ISBN: 9781145602984

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LAY THE BENT TO THE BONNY BROOM. From Durfey's Pills to Purge Melancholy, iv. 129, with the title A Riddle wittily expounded. The same in Jamieson's Popular Ballads, ii. 155, and in The Borderer's Table Book, vii. 83. A fragment of this ballad, called The Three Sisters, is printed in Gilbert's Ancient Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LAY THE BENT TO THE BONNY BROOM. From Durfey's Pills to Purge Melancholy, iv. 129, with the title A Riddle wittily expounded. The same in Jamieson's Popular Ballads, ii. 155, and in The Borderer's Table Book, vii. 83. A fragment of this ballad, called The Three Sisters, is printed in Gilbert's Ancient Christmas Carols, (2d ed.) p. 65, and has a different burden. It begins There were three sisters fair and bright, Jennifer gentle and JRosemaree, And they three loved one valiant knight, As the dew flies over the mulberry tree. There was a lady in the North-country, Lay the lent to the bonny broom, And she had lovely daughters three, Fa, la la la, fa, la la la ra re. There was a knight of noble worth, Which also lived at the North. The knight, of courage stout and brave, A wife he did desire to have. He knocked at the lady's gate, One evening when it was late. The eldest sister let him in, And pinn'd the door with a silver pin. w 9. youngest. The second sister, she made his bed, And laid soft pillows under his head. The youngest [sister] that same night, She went to bed to this young knight. And in the morning when it was day, w These words unto him she did say. " Now you have had your will," quoth she, " I pray, Sir Knight, you marry me." This young brave knight to her reply'd. " Thy suit, fair maid, shall not be deny'd, 20" If thou canst answer me questions three, This very day will I marry thee." " Kind sir, in love, 0 then," quoth she, " Tell me what your three questions be." " 0 what is longer than the way? 25 Or what is deeper than the sea? " Or what is louder than a horn? Or what is sharper than a thorn? " Or what is greener than the grass? Or what is worse than a woman was? " so. Books, History~~General, English-and-Scottish-Ballads~~Francis-James-Child, 999999999, English And Scottish Ballads, Francis James Child, 1145602983, Nabu Press, , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781145602984

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LAY… More...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LAY THE BENT TO THE BONNY BROOM. From Durfey's Pills to Purge Melancholy, iv. 129, with the title A Riddle wittily expounded. The same in Jamieson's Popular Ballads, ii. 155, and in The Borderer's Table Book, vii. 83. A fragment of this ballad, called The Three Sisters, is printed in Gilbert's Ancient Christmas Carols, (2d ed.) p. 65, and has a different burden. It begins There were three sisters fair and bright, Jennifer gentle and JRosemaree, And they three loved one valiant knight, As the dew flies over the mulberry tree. There was a lady in the North-country, Lay the lent to the bonny broom, And she had lovely daughters three, Fa, la la la, fa, la la la ra re. There was a knight of noble worth, Which also lived at the North. The knight, of courage stout and brave, A wife he did desire to have. He knocked at the lady's gate, One evening when it was late. The eldest sister let him in, And pinn'd the door with a silver pin. w 9. youngest. The second sister, she made his bed, And laid soft pillows under his head. The youngest [sister] that same night, She went to bed to this young knight. And in the morning when it was day, w These words unto him she did say. " Now you have had your will," quoth she, " I pray, Sir Knight, you marry me." This young brave knight to her reply'd. " Thy suit, fair maid, shall not be deny'd, 20" If thou canst answer me questions three, This very day will I marry thee." " Kind sir, in love, 0 then," quoth she, " Tell me what your three questions be." " 0 what is longer than the way? 25 Or what is deeper than the sea? " Or what is louder than a horn? Or what is sharper than a thorn? " Or what is greener than the grass? Or what is worse than a woman was? " so. Books History~~General English-and-Scottish-Ballads~~Francis-James-Child Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781145602984

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either pa… More...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Francis James Child, Books, History, English And Scottish Ballads Books>History <

ISBN: 9781145602984

Paperback, [PU: Nabu Press], This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant ma… More...

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