Barnabae Itinerarium, Or, Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England: In Latin and English Metre : Wittily and Merrily (tho' an Hundred Years Ago) Composed : Found Among Some Old Musty Books that Had Lain a Long Time by in a Corner, and Now at Last Made Public : Together with Bessy Bell : to which is Now Added (never Before Published), the Ancient Ballad of Chevy Chase, in Latin and English Verse

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T. Gent, 1852 - 324 עמודים
 

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עמוד 195 - be, One of us two shall die : I know thee well, an earl thou art, Lord Piercy, so am I. But trust me Piercy, I think it were A great offence to kill Any of these our harmless men, For they have done none ill; Let thou and I the battle try, And set our men aside.
עמוד 209 - there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps : For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas there were slain, Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Currel, that from the field One foot would never flee;
עמוד 185 - CHEVY CHASE. GOD prosper long our noble King, Our lives and safeties all: A woeful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chace befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn, Earl Piercy took his way, The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day. The stout Earl of Northumberland A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods
עמוד 205 - Well mounted on a gallant steed, Rode fiercely thro' the fight, And pass'd the English archers all, Without all dread or fear ; And through Earl Piercy's body then He thrust his hateful spear ; With such a vehement force and might He did his body gore, The spear went thro
עמוד 205 - A knight amongst the Scots there was, Who saw Earl Douglas die, Who straight in wrath did vow revenge Upon the Lord Piercy ; Sir Hugh Montgomery was he call'd, Who with a spear most bright, Well mounted on a gallant steed,
עמוד 209 - With brave Earl Piercy there were slain, Sir John of Egerton, Sir Robert Ratcliff and Sir John, Sir James that bold baron ; And with Sir George and stout Sir James, Both knights of good account, Good Sir Ralph
עמוד 310 - Melodie, or Melodius Musicke" 1609. To the farce called The Empress of Morocco, 1674, 4to. (which was an humourous burlesque upon the Opera with similar title by E. Settle) there is attached an " Epilogue, being a new fancy after the old, and most surprising way of Macbeth, performed with new and costly machines, which were invented and managed
עמוד 311 - the most ingenious operator Mr. Henry Wright, PGQ" which was introduced to the audience by " the most renowned and melodious song of John Dory, being heard as it were in the air sung in parts by Spirits, to raise the expectation and charm the audience with thoughts sublime, and worthy of that heroick scene which follows.
עמוד 197 - their bow Their hearts were good and true ; At the first flight of arrows sent, Full threescore Scots they slew. Adversus feras sectantes Missit
עמוד 195 - Yet we will spend our dearest blood, The chiefest harts to slay. Then Douglas swore a solemn oath, And thus in rage did say : Before I will

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