Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw ; to which are Prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life, Zväzok 2

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W. Pickering, 1832 - 261 strán (strany)

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Strana 187 - Nor he could not get down. He then bethought him of his bugle-horn, Which hung low down to his knee ; He set his horn unto his mouth, And blew out weak blasts three. Then Little John, when hearing him, As he sat under the tree, ' I fear my master is near dead, He blows so wearily.
Strana 188 - Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet, And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet, And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most right and meet.
Strana 154 - Now Robin Hood is to Nottingham gone, With a link a down, and a day, And there he met a silly old woman, ' Was weeping on the way. " What news ? what news ? thou silly old woman, What news hast thou for me ?" 10 Said she, There's three squires in Nottingham town, To-day ' are
Strana 51 - I have no money," then quoth the young man, "No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be." "How many miles is it to thy true love? Come tell me without guile." "By the faith of my body," then said the young man, "It is but five little mile.
Strana 159 - I've a bag for meal, and a bag for malt, And a bag for barley and corn; A bag for bread, and a bag for beef, And a bag for my little small horn.
Strana 186 - Will you please to sit down, Cousin Robin," she said, " And drink some beer with me ? " " No, I will neither eat nor drink, Till I am blooded by thee.
Strana 188 - I'll not grant thee ; I never hurt woman in all my life, Nor man in woman's company. " I never hurt fair maid in all my time, Nor at my end shall it be ; But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be.
Strana 19 - And made a path over the corn. 0 that were a shame, said jolly Robin, We being three, and thou but one. The pinder leapt back then thirty good foot, Twas thirty good foot and one.
Strana 49 - COME listen to me, you gallants so free, All you that love mirth for to hear, And I will tell you of a bold outlaw That lived in Nottinghamshire. As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the green-wood tree, There he was aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be. The youngster was cloathed in scarlet red, In scarlet fine and gay ; And he did frisk it over the plain, And chanted a round-de-lay.
Strana 53 - Young Allin, as I hear say; And you shall be married at this same time, Before we depart away.

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