Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...
Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ... Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...
250 " O do you see yon pretty little boy, That's playing at the ba'? He is the Earl Marshall's only son, And I loved him best of a'. " Oh, wasna that a sin, and a very great sin? But I hope it will pardoned be." "Amen! Amen!" quoth the Earl Marshall, And a very fear't heart had he. " And do you see yon pretty little girl That's a' beclad in green ? She's a friar's daughter oure in France, And I hoped to see her a queen. " Oh, wasna that a sin, and a very great sin ? But I hope it will pardoned be." "Amen! Amen!" quoth the Earl Marshall, And a fear't heart still had he. " O do you see yon other little boy, That's playing at the ba' ? He is king Henry's only son, And I like him warst of a'.
251 " He's headed like a buck," she said, " And backed like a bear :" — — " Amen !" quoth the king, in the king's ain voice? " He shall be my only heir!" The king look'd over his left shoulder, An angry man was he : " An it werna for the oath I sware, Earl Marshall, thou shouldst dee."
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250<br />
" O do you see yon pretty little boy,<br />
That's playing at the ba'?<br />
He is the Earl Marshall's only son,<br />
And I loved him best of a'.<br />
" Oh, wasna that a sin, <strong>and</strong> a very great sin?<br />
But I hope it will pardoned be."<br />
"Amen! Amen!" quoth the Earl Marshall,<br />
And a very fear't heart had he.<br />
" And do you see yon pretty little girl<br />
That's a' beclad in green ?<br />
She's a friar's daughter oure in France,<br />
And I hoped to see her a queen.<br />
" Oh, wasna that a sin, <strong>and</strong> a very great sin ?<br />
But I hope it will pardoned be."<br />
"Amen! Amen!" quoth the Earl Marshall,<br />
And a fear't heart still had he.<br />
" O do you see yon other little boy,<br />
That's playing at the ba' ?<br />
He is king Henry's only son,<br />
And I like him warst of a'.
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