The book of British ballads . de awa. Then whingers flew frae gentles sides,And swords flew frae the sheas, And red and rosy was the bloodRan down the lily braes. * [ One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear,When they reachd the hall door, and the charger stood near;So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung,So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur;Theyll have fleet steeds that follow, quoth young Lochin-var. Marmion.] 271 lOtatijarine gfanfarfe. The blood ran down by Caddon bank, And down by Caddon brae ;And, sighing, said the
The book of British ballads . de awa. Then whingers flew frae gentles sides,And swords flew frae the sheas, And red and rosy was the bloodRan down the lily braes. * [ One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear,When they reachd the hall door, and the charger stood near;So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung,So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur;Theyll have fleet steeds that follow, quoth young Lochin-var. Marmion.] 271 lOtatijarine gfanfarfe. The blood ran down by Caddon bank, And down by Caddon brae ;And, sighing, said the bonnie bride — O waes me for foul play ! My blessing on your heart, sweet thing! Wae to your wilfu will!Theres mony a gallant gentleman Whaes bluid ye have garrd to spill. Now a you lords of fair England, And that dwell by the English Border, Come never here to seek a wife,For fear of sic disorder. Theyll haik ye up, and settle ye bye, Till on your wedding day;Then gie ye frogs instead of fish, And play ye foul, foul 1UDIGER. — The introduction of Southeys ballad of Rudiger into a collection of British Ballads wouldseem to require some explanation ; for Britishit assuredly is not, either in character, construction,or reference to the scene in which it is laid. It is,however, an essential part of our plan to give, as faras possible, an example of each of our leading Britishpoets; and this of Southeys appearing to be bestsuited to our purpose, we have adopted it. It waswritten so far back as the year 1796, —the year thatgave birth to other ballads, fruits of the same powerful and fertilemind ; they were originally printed among the Tales of Wonder,collected and edited by M. G. Lewis. The poet thus prefaced this strikingcomposition of Rudiger : — Divers princes and noblemen being assembled in a beautiful and fair palace, which wassituate upon the river Rhine, they beheld a boat, or small barge, make towards the shore,drawn by a swan with a silver chain, the one end
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