Ballads & legends of CheshireEgerton Leigh 1867 |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 47 találatból.
5. oldal
... never again Do a thing that was wrong— That his life might last long- Nor wilfully break even one of the Ten . But suddenly roused , he sprang to his feet ; For his henchman appeared , And said that he feared A body of Welsh knaves ...
... never again Do a thing that was wrong— That his life might last long- Nor wilfully break even one of the Ten . But suddenly roused , he sprang to his feet ; For his henchman appeared , And said that he feared A body of Welsh knaves ...
11. oldal
... never carry Any such without offence . ' SHE . ' Ill quickly change myself , if this be so , And like a page I'll follow thee where'er you go . ' HE . ' I have neither gold nor silver To maintain thee in this case ; And to travel is ...
... never carry Any such without offence . ' SHE . ' Ill quickly change myself , if this be so , And like a page I'll follow thee where'er you go . ' HE . ' I have neither gold nor silver To maintain thee in this case ; And to travel is ...
19. oldal
... never the worse . He was not the man to whom fair maids might say That most disagreeable of short words , called Nay . Young , noble , and handsome , a devil - may - care , With the brain to conceive , and the brave heart to dare ...
... never the worse . He was not the man to whom fair maids might say That most disagreeable of short words , called Nay . Young , noble , and handsome , a devil - may - care , With the brain to conceive , and the brave heart to dare ...
21. oldal
... . This was the rule- That at one time No more should speak than women nine . ' ' Why , Rose is off ! ' - ' I always said In reg'lar way she'd never wed .'— ' She'll lead them a terrible dance .'- ' There's Legend of Chester . 21.
... . This was the rule- That at one time No more should speak than women nine . ' ' Why , Rose is off ! ' - ' I always said In reg'lar way she'd never wed .'— ' She'll lead them a terrible dance .'- ' There's Legend of Chester . 21.
23. oldal
... never live ! Declared his wealth he'd leave the poor , Nor Rose should never cross his door . He summoned his friends . Say what to do ? Was it the fond pair to pursue ? No , neither he nor friends could ride , And no horses had they ...
... never live ! Declared his wealth he'd leave the poor , Nor Rose should never cross his door . He summoned his friends . Say what to do ? Was it the fond pair to pursue ? No , neither he nor friends could ride , And no horses had they ...
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79. oldal - Dee." They rowed her in across the rolling foam, The cruel crawling foam, The cruel hungry foam, To her grave beside the sea: But still the boatmen hear her call the cattle home Across the sands of Dee.
78. oldal - The western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she. The western tide crept up along the sand, And o'er and o'er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see. The rolling mist came down and hid the land: And never home came she.
78. oldal - MARY ! go and call the cattle home, — And call the cattle home, And call the cattle home Across the sands of Dee ! " The Western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she.
12. oldal - Here comes all that breeds the strife ; I in England have already A sweet woman to my wife : I will not falsify my vow for gold nor gain, Nor yet for all the fairest dames that live in Spain.
13. oldal - All my jewels in like sort take thou with thee, For they are fitting for thy wife, but not for me. ' I will spend my days in prayer, Love and all her laws...
11. oldal - Spaniards fraught with jealousy we often find, But Englishmen through all the world are counted kind. "Leave me not unto a Spaniard, You alone enjoy my heart ; I am lovely, young, and tender, Love is likewise my desert : Still to serve thee day and night my mind is prest, The wife of every Englishman is counted blest." " It would be a shame, fair lady, For to bear a woman hence ; English soldiers never carry Any such without offence.
9. oldal - Garments gay as rich as may be, Decked with jewels, she had on. Of a comely countenance and grace was she, And by birth and parentage of high degree.
9. oldal - Of a comely countenance and grace was she, And by birth and parentage of high degree. As his prisoner there he kept her, In his hands her life did lie; Cupid's bands did tie them faster By the liking of an eye.
172. oldal - Dutton kills ; a Done doth kill a Done ; A Booth a Booth ; and Leigh by Leigh is overthrown : A Venables against a Venables doth stand, And Troutbeck fighteth with a Troutbeck hand to hand ; There Molineux doth make a Molineux to die ; And Egerton the strength of Egerton doth try.
13. oldal - And these bracelets for a token, Grieving that I was so bold : All my jewels in like sort take thou with thee, For they are fitting for thy wife, and not for me.