Early English Prose Romances: With Bibliographical and Historical Introductions, المجلد 2William John Thoms Nattali and Bond, 1858 |
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ageyne amongst Angellica Anglitora answered Anthony à Wood arrow Beatrice began behold betwixt Blacke Knight blood body cast castle cause chamber commanded court daughter dayes death Dulcippa earl Earl of Kendal emperour English knights espied faire father Fayrie flayles forrest fortune Fryer gaue gave George A Green hand hath haue heart heaven honour Hood's King Arthur kyng lady land Lincolne Little John lives lordes manner merry murthered myght Napels never noble Nottingham ouer pallace Pindar pleasure Portingale present Prester John princely queene quoth Red Rose Knight renowned revenge Robin Hood Robin Hood's Delight Robyn Rome sayd Scarlock shee shew shulde Sodan sonne sooner soule spake speake sunne sword thee thereof theyr thou thought toke took town of Wakefield tyme unto valiant valour Virgilius Wakefield whan withall wolde wyfe wyll
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الصفحة 81 - In this our spacious isle, I think there is not one, But he hath heard some talk of him and little John ; And to the end of time, the tales shall ne'er be done, Of Scarlock, George a Green, and Much the miller's son, Of Tuck the merry friar, which many a sermon made In praise of Robin Hood, his out-laws, and their trade.
الصفحة 145 - A PLEASANT CONCEYTED CoMEDIE OF GEORGE A GREENE THE PINNER OF WAKEFIELD. As it was sundry times acted by the Servants of the Right Honourable the Earle of Sussex.
الصفحة 142 - Several lines of this ballad are quoted in the two old plays of the "Downfall" and "Death of Eobert earl of Huntingdon.
الصفحة 81 - Their baldrics set with studs, athwart their shoulders cast, To which under their arms their sheafs were buckled fast, A short sword at their belt, a buckler scarce a span, Who struck below the knee, not counted then a...
الصفحة 149 - George a Green is thus noticed by Drunken Barnaby : — Straight at Wakefield I was seen a, Where I sought for George a Green a, But could not find such a creature ; Yet on a sign I saw his feature, Where strength of ale had so much stirr'd me, That I grew stouter far than Jordie.
الصفحة 82 - He from the husband's bed no married woman wan, But to his mistress dear, his loved Marian, Was ever constant known, which wheresoe'er...
الصفحة 147 - Crowde the fidler would be there, « And many more I will not speake of here : " Good god ! how glad hath been this hart of mine ' To see that Towne, which hath in former time ' So flourish'd and so gloried in her name, ' Famous by the Pindar who first rais'd the same ; ' Yea, I have paced ore that greene and ore,
الصفحة 102 - Robin he then begun; But how for to sell he knew not well, For a butcher he was but young. When other butchers no meat could sell, Robin got both gold and fee; For he sold more meat for one penny Than others could do for three. But when he sold his meat so fast, No butcher by him could thrive; For he sold more meat for one penny Than others could do for five. Which made the butchers of Nottingham To study as they did stand, Saying, "Surely he is some prodigal, That hath sold his father's land.
الصفحة 69 - Renowned Robin Hood ; Or, His famous archery truly related in the worthy exploits he acted before queen Katherine, he being an outlaw man ; and how he obtained his own and his fellows
الصفحة 82 - From wealthy abbots' chests, and churls' abundant store, What oftentimes he took he shared amongst the poor : No lordly bishop came in lusty Robin's way, To him, before he went, but for his pass must pay ; The widow in distress he graciously...