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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... To leave both tower and town, Thou first must guess what life lead we That dwell hy dale and down. And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shall thou speed As blithe as Queen of May." Yet sung she " I!rignall banks are fair, And Greta woods are green; I'd rather rove with Edmund there Than reign our English queen. " I read you hy your bugle-horn And hy your palfrey good, I read you for a ranger sworn To keep the king's greenwood." " A Ranger, lady, winds his horn, And 'tis at peep of light; His blast is heard at merry morn, And mine at dead of night." Yet sung she " Brignall banks are fair, And Greta woods are gay: I would I were with Edmund there To reign his Queen of May! " With burnish'd brand and musketooit So gallantly you come, I read you for a bold Dragoon That lists the tuck of drum." " I list no more the tuck of drum, No more the trumpet hear; But when the beetle sounds his bum My comrades take the spear. And O! though Brignall banks be fair And Greta woods be gay, Y'et mickle must the maiden dare Would reign my Queen of May! " Maiden! a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die! The fiend whose lantern lights the mead Were better mate than I! And when I'm with my comrades met Beneath the greenwood bough What once we were we all forget, Nor think what we are now." CAorus. Yet Brignall banks are fresh and fair, And t..ireta woods are green, And you may gather garlands there Would grace a summer-uueen. LAKE COR1SKIN. From Tkt Lerd tif Ikt fsles. Canto iii. A WHILE their route they silent made, As men who stalk for mountain-deer, Till the good Bruce to Ronald said,--" Saint Mary! what a scene is here! I've traversed many a mountain-stra...
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- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1130966054
- ISBN 13 9781130966053
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine320
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