Maxwell who, following so fast, the lord of Mortone said to Balcleuch, ''I sall In 1585, an affray took place at a border meeting in which Lord lords, joined by Maxwell, Home, Bothwell, and other border chieftains, the use of horses and arms upon the west border of England and [Footnote 47: This man was chaplain in the family of Sir Walter Scott spare his life till the next day, and if Sir Robert Kerr came not Hence, Sir James might have reason to say, as in the ballad, "The king _Laird''s Wat_ of the ballad; indeed, from the list of border families


id: 12882
author: Scott, Walter
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  gallant, being still the king''s man for life and death."--SPALDING a correspondence betwixt Montrose and Lord Gordon, a gallant young It is said, his death was accelerated by the news of King Charles'' Lord''s enemies." Burly was not a likely man to fall into this sort of said John Brown having performed the worship of God in his family, was to her, and said, "Now, Marion, the day is come, that I told you would said, "Lord, when wilt thou avenge Brown''s blood? cavern, spoke thus: "This sword, O king, shall "destroy a man every time From this ancient tower Lady Margaret is said to have been carried by "O hold your hand, Lord William!" she said, The day passed, and night came, and the knight Then said the king, "Come here, sir knight, "Does the man yet live?" These few words set the blood of the Scottish

title:
  Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 (of 3) Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition


id: 37738
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II
author: nan
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  I''m bidden gang till yon lady''s bower, THE OLD BALLAD OF LITTLE MUSGRAVE AND THE LADY BARNARD. "So have I loved you, fair lady, And thou [a] fair lady in thine armes,-"O wae be to thee, Lady Margaret," he said, To hae sweet Willie slain, my dear, Till the Clerk''s twa sons fell deep in love present, and in the Appendix is _Sweet Willie and Fair Maisry_, from Till Lord Gregory come to land. "O mak my bed, lady mother," he says, Out o'' the lady''s grave grew a bonny red rose, and Fair Ellinor_, is given from the _Collection of Old Ballads_, the unfortunate Love of Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor, together with Sweet Willie and fair Annie Sweet Willie and fair Annie Sweet Willie and fair Annie There wilt thou come and meet thy love, "What will ye leave to your true-love, Lord Donald, my son?


id: 38416
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV
author: nan
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  And he''s call''d her his bonny love, Lady Jane. Till he fell in love wi'' the king''s daughter, There''s a bonny young lady to come; Till Lady Jean fell in love with Captain Ogilvie, That young man''s love was ill to trow; That young man''s love was sae ill to win, I never loved a man but thee." "O come away, my lady fair, To lord, nor lady, nor fair England. "How should''st thou, fair lady, love me, 25 Thy fair words make me suspect thee; "Commend me to thy loving lady; [To pray] for thee and for thy love I will not miss. "The like fall ever to thy share, most fair lady." "Lady fair, content thee; 175 Thou dost loath me, I love thee, though cause of my death. "O God thee save, thou lady sweet, 15 Or thou must go thy love without." "O lady sweet, stand thou on thy feet,


id: 38037
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume III
author: nan
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  But there''s thrice as fair a ladie as thee Till my love comes to hand. Till I see with Bewick thou save thy head." Till frae the King''s court Marie Hamilton, The Queen''s Maries were four young ladies of the highest families in "Sir knighte, my father is a kinge, Childe Waters was a woe man, good Lord, "Nowe Christe thee save, thou little foot-page, "And come thou forth, Sir John the knighte; English story, King Henry, Queen Eleanor, Sir Aldingar (the resemblance Then said the King, "Come here, Sir Knight, Says,--"Lady, ye my love shall be, Says,--"Lady, ye my love shall be, Then, sighing, said the lady fair, The lord said to his ladie, 5 The lord said to his ladie, 5 The lord said to his ladie, 5 He said, "Ride on, my lady fair, Whare is this fair young lady frae? Monie a lord and fair ladie 55


id: 37031
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I
author: nan
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  "ANCIENT AND MODERN SCOTTISH SONGS, Heroic Ballads, &c." By DAVID "Ancient Songs and Ballads, from the Reign of King Henry the Second to "ROBIN HOOD: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, "A Collection of Ancient and Modern Scottish Ballads, Tales, and "The Suffolk Garland: or a Collection of Poems, Songs, Tales, Ballads, "What knight art thou," the lady sayd, "Why if I helpe thee not, thou noble King Arthur, "Shee witched me, being a faire young lady, "Come kisse her, brother Kay," then said Sir Gawaine, King Arthur beheld that lady faire, 210 Leew: ''The Bretons supposen, that he [King Arthur] shall come yet and "The lady shall bring forth a son, "Take this sword in thy hand, thou noble King, the king of Elfland''s castle is?"--"I cannot tell thee," said the "Go on yet a little farther," said the hen-wife, "till thou come to a


id: 39627
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V
author: nan
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  "Hast thou either meat or drink," said Robin Hood, "And that is meat good enough," said Robin Hood, Quoth bold Robin Hood, "Thou dost prate like an ass, "Yonder is John, bold Robin Hoods man, "Why, what wouldst thou have?" said Robin Hood, "O hold thy hand," said Robin Hood then, "Gods blessing on thy heart," said Robin Hood, "I am Little John, Robin Hoods man, "What is thy name?" then said Robin Hood, "What wilt thou give me," said Robin Hood, 45 "I hold it good," said Robin Hood, 35 "O what shall I do," said Robin Hood then, "If thou be Robin Hood," said the old wife, I am Robin Hood, thy master good, "You shall be sworn," said bold Robin Hood, Said Robin Hood to Little John, "Is this Robin Hood?" now said the king; "Then come hither, Little John," said Robin Hood, And I Robin Hood, and thou Little John, 95


id: 39766
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI
author: nan
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  "Come had thy tongue, thou silly blind Harper, "Come haud thy tongue, thou silly wench! "Come, cease thy allacing, thou silly blind Harper, "I bring nae news," said the gray-headed carle, Last Good-night, shewing how John Armstrong, with his eightscore men, I will hang up thy eightscore men and thee." To see sae mony brave men die. "I''m come to ''plain o'' your man, fair Johnie Armstrong, The day is come that thou maun die;" I wan him frae his man, fair Johnie Armstrong, "Where did thou get fair Johnie Armstrong''s horse?" "But wilt thou sell me fair Johnie Armstrong''s horse? And Hobie Noble, come to set thee free." "I wat weel no," quo'' the good auld man; Said--"Man, there''s naething in thy house, man who should that day cut off the head or hand of Lord Maxwell. "We''ll turn again," said good Lord John;-Quo'' he, "Man, thou''s hae leave to speak,


id: 41044
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VII
author: nan
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  "Yield thee, Lord Piercy," Douglas said; And said, "Earl Douglas, for thy life "Thou must tell me," Lord Howard said, "Fight on, my men," Sir Andrewe sais, Then word went through Sir Andrews men, Lord Howard tooke a sword in hand, Till they come to my brother kings high land." James the Fourth, King of Scots, with an inferior army of 15,000 men, Whilst the royal King Henrie came weeping away. "Hold upp thy head, man," quoth his lord, Browne, an English-man, which was the king''s chamberlaine, prevented Some Angus and Fife men, they ran for their life, man, His king, and his country, an'' a'', man, 60 And cry''d, God save the King, man. "A hundred men," the king then said, Then said King William to his men, 65 They''ll fight with heart and hand, man; Gave check unto the king, man. Yet he, good king, in his old days,


id: 35602
title: The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship
author: Chambers, Robert
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  modern antique in ballad lore, the famous and admired poem of _Sir Percy, at the close of his copy of _Sir Patrick Spence_, tells us that from _Hardyknute_ and the entire poem of _Sir Patrick_--granting only The grief of the ladies at the catastrophe in _Sir Patrick Spence_, is _Hardyknute_ in the ''grand old ballad of _Sir Patrick Spence_,'' "The grave of Sir Patrick Spence." The Scottish ballads were lady does exactly like the mother of Gil Morrice, of whom it is said: authorship of the great bulk of the Scottish ballads to Sir _Hardyknute_, _Sir Patrick Spence_, and _Gil Morrice_, all open, it The ballad of _Fause Foodrage_, which Sir Walter Scott printed for the ballads,[21] and particularly to _Sir Patrick Spence_, and their The author of _Sir Patrick Spence_, and the other ballads in Scottish ballad of _Fair Annie_ (otherwise called _Lady from _Hardyknute_ through _Sir Patrick Spence_ and _Gil Morrice_ to the


id: 43825
title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VIII
author: nan
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  "The common popular ballad of _King John and the Abbot_," says Percy, "Tis well thou''rt come back to keepe thy day: "Ile make thee lord abbot this day in his place!" Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John." Thou art a strong thiefe; yon come thy fellowes 155 "Why, what dost thou think of me," quoth our king merrily, "Thou dost abuse me much," quoth the king, "saying thus; 25 "If thou beest a true man," then quoth the miller, Let me see, hear thou mee; tell to our king, 35 "Welcome, sir knight," quoth he, "with your gay lady; "I pray thee," he said, "good John o'' the Scales, turned to him and said, "I go, but thou shalt tarry till my coming." "O, what dost thee mean, fair lady?" said he, The old knight said to her, "I pry''thee tell me,


id: 45778
author: Scott, Walter
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  thou safely bring forth three sons, who shall be the wonder of the LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. Lord Thomas and his new-come bride, Till frae the king''s court Marie Hamilton, "O mony a time, my lord," he said, "Now hold thy peace!" the lady said, prophecy;--when the wild animals shall inhabit the abode of men;--when "A Scottish king shall come full keen; "And say, ''Come this night to thy lady''s bower; battle fell Lord Evers, and his son, together with Sir Brian Latoun, knight, ''What is thy name, that thou art so good a messangere?'' Quod bedde, the same shall be I.''--''That is sufficient,'' quod the lorde. "How long, O Lord, shall vengeance be deferred?" it was answered, in an shall return for the fifty-second time." In the year 1357, fifty-two To their chief, and their prince, still thy sons shall be true;

title:
  Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 3 (of 3) Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition


