The ancient and modern ballads of Chevy ChaseWith notes, music, and new pictures by TF . ear the present turnpike road, in a spot calledever since Red Riggs. Humbledown is in Glendale Ward, adistrict so named in this county, and mentioned in ver. 265. 30 THE ANCIENT BALLAD Glendale glittered on their armour bright 265Over castle, tower, and town. This was the hunting of the Cheviot, That tear began this spurn,*Old men, that know the ground well enough. Call it the battle of Otterburn. 270 At Otterburn f began this spurn. Upon a monning J day ;There was the doughty Douglas slain. The Percy neve
The ancient and modern ballads of Chevy ChaseWith notes, music, and new pictures by TF . ear the present turnpike road, in a spot calledever since Red Riggs. Humbledown is in Glendale Ward, adistrict so named in this county, and mentioned in ver. 265. 30 THE ANCIENT BALLAD Glendale glittered on their armour bright 265Over castle, tower, and town. This was the hunting of the Cheviot, That tear began this spurn,*Old men, that know the ground well enough. Call it the battle of Otterburn. 270 At Otterburn f began this spurn. Upon a monning J day ;There was the doughty Douglas slain. The Percy never went away. There was never a time on the march parts, 275Since the Douglas and the Percy met, But it was marvel, and the red blood run notAs the rain does in the street. * Fight. f The battle of Otterburn, in which an Earl of Douglas andLord Percy were engaged, took place in the year 1388. (12Richard IL) X Monday. OF CHEVY-CHASE. 31 Jesus Christ our balys bete,* And to the bliss us bring ! 280 Thus was the hunting of the Cheviot: God send us all good endincr. * Remedy our evils. It.
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