The Children's Book of BalladsLittle, 1883 - 289 Seiten |
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... Douglas bound him to ride Into England to drive a prey . He chose the Gordons , and the Græmes , With them the Lindesays , light and gay ; But the Jardines would not with him ride , And they rue it to this day . And he has burned the ...
... Douglas bound him to ride Into England to drive a prey . He chose the Gordons , and the Græmes , With them the Lindesays , light and gay ; But the Jardines would not with him ride , And they rue it to this day . And he has burned the ...
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... Douglas there , He rode right furiouslie . But oh how pale his lady looked , Frae aff the castle wa ' , When down before the Scottish spear She saw proud Percy fa ' . " Had we twa been upon the green , And never an eye to see , I wad ...
... Douglas there , He rode right furiouslie . But oh how pale his lady looked , Frae aff the castle wa ' , When down before the Scottish spear She saw proud Percy fa ' . " Had we twa been upon the green , And never an eye to see , I wad ...
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... " By the might of Our Ladye ! " " " There will I bide thee , " said the Douglas , 66 My troth I plight to thee . " 1 Fend , -support . They lighted high on Otterbourne , Upon the bent1 sae 54 CLASSIC HEROIC BALLADS .
... " By the might of Our Ladye ! " " " There will I bide thee , " said the Douglas , 66 My troth I plight to thee . " 1 Fend , -support . They lighted high on Otterbourne , Upon the bent1 sae 54 CLASSIC HEROIC BALLADS .
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... Douglas met , I wot he was fu ' fain . 1 They swapped their swords , till sair they swat , And the blood ran down like rain . But Percy with his good broad sword , That could so sharply wound , Has wounded Douglas on the brow , Till he ...
... Douglas met , I wot he was fu ' fain . 1 They swapped their swords , till sair they swat , And the blood ran down like rain . But Percy with his good broad sword , That could so sharply wound , Has wounded Douglas on the brow , Till he ...
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... Douglas , Or Sir Hugh the Montgomery , if he were here . " As soon as he knew it was Sir Hugh , He struck his sword's point in the ground ; The Montgomery was a courteous knight , And quickly took him by the hand . This deed was done at ...
... Douglas , Or Sir Hugh the Montgomery , if he were here . " As soon as he knew it was Sir Hugh , He struck his sword's point in the ground ; The Montgomery was a courteous knight , And quickly took him by the hand . This deed was done at ...
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Seite 189 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormv winds do blow.
Seite 195 - With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow...
Seite 215 - HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns," he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!
Seite 259 - Temple of Fame, — There with the glorious General's name, Be it said, in letters both bold and bright, " Here is the steed that saved the day By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester, twenty miles away !
Seite 196 - AT midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, Should tremble at his power ; In dreams, through camp and court, he bore The trophies of a conqueror ; In dreams his song of triumph heard. Then wore his monarch's signet ring, Then pressed that monarch's throne — a King ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird.
Seite 20 - But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And, like a dam, the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream: And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome, As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.
Seite 105 - Right graciously he smiled on us, as rolled from wing to wing, Down all our line, a deafening shout : ' God save our lord the king ! ' ' And if my standard-bearer fall, as fall full well he may — For never saw I promise yet of such a bloody fray — Press where ye see my white plume shine, amidst the ranks of war, And be your oriflamme, to-day, the helmet of Navarre.
Seite 129 - So we were left galloping, Joris and I, Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky; The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh, 'Neath our feet broke the brittle, bright stubble like chaff; Till over by Dalhem a dome-spire sprang white, And "Gallop," gasped Joris, "for Aix is in sight!
Seite 237 - Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well ; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night.
Seite 74 - Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.