 | Thomas Percy - Ballads - 1794 - 426 pages
...welcome, rich merchants ; Good faylors, welcome unto mee." 10 They fwore by the rood, they were faylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee: " To France nor Flanders dare we pafs : Nor Bourdeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a rover that lyes on the feas, i^ Who robbs... | |
 | Philadelphia - 1835 - 240 pages
...his bedroom, and gave himself up to repose. CHAPTER IV. " They swore by the Rood they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee— To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a Rover that lyes on the seas, Who robs us of our merchant... | |
 | Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1859 - 344 pages
...welcome, rich merchants, Good saylors, welcome unto mee : " in They swore by the rood, they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee. " To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a robber that lyes on the seas, is Who robbs us of our merchant... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1858 - 348 pages
...welcome, rich merchants, Good saylors, welcome unto mee : " in They swore by the rood, they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee. " To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a robber that lyes on the seas, « Who robbs us of our merchant... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...welcome, rich merchants, Good saylors, welcome unto mee : " They, swore by the rood, they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee. " To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a robber that lyes on the seas, Who robbs us of our merchant... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 296 pages
...welcome, rich merchants, Good saylors, welcome unto mee:" They swore by the rood, they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee. " To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare; And all for a robber that lyes on the seas, Who robbs us of our merchant... | |
 | Arthur Milman - Ballads, English - 1871 - 296 pages
...welcome, rich merchants ; Good sayiors, welcome unto mse.' 10 They swore by the rood they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee : ' To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a rover that lyes on the seas, 15 Who robs us of our merchant... | |
 | Arthur Milman - Ballads, English - 1871 - 300 pages
...welcome, rich merchants ; Good saviors, welcome unto mee.' 10 They swore by the rood they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee : ' To France nor Flanders dare we pass, Nor Bordeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a rover that lyes on the seas, 15 Who robs us of our merchant... | |
 | Book - Ballads, English - 1875 - 912 pages
...rich merchants; Good saylors, welcome unto mee.' They swore by the rood, they were saylors good, Hut rich merchants they cold not bee : ' To France nor Flanders dare we pass: Nor Bourdeaux voyage dare we fare; Ami all for a rover that lyes on the seas, \Vho robbs us of our merchant... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1876 - 630 pages
...welcome, rich merchante ; Good saylors, welcome unto mee." 10 They swore by the rood, they were saylors good, But rich merchants they cold not bee: "To France nor Flanders dare we pass: Nor Borudeaux voyage dare we fare ; And all for a rover that lyes on the seas, 15 Who robbs us of our merchant... | |
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And swore by the Lord, that was mickle of might, " I thought he had not beene in the world, Durst have wrought England such unright. 
