The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51
The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51
Francis James Child
The book The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51 was written by author Francis James Child Here you can read free online of The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51 a good or bad book?
What reading level is The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V51 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
22 ' Now help me, help me, ' quoth the tanner, ' Full quickly that I were gone, For when I come home to Gillian my wife she '1 say I 'm a gentleman. ' 23 The king took the tanner by the leg, he girded a fart so round ; * You 'r very homely, ' said the king, 'were I aware, I 'd laid you o th' ground. ' 14 ' What news dost thou hear ? ' then said our 24 But when the tanner was in the king's saddle king, ' I pray what news do you hear ? ' ' I hear no news, ' answered the tanner, 4 but that cow-hid...es be dear. ' 15 ' Cow-hides ? cow-hides ? ' then said our king, ' I marvell what they be ; ' ' Why, art thou a fool ? ' quoth the tanner, ' look, I have one under me. ' 16 ' Yet one thing now I would thee pray, so that thou wouldst not be strange ; * If thy mare be better then my steed, I pray thee let us change. ' 17 ' But if you needs with me will change, As change full well may ye, By the faith of my body, ' quoth the tanner, I 1 look to have boot of thee. ' astone'd then he was ; He knew not the stirrops that he did wear, whether they were gold or brass.
User Reviews: