George Wharton Edwards Never Poems
- 1. The Bailiff's Daughter Of Islington
There was a youthe, and a well-beloved youthe,
And he was a squire's son;
He loved the bayliffe's daughter deare,
That lived in Islington.
... - 2. Sir Patrick Spens
The king sits in Dunfermline town,
Drinking the blude-red wine;
"O whare will I get a skeely skipper,
To sail this new ship of mine?"
... - 3. The Nut-brown Maid
Be it right, or wrong, these men among
On women do complain;
Affirming this, how that it is
A labour spent in vain
... - 4. The Douglas Tragedy
"Rise up, rise up, now, Lord Douglas," she says,
"And put on your armour so bright;
Sweet William will hae Lady Margaret awi'
Before that it be light.
... - 5. Flodden Field
King Jamie hath made a vow,
Keepe it well if he may:
That he will be at lovely London
Upon Saint James his day.
... - 6. The Battle Of Otterburn
THE FIRST FYTTE
It fell about the Lammas tide,
... - 7. Annan Water
"Annan Water's wading deep,
And my love Annie's wondrous bonny;
I will keep my tryst to-night,
And win the heart o' lovely Annie."
... - 8. Fair Margaret And Sweet William
As it fell out on a long summer's day,
Two lovers they sat on a hill;
They sat together that long summer's day,
And could not talk their fill.
... - 9. The Fause Lover
A fair maid sat in her bower door,
Wringing her lily hands;
And by it came a sprightly youth,
Fast tripping o'er the strands.
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