The Minstrelsy of the English Border. Being a Collection of Ballads, Ancient, Remodelled, And Original
The Minstrelsy of the English Border. Being a Collection of Ballads, Ancient, Remodelled, And Original
Frederick Sheldon
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Till he reached the yellow fand* The fteed it fwam, and the coble fhot, Whilft the fifhers rax'd at the oar. Was ne'er fuch a race, the fteed I fay Firft landed at Fenham fhore. As Gillum rode up Chefter Hill, He met a woman old ; I Of THE \l VNIVERSITY 114 Border Minftrelfy. She craved him there to give her alms^ For in footh her limbs were cold He drew a noble from his purfe. And gave it yon eldem dame ; " Pray for me, gude wife," he faid, " for the road Is not oft trod I came." She gave an e...ildricht laugh at the gold : " Thy fortune I will prie. Not every knight fo gallant and brave Doth give his gold fo free." She told him then fome proven truths. That long ago had paft ; *' The bonny beaft you ride upon Shall be your death at laft." He patted the neck of his courier fleet, " Good mother, you do but jeft ; For Rupert is gentle, fwift, and good. As a child at a nourice breaft !" " The wierd is written in heaven," fhc faid, " And fcartit in hell below ; Sir Gtllum of Mydeltoun. 115 Rupert will lay thee on thy bier In mickle dool and woe/* " Alas and well a day !" he cried, " That ever it fhould fo fall ; That I muft flay the nobleft fteed That was ever ftabled in ftalL" He rode fleete Rupert down to the fands.
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