Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative,: With Some of Modern Date; Collected with Some Rare Copies and Mss, Volume 1

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R.H. Evans, Pall-Mall, By W. Bulmer and Company Cleveland-Row., 1810 - Ballads, English

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Queen Elizabeths Champion or a Victory obtained
31
Loyal Lover
33
Fair Portion for a Fair Maid
35
Servants Sorrow for the loss of his mistress Queen
38
Bachelors Plea against Matrimony
40
Country Lass
41
11+Sonnet to the Virgin Mary
43
Warning Piece to England or the Fall of Queen
44
Maidens Nay or I Love not you
46
Sonnet sung before Queen Elizabeth attributed to the Earl of Essex
48
Sonnet on Elizabeth Markhame
49
Young Palmus and fair Sheldra
50
Bishop Thurstan and the King of Scots
51
Song from the fair Maid of the Exchange
55
Battle of Cuton Moor
58
Proper New Song by a Student in Cambridge
59
Address to a Disappointed Lover wearing a Willow branch
63
The Deceased Maiden Lover
64
The Unfortunate Concubine or Rosamonds Over
68
True Maid of the South
70
Pleasant History of Alexander and Lodwicke
77
The Lamentation of Queen Elinor Wife to Henry
78
London Lasss Lamentation
85
Prince Edward and Adam Gordon
86
Lovely Northern Lass
88
Fickle Northern Lass
93
Cumnor Hall
94
Stout Cripple of Cornwall
97
Arabella Stuart
99
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100
Lamentation of John Musgrave executed at Ken dal for robbing the Kings Receiver
103
The Spanish Tragedy 288
103
Anna Bullen
105
Jockie is Growne a Gentleman
107
Complaint of the Shepherd Harpalus
110
Shepherds Delight
113
Northern Lasss Lamentation
115
Fair Maniac
117
23+The Hospitable
118
Lamentable Ditty on the Death of Lord Guildford
124
The Bridal Bed
128
The Battle of Corichie
132
The Lordling Peasant
134
Rare example of a Virtuous Maid in Paris burnt
135
Cousin Scarlet
137
Queen Elizabeths behaviour at Tilbury
143
Urchins Dance
144
RedCross Knight
148
The Famous Battle between Robin Hood and
152
The Little BarleyCorn
156
Robin Hoods famous Archery before Queen Cathe
159
London Ordinary or every Man in his Humour
166
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167
Merry Careless Lover
176
Sea Fight off Cape La Hogue in 1692
215
Dorastus and Faunia
216
34+ Sir John BarleyCorn 914
220
Lord Wigmore and the Fair Maid of Dunsmore
226
Death of Iffida
227
37+Venuss Lament for Adonis
230
ford
231
The Cruel Black
232
Old Tithon
234
Song by Thibaut King of Navarre
238
The Tragedy of Phillis
241
MayDay Song
245
Zayde and Zelindaxa
248
Seldom comes the better
251
No Constancy in
254
Fair Susan of Somersetshire
258
Musidorus and Amadine
263
The Merchants Son and BeggarWench of Hull
267
Countrymans Lamentation for the Death of
268
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273
Song of Queen Isabel with the Fall of the Spencers
276
Wanton Wife of Bath
277
55+ Truths Integrity or Love will find out
282
Most excellent Ditty of Sampson and the Phi
283
David and BathSheba
291
Ragnar Lodbrach
293
Roman Charity
296
The Dead Mans Song
297
Edward the Third and the Countess of Salisbury
301
Notable Example of an ungracious Son who in pride
304
The Turtle Dove
305
Hirlas Owain or the DrinkingHorn of Owen
307
The Winning of the Isle of Man by the Earl
308
The Mercers Son of Midhurst and the Clothiers
311
Banishment of the Dukes of Hereford and Norfolk
315
61+Life and Death of the Two Ladies of Finsbury
318
Sir Richard Whittingtons advancement
323
62+ Song from the Lords Mask
324
Deposition of Richard the Second and his Murder
330
Shepherds Slumber
331
Death of Earl Oswald
333
55+Siege of Harfleur and Battle of Agincourt
334
Elfrida and Sir James of Perth
336
The Barginet of Antimachus
337
Sir James the Ross 332
342
53+ Ancient Hunting Song
343
The Woodmans Walk
345
55+ Venuss Search after Cupid
350
The Victory of Agincourt
351
Alphonso and Ganselo
354
58+Song by Sir Robert Aytoun
357
The Renewing of Love
360
Cupids Revenge
361
5 Pleasant Ballad of two Lovers
362

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Page 195 - To her is only known my love, Which from the world is hidden. Go, pretty birds, and tell her so, See that your notes strain not too low, For still, methinks, I see her frown ; Ye pretty wantons, warble. Go, tune your voices...
Page 196 - Go tune your voices' harmony, And sing, I am her lover ; Strain loud and sweet, that every note With sweet content may move her. And she that hath the sweetest voice, Tell her I will not change my choice ; Yet still, methinks, I see her frown ! Ye pretty wantons, warble.
Page 199 - By by lully lullay, Lully lullay thou littell tyne child, By by lully lullay. O sisters too, how may we do, For to preserve this day This pore yongling, for whom we do singe By by lully lullay. Herod the king, in his raging, Chargid he hath this day; His men of might, in his owne sight, All yonge children to slay. That wo is me, pore child for thee, And ever morne and say; For thi parting, nether say nor sing, By by lully lullay.
Page 194 - Trowl the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl, And here, kind mate, to thee : Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul, And down it merrily.
Page 193 - But O, I spy the cuckoo, the cuckoo, the cuckoo ; See where she sitteth : come away, my joy ; Come away, I prithee : I do not like the cuckoo Should sing where my Peggy and I kiss and toy.
Page 106 - By the moon we sport and play, With the night begins our day : As we dance the dew doth fall, Trip it, little urchins all. Lightly as the little bee, Two by two, and three by three, And about go we, and about go we.
Page 194 - COLD'S the wind, and wet's the rain, Saint Hugh be our good speed: 111 is the weather that bringeth no gain, Nor helps good hearts in need.
Page 7 - The birds sang sweet in the midst of the day ; I dreamed fast of mirth and play ; In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. Methought I walked still to and fro, And from her company I could not go ; But when I waked, it was not so : In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.
Page 110 - All travellers, as they do pass on their way, At gentlemen's halls are invited to stay, Themselves to refresh, and their horses to rest, Since that he must be Old Christmas's guest ; Nay, the poor shall not want, but have for relief, Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roastbeef.
Page 202 - ONCE did my thoughts both ebb and flow, As passion did them move ; Once did I hope, straight fear again,— And then I was in love. Once did I waking spend the night, And tell how many minutes move.

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