The Local Historian's Table Book, of Remarkable Occurences, Historical Facts, Traditions, Legendary and Descriptive Ballads, &c., &c, Volume 21844 - Ballads, English |
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Page 17
... taken a western route and on arriving at Lanercost , in Cumberland , met with an old farmer , who greatly admiring his cattle , bought them . Dickey was very glad to meet with such a customer - partly for thus ridding him of a charge ...
... taken a western route and on arriving at Lanercost , in Cumberland , met with an old farmer , who greatly admiring his cattle , bought them . Dickey was very glad to meet with such a customer - partly for thus ridding him of a charge ...
Page 20
... taken from MRS . BROWN's recitation , collated with two other copies procured from Scotland , one in MS ; another very good one printed for the stalls ; a third in the possession of the late Rev. Jonathan Boucher , of Epsom , taken from ...
... taken from MRS . BROWN's recitation , collated with two other copies procured from Scotland , one in MS ; another very good one printed for the stalls ; a third in the possession of the late Rev. Jonathan Boucher , of Epsom , taken from ...
Page 28
... taken another bride , And have ye quite orgotten me ? And have ye quite forgotten one That gave you life and liberty . " Northumberlea - this is for the sake of the rhyme . In the ballad as originally written I think it probable that ...
... taken another bride , And have ye quite orgotten me ? And have ye quite forgotten one That gave you life and liberty . " Northumberlea - this is for the sake of the rhyme . In the ballad as originally written I think it probable that ...
Page 35
... taken down by his sister , from the recitation of a North- umberland lady . Our correspondent , Mr. James Henry Dixon , of Tollington Park , Middlesex , is of opinion that the composition is not older than the time of the Commonwealth ...
... taken down by his sister , from the recitation of a North- umberland lady . Our correspondent , Mr. James Henry Dixon , of Tollington Park , Middlesex , is of opinion that the composition is not older than the time of the Commonwealth ...
Page 40
... taken up a very foolish imagination , of his being translated , and of his being preserved alive in some other region ; which they found on some words of the Sybil , that mentions a murderer of his , mother that had fled away , but that ...
... taken up a very foolish imagination , of his being translated , and of his being preserved alive in some other region ; which they found on some words of the Sybil , that mentions a murderer of his , mother that had fled away , but that ...
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afterwards Alnwick amongst ancient appeared arms ballad baron battle beautiful bishop bishop of Durham Border brave brother called castle church Crosiers Cuthbert daughter death descendants died Duke Durham Earl of Northumberland Earl of Westmoreland Edward England eyes fair father fell frae friends grey hand hath head heard heart heir Henry Hexham hill Hilton holy honour horse house of Lancaster John Johnie Johnie Scot King lady land Lay &c legend letter lived Lord married monk morning ne'er neighbours never Nevill Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne night noble North North Shields o'er Ovingham Parcy Reed Pilgrimage of Grace poem poor possession prince Queen Richard river Tyne Robert round Saint scene Scotland Scots shew Shields side song soon stone sword thee Thomas Percy thou tower tree Tyne Tynemouth wife William young
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Page 98 - Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. "Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring! Even yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery...
Page 16 - The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chant it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.
Page 267 - He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.
Page 306 - Mark but my fall, and that that ruined me. Cromwell, I charge thee fling away ambition ; By that sin fell the angels ; how can man, then, . The image of his Maker, hope to win...
Page 112 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends...
Page 413 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found. Among the faithless faithful only he : Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To 'swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though single.
Page 98 - Even yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery; The same whom in my school-boy days I listened to; that Cry Which made me look a thousand ways In bush, and tree, and sky. To seek thee did I often rove Through woods and on the green; And thou wert still a hope, a love; Still longed for, never seen. And I can listen to thee yet; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again.
Page 28 - And quickly hied he down the stair, Of fifteen steps he made but three; He's ta'en his bonnie love in his arms, And kist, and kist her tenderlie.
Page 160 - ... he comes flounce into bed, dead as a salmon into a fishmonger's basket; his feet cold as ice, his breath hot as a furnace, and his hands and his face as greasy as his flannel night-cap.
Page 308 - Though green at noon, cut down at night, Shows thy decay ; All flesh is hay, Thus think, and smoke tobacco.