A Collection of Ballads

About this eBook

Author

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Credits

Transcribed from the 1910 Chapman and Hall editionby David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts

Category

Text

eBook-No.

1054

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1054

Release Date

September 1, 1997

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A COLLECTION OF BALLADS
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.SIR PATRICK SPENS
5. 5.BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE
6. 6.TAM LIN
7. 7.THOMAS THE RHYMER
8. 8.“SIR HUGH; OR THE JEW’S DAUGHTER”
9. 9.SON DAVIE! SON DAVIE!
10. 10.THE WIFE OF USHER’S WELL
11. 11.THE TWA CORBIES
12. 12.THE BONNIE EARL MORAY
13. 13.CLERK SAUNDERS
14. 14.WALY, WALY
15. 15.LOVE GREGOR; OR, THE LASS OF LOCHROYAN
16. 16.THE QUEEN’S MARIE
17. 17.KINMONT WILLIE
18. 18.JAMIE TELFER
19. 19.THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY
20. 20.THE BONNY HIND
21. 21.YOUNG BICHAM
22. 22.THE LOVING BALLAD OF LORD BATEMAN
23. 23.THE BONNIE HOUSE O’ AIRLY
24. 24.ROB ROY
25. 25.THE BATTLE OF KILLIE-CRANKIE
26. 26.ANNAN WATER
27. 27.THE ELPHIN NOURRICE
28. 28.COSPATRICK
29. 29.JOHNNIE ARMSTRANG
30. 30.EDOM O’ GORDON
31. 31.LADY ANNE BOTHWELL’S LAMENT
32. 32.JOCK O THE SIDE
33. 33.LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET
34. 34.FAIR ANNIE
35. 35.THE DOWIE DENS OF YARROW
36. 36.SIR ROLAND
37. 37.ROSE THE RED AND WHITE LILY
38. 38.THE BATTLE OF HARLAW Evergreen Version
39. 39.TRADITIONARY VERSION
40. 40.DICKIE MACPHALION
41. 41.A LYKE-WAKE DIRGE
42. 42.THE LAIRD OF WARISTOUN
43. 43.MAY COLVEN
44. 44.JOHNIE FAA
45. 45.HOBBIE NOBLE
46. 46.THE TWA SISTERS
47. 47.MARY AMBREE
48. 48.ALISON GROSS
49. 49.THE HEIR OF LYNNE
50. 50.GORDON OF BRACKLEY
51. 51.EDWARD, EDWARD
52. 52.YOUNG BENJIE
53. 53.AULD MAITLAND
54. 54.THE BROOMFIELD HILL
55. 55.WILLIE’S LADYE
56. 56.ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK
57. 57.ROBIN HOOD AND THE POTTER
58. 58.ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER
59. 59.NOTES — Sir Patrick Spens .—p. 1 — The Battle of Otterburn .—p. 5 — Tam Lin , or Tamlane .—p. 10 — Thomas Rymer .—p. 16 — Sir Hugh .—p. 19 — Son Davie .—p. 22 — The Wife of Usher’s Well .—p. 24 — The Twa Corbies .—p. 26 — The Bonnie Earl of Murray .—p. 27 — Clerk Saunders .—p. 30 — Waly , Waly .—p. 35 — Love Gregor .—p. 37 — The Queen’s Marie — Mary Hamilton .—p. 41 — Kinmont Willie .—p. 45 — Jamie Telfer .—p. 52 — The Douglas Tragedy .—p. 59 — The Bonny Hind .—p. 62 — Young Beichan , or Young Bicham .—p. 65 — The Bonny House o’ Airly .—p. 73 — Rob Roy .—p. 75 — Killiecrankie .—p. 77 — Annan Water .—p. 79 — The Elphin Nourrice .—p. 81 — Johnnie Armstrang .—p. 87 — Edom o’ Gordon .—p. 92 — Lady Anne Bothwell’s Lament .—p. 98 — Jock o’ The Side .—p. 101 — Lord Thomas and Fair Annet .—p. 107 — Fair Annie .—p. 111 — The Downie Dens of Yarrow .—p. 116 — Sir Roland .—p. 119 — Rose the Red and White Lily .—p. 123 — The Battle of Harlaw .—p. 131 — Dickie Macphalion .—p. 142 — A Lyke-Wake Dirge .—p. 143 — The Laird of Waristoun .—p. 145 — May Colven .—p. 147 — Johnie Faa .—p. 150 — Hobbie Noble .—p. 152 — The Twa Sisters .—p. 157 — Mary Ambree .—p. 160 — Alison Gross .—p. 165 — The Heir of Lynne .—p. 167 — Gordon of Brackley .—p. 172 — Edward .—p. 175 — Young Benjie .—p. 177 — Auld Maitland .—p. 180 — The Broomfield Hill .—p. 189 — Willie’s Ladye .—p. 193 — Robin Hood Ballads .—p. 196 — Robin Hood and the Monk .—p. 196 — Robin Hood and the Potter .—p. 209 — Robin Hood and the Butcher .—p. 221
60. 60.FOOTNOTES

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