English and Scottish Ballads Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the English and Scottish Ballads novel. A total of 329 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : English and Scottish Ballads.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.These volumes have been compile
English and Scottish Ballads.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.These volumes have been compiled from the numerous collections of Ballads printed since the beginning of the last century. They contain all but two or three of the _ancient_ ballads of England and S
- 329 As I cam on, and further on, And doun and by Harlaw, They fell fu close on ilka side, 35 Sic straiks ye never saw. They fell fu close on ilka side, Sic straiks ye never saw; For ilka sword gaed clash for clash, At the battle o Harlaw. 40 The Hielandmen wi
- 328 Whereat his wife sore greeved, Desir'd to be releeved; 50 "Make much of me, dear husband," she did say: "I'll make much more of thee," quoth he, "Than any one shall, verily: I'll sell thy clothes, and so will go away."Cruelly thus hearted, 55 Awa
- 327 Smithfield was then with f.a.ggots fild, And many places more beside; At Coventry was Sanders kild, 15 At Glocester eke good Hooper dyde; And to escape this bloudy day, Beyond-seas many fled away.Among the rest that sought reliefe And for their faith in d
- 326 77. sound.83. he had reviv'd.--_C. G._ 94. s.h.i.+eld: sword, _Garl. G. W._ 102. must refuse.107. England.117. robes and pearls of gold.122. beare.QUEEN ELEANOR'S FALL._A Collection of Old Ballads_, i. 97."I never was more surprised,"
- 325 76 deny'd.157. whose n.o.ble.FAIR ROSAMOND.The celebrated mistress of Henry the Second was daughter to Walter Clifford, a baron of Herefords.h.i.+re. She bore the king two sons, one of them while he was still Duke of Normandy. Before her death she re
- 324 Cope sent a challenge frae Dunbar, "Charlie meet me, an ye daur, And I'll learn you the airt of war, If you'll meet wi' me in the morning."_Hey, Johnie Cope! are ye waking yet?Or are your drums a-beating yet?If ye were waking, I w
- 323 First when they saw our Highland mob, They swore they'd slay us a', Willie; And yet ane fyl'd his breiks for fear, 30 And so did rin awa', Willie: We drave him back to Bonnybrigs, Dragoons, and foot, and a', Willie._Up and war, &c
- 322 THE WOMAN WARRIOR, Who liv'd in Cow-Cross, near West-Smithfield; who, changing her apparel, entered herself on board in quality of a soldier, and sailed to Ireland, where she valiantly behaved herself, particularly at the siege of Cork, where she los
- 321 Protestant boys, both valliant and stout, Fear not the strength and frown of Rome, Thousands of them are put to the rout, Brave Londonderry tells 'um their doom.For their cannons roar like thunder, 5 Being resolved the town to maintain For William an
- 320 _Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border_, ii. 203 "The insurrection commemorated and magnified in the following ballad, as indeed it has been in some histories, was, in itself, no very important affair. It began in Dumfries-s.h.i.+re, where Sir James Turn
- 319 Some rode on the black and gray, And some rode on the brown, But the bonny John Seton Lay gasping on the ground.Then bye there comes a false Forbes, 35 Was riding from Driminere; Says "Here there lies a proud Seton, This day they ride the rear."Cragieva
- 318 88. beed.91. fraine.89-96. This stanza is unintelligible in Dalzell. It stands thus in Laing's copy.When they unto Strathboggy came, To council soon they geed, For to see how things might frame, For they had meikle need.They voted then to do a deed As ki
- 317 "Thairfoir I hald the subject vaine, Wold rave us of our right; 50 First sall one of us be slaine, The uther tak the flight.Suppose Argyll be muche of might, Be force of Heigheland men; We's be a motte into his sight, 55 Or he pas hame againe."Be blait
- 316 "Horsely, I will make thee a knight, And in Yorks.h.i.+re thou shalt dwell: 250 Lord Howard shall Earl Bury hight, For this act he deserveth well.Ninety pound to our Englishmen, Who in this fight did stoutly stand; And twelve-pence a-day to the Scots, ti
- 315 114. restore.134. But it had this name long before; being so called from its being a common sewer (vulgarly sh.o.r.e) or drain.--PERCY.A TRUE RELATION OE THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SIR ANDREW BARTON, A PYRATE AND ROVER ON THE SEAS.This copy of _Sir Andrew Bart
- 314 And then we marched to Paris gates, With drums and trumpets so merrilie; O then bespoke the king of France, "Lord have mercy on my poor men and me! 60 "Go! tell him I'll send home his tribute due, Ten ton of gold that is due from me; And the fairest fl
- 313 Then all the countrie men did zield; For nae resistans durst they mak, Nor offer battill in the feild, Be forss of arms to beir him bak. 60 Syne they resolvit all and spak, That best it was for thair behoif, They sould him for thair chiftain tak, Believin
- 312 33. The minister of Longformacus, a volunteer; who, happening to come, the night before the battle, upon a Highlander easing nature at Preston, threw him over, and carried his gun as a trophy to Cope's camp.41. Another volunteer Presbyterian minister, wh
- 311 93. This point is made at the expense of a contradiction.See v. 27.95-7. _The c.o.c.k of the North_ is an honorary popular t.i.tle of the Duke of Gordon. Carnegy of Finhaven.LORD DERWENt.w.a.tER.James Radcliff, Earl of Derwent.w.a.ter, fell into the hands
- 310 Sir John Schaw, that great knight, with broad sword most bright,[L15] 15 On horseback he briskly did charge, man; A hero that's bold, none could him withhold,[L17]He stoutly encounter'd the targemen._And we ran, &c._ For the cowardly Whittam, for fear t
- 309 Scott informs us that there were two Gordons of Earlstoun engaged in the rebellion, a father and son. The former was not in the battle, but was met hastening to it by English dragoons, and was killed on his refusing to surrender. The son, who is supposed
- 308 At the water of Carron he did begin, And fought the battle to the end; 70 Where there were kill'd, for our n.o.ble king, Two thousand of our Danish men.[L72]Gilbert Menzies, of high degree,[L73]By whom the king's banner was borne; For a brave ca
- 307 Encamped on yon lee; Ye'll never be a bite to them, For aught that I can see. 40 "But halve your men in equal parts, Your purpose to fulfill; Let ae half keep the water side, The rest gae round the hill."Your nether party fire must, 45 Then
- 306 The great Saint Philip, The pride of the Spaniards, 60 Was burnt to the bottom, And sunk in the sea; But the Saint Andrew, And eke the Saint Matthew, We took in fight manfully, 65 And brought them away.Dub a-dub, &c.The earl of Ess.e.x, Most valiant and h
- 305 Then quoth the Spanish general, "Come, let us march away; I fear we shall be spoiled all If here we longer stay; 60 For yonder comes Lord Willoughbey, With courage fierce and fell; He will not give one inch of way For all the devils in h.e.l.l."
- 304 _Reliques of Ancient English Poetry_, ii. 230."In the year 1584, the Spaniards, under the command of Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, began to gain great advantages in Flanders and Brabant, by recovering many strongholds and cities from the Hollan
- 303 "Hold upp thy head, man," quoth his lord, "Nor therefore lett thy courage fayle; He did it but to prove thy heart, To see if he cold make it quail."When they had other fifty sayld, 205 Other fifty mile upon the sea, Lord Percy called t
- 302 And when he to the Douglas came, 25 He halched him right courteouslie; Say'd, "Welcome, welcome, n.o.ble earle, Here thou shalt safelye bide with mee."When he had in Lough-leven been Many a month and many a day, 30 To the regent the lord wa
- 301 One while the little foot-page went, And another while he ran; Untill he came to his journeys end The little foot-page never blan.When to that gentleman he came, 45 Down he kneeled on his knee, And tooke the letter betwixt his hands, And lett the gentlema
- 300 So black was the mourning, and white were the wands, 15 Yellow, yellow the torches they bore in their hands; The bells they were m.u.f.fled, and mournful did play, While the royal Queen Jane she lay cold in the clay.Six knights and six lords bore her corp
- 299 "The following ballad may possibly be as ancient as any thing we have on the subject. It is given from _The most pleasant and delectible history of John Winchcomb, otherwise called Jack of Newberry_, written by Thomas Deloney, who thus speaks of it:
- 298 54. from the printed copy.91. The MS. has here archborde, but in Part II. v. 5, hachebord.115. It should seem from hence, that before our marine artillery was brought to its present perfection, some naval commanders had recourse to instruments or machines
- 297 "Now G.o.d be with him," said our king, "Sith 't will no better be; I trust I have within my realm Five hundred as good as he. 240 "Yet shall not Scot nor Scotland say, But I will vengeance take, And be revenged on them all, For b
- 296 "Lo, yonder doth Earl Douglas come, His men in armour bright; 50 Full twenty hundred Scottish spears, All marching in our sight."All men of pleasant Tividale, Fast by the river Tweed:""Then cease your sport," Erle Piercy said, 55
- 295 Word ys commen to Eddenburrowe, To Jamy the Skottishe kyng, 140 That dougheti Duglas, lyff-tenant of the Merches, He lay slean Chyviot with-in.His handdes dyd he weal and wryng, He sayd, "Alas, and woe ys me!"Such an othar captayn Skotland withi
- 294 13. archardes.14. By these _shyars thre_ is probably meant three districts in Northumberland, which still go by the name of _s.h.i.+res_, and are all in the neighbourhood of Cheviot. These are _Islands.h.i.+re_, being the district so named from Holy-Islan
- 293 7. The Jardines were a clan of hardy West-Border men. Their chief was Jardine of Applegirth. Their refusal to ride with Douglas was, probably, the result of one of those perpetual feuds, which usually rent to pieces a Scottish army.--S.35. Douglas insinua
- 292 128. Both the MSS. read here _Sir James_, but see above, Pt. I. ver.112.--P.143. Covelle, MS.162. Supposed to be son of Lord John Montgomery, who took Hotspur prisoner. In _The Hunting of the Cheviot_ this Sir Hugh is said to have been slain with an arrow
- 291 English and Scottish Ballads.Volume VII.by Various.BOOK VII.CONTINUED.THE BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE.In the twelfth year of Richard II. (1388,) the Scots a.s.sembled an extensive army, with the intention of invading England on a grand scale, in revenge for a p
- 290 To warny alle the gentilmen that bueth in Scotlonde, The Waleis wes to-drawe, seththe he wes an-honge, Al quic biheveded, ys bowels ybrend, The heved to Londone-brugge wes send, 20 To abyde.After Simond Frysel, That wes traytour ant fykell, Ant y-cud ful
- 289 I've spent my time in rioting, Debauch'd my health and strength; I've pillag'd, plunder'd, murdered, But now, alas! at length, I'm brought to punishment direct, 5 Pale death draws near to me; This end I never did project, To
- 288 "Rob Roy was my father ca'd, Macgregor was his name, ladie; He led a band o' heroes bauld, An' I am here the same, ladie.Be content, be content, 25 Be content to stay, ladie, For thou art my wedded wife Until thy dying day, ladie."
- 287 The king he writt an a letter then A letter which was large and long, He signed it with his owne hand, 15 And he promised to doe him no wrong.When this letter came Jonne untill, His heart it was as blythe as birds on the tree; "Never was I sent for b
- 286 They have shotten little Johnny c.o.c.k, 25 A little above the ee; * * * * *For doing the like to me."There's not a wolf in a' the wood[L29]Woud 'ha' done the like to me: 30 'She'd ha' dipped her foot in coll water,
- 285 "Ill news, ill news," the fair may said, 75 "Ill news I hae to thee."There is fyften English sogers Into that thatched inn, Seeking Sir William Wallace; I fear that he is slain." 80 "Have ye any money in your pocket?Pray lend
- 284 "What news, what news, ye well-fared maid?What news hae ye this day to me?""No news, no news, ye gentle knight, 15 No news hae I this day to thee, But fifteen lords in the hostage house Waiting Wallace for to see.""If I had but in
- 283 "It ill befits," the youngest said, "A crowned king to lie; But, or that I taste meat and drink, 155 Reproved sall he be."He went before King Edward straight, And kneel'd low on his knee; "I wad hae leave, my lord," he s
- 282 "The castle of Thirlestane is situated upon the Leader, near the town of Lauder. Whether the present building, which was erected by Chancellor Maitland, and improved by the duke of Lauderdale, occupies the site of the ancient castle, I do not know; b
- 281 When that they came before the Queen, 25 They fell on their bended knee; "A boon, a boon, our gracious queen, That you sent so hastily.""Are you two fryars of France," she said, "As I suppose you be? 30 But if you are two English
- 280 [The Queen of Scots possessed nought 65 That my love let me want, For cow and ew he 'to me brought,'And een whan they were skant.All these did honestly possess He never did annoy, 70 Who never fail'd to pay their cess To my love Gilderoy.]W
- 279 THE BARON OF BRAIKLEY.Buchan's _Gleanings_, p. 68, taken from _Scarce Ancient Ballads_, p. 9.Inverey came down Deeside whistlin an playin, He was at brave Braikley's yett ere it was dawin; He rappit fou loudly, an wi a great roar, Cried, "c
- 278 They sought it up, they sought it down, 25 They sought it late and early, And found it in the bonnie balm-tree, That s.h.i.+nes on the bowling-green o' Airly.He has ta'en her by the left shoulder, And O but she grat sairly, 30 And led her down t
- 277 I never ettled harm to thee; And if my father slew my lord, Forget the deed and rescue me."He looked east, he looked west, To see if any help was nigh; At length his little page he saw, Who to his lord aloud did cry."Loup doun, loup doun, my mas
- 276 For, trust me, I may not stay wi' thee."Adieu, fair Eskdale, up and down, Where my puir friends do dwell!The bangisters will ding them down, 35 And will them sair compell.But I'll avenge their feid mysell, When I come o'er the sea; Adi
- 275 And some they raid, and some they ran, Fu fast out owr the plain, But lang, lang, eer he coud get up, They were a' deid and slain.But mony were the mudie men 105 Lay gasping on the grien; For o' fifty men that Edom brought out There were but fiv
- 274 "I desire of Captaine Care, And all his bloddye band, That he would save my eldest sonne, 55 The eare of all my lande.""Lap him in a shete," he sayth, "And let him downe to me, And I shall take him in my armes, His waran wyll I be
- 273 They've stown the bridle off his steed, And they've put water in his lang gun; They've fixed his sword within the sheath, 55 That out again it winna come."Awaken ye, waken ye, Parcy Reed, Or by your enemies be ta'en; For yonder ar
- 272 Three, on they laid weel at the last. 140 Except the hors.e.m.e.n of the guard, If I could put men to availe, None stoutlier stood out for their laird, Nor did the lads of Liddisdail.But little harness had we there; 145 But auld Badreule had on a jack,[L1
- 271 Thir Weardale-men, they have good hearts, They are as stiff as any tree; For, if they'd every one been slain, Never a foot back man would flee. 140 And such a storm amongst them fell As I think you never heard the like, For he that bears his head so
- 270 47. A wood in c.u.mberland, in which Suport is situated.--S.76. Fergus Grame of Sowport, as one of the chief men of that clan, became security to Lord Scroope for the good behaviour of his friends and dependents, 8th January, 1662.--_Introduction to Histo
- 269 When they cam to the Stanegirthside, They dang wi' trees, and burst the door; They loosed out a' the Captain's kye, And set them forth our lads before. 180 There was an auld wyfe ayont the fire, A wee bit o' the Captain's kin-- &q
- 268 "Nae tidings, nae tidings, I hae to thee; 10 But gin ye'll gae to the fair Dodhead,[L11]Mony a cow's cauf I'll let thee see."And when they cam to the fair Dodhead, Right hastily they clam the peel; They loosed the kye out, ane and
- 267 "But will ye stay till the day gae down, Until the night come o'er the grund, And I'll be a guide worth ony twa That may in Liddisdale be fund."Tho' dark the night as pick and tar, 45 I'll guide ye o'er yon hills fu'
- 266 "Throw me my irons," quo' Lieutenant Gordon; "I wot they cost me dear eneugh;""The shame a ma," quo' mettled John Ha', 115 "They'll be gude shackles to my pleugh.""Come thro', come thro
- 265 "I wat weel no," quo' the good auld man; "Here I hae liv'd this threty yeirs and three, 110 And I ne'er yet saw the Tyne sae big, Nor rinning ance sae like a sea."Then up and spake the Laird's saft Wat, The greatest
- 264 "The shame speed the liers, my lord!" quo' d.i.c.kie; "Trow ye aye to make a fool o' me?" quo' he; 230 "I'll either hae thirty punds for the good horse, Or he's gae t' Mortan fair wi' me."He
- 263 Then d.i.c.kie's come on for Pudding-burn,[L61]E'en as fast as he might drie; Now d.i.c.kie's come on for Pudding-burn, Where there were thirty Armstrongs and three."O what's this com'd o' me now?" quo' d.i.c.k
- 262 He has ta'en the watchman by the throat, He flung him down upon the lead-- "Had there not been peace between our lands, Upon the other side thou hadst gaed! 120 "Now sound out, trumpets!" quo' Buccleuch; "Let's waken Lor
- 261 He looked over his left shoulder, And for to see what he might see; 50 There was he aware of his auld father, Came tearing his hair most piteouslie."O hald your tongue, my father," he says, "And see that ye dinna weep for me!For they may ra
- 260 "O whair gat thou these targats, Johnie, 105 That blink sae brawly abune thy brie?""I gat them in the field fechting, Wher, cruel King, thou durst not be."Had I my horse, and harness gude, And ryding as I wont to be, 110 It sould haif
- 259 "Away with thee, thou false traytor, 45 No pardon will I grant to thee, But to-morrow morning by eight of the clock, I will hang up thy eightscore men and thee."Then Johnny look'd over his left shoulder, And to his merry men thus said he, 5
- 258 "But, Prince, what sall c.u.m o' my men?When I gae back, traitour they'll ca' me. 300 I had rather lose my life and land, Ere my merryemen rebuked me.""Will your merryemen amend their lives, And a' their pardons I grant
- 257 "Ere the King my feir countrie get, This land that's nativest to me, Mony o' his n.o.bilis sall be cauld, 105 Their ladyes sall be right wearie."Then spak his ladye, feir of face, She seyd, "Without consent of me, That an Outlaw s
- 256 Johnie lookit east, and Johnie lookit west, And a little below the sun; And there he spied the dun deer sleeping, Aneath a buss o' brume.Johnie shot, and the dun deer lap, 25 And he's woundit him in the side; And atween the water and the wud He
- 255 English and Scottish Ballads.Volume VI.by Various.BOOK VI.THE LOCHMABEN HARPER.This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p. 598). Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _
- 254 IN SHERWOOD LIVDE STOUT ROBIN HOOD. Gutchs _Robin Hood_, ii. 393. From _A Musicall Dreamt, or the fourth booke of Ayres_, &c., London, 1606. Ritson printed the same from the edition of 1609. In Sherwood livde stout Robin Hood, An archer great, none greate
- 253 117, shefes, C.118, ballockes, C.154, maryet, C.155, the, C.158, not breake, in C.187, to do, C.; _to_ or _so_ omitted in W.189, wedded, C, wed, W.197, your, C.FRAGMENT OF AN INTERLUDE (?) OF ROBIN HOOD.The lines which follow would seem to be part of an I
- 252 ROBYN HODE.Lysten, to [me], my mery men all, And harke what I shall say; Of an adventure I shall you tell, That befell this other daye.With a proude potter I met, And a rose garlande on his head, The floures of it shone marvaylous freshe; This seven yere
- 251 Avaunt, ye ragged knave!Or ye shall have on the skynne. 60 ROBYN HODE.Of all the men in the morning thou art the worst, To mete with the I have no l.u.s.t; For he that meteth a frere or a fox in the morning, To spede ill that day he standeth in jeoperdy.[
- 250 Then Robin turned his face to the east, "Fight on, my merry men stout; Our cause is good," quod brave Robin Hood, "And we shall not be beaten out."The battel grows hot on every side, The Scotchman made great moan: Quoth Jockey, "G
- 249 With that the tears trickled down her cheeks, And silent was her tongue: With sighs and sobs she took her leave, Away her palfrey sprung. 80 The news struck Robin to the heart, He fell down on the gra.s.s; His actions and his troubled mind Shew'd he
- 248 Now the stranger he made no mickle adoe, But he bends a right good bow, And the best of all the herd he slew,[L23]Forty good yards him froe.[L24]"Well shot, well shot," quod Robin Hood then, 25 "That shot it was shot in time; And if thou wi
- 247 "Gude day, gude day," said Robin Hood, "What is your wills wi' me?""Lo here we are, twa banish'd knights, Come frae our native hame; 90 We're come to crave o' thee service, Our king will gie us nane.""
- 246 What gars you mourn sae sair?""You know," said she, "I'm with child to thee, These eight lang months and mair.""Will ye gae to my mother's bower, 25 Stands on yon stately green?Or will ye gae to the gude greenwood,
- 245 Until they all a.s.sembled were Under the green-wood shade, Where they report, in pleasant sport, What brave pastime they made. 100 Says Robin Hood, "All my care is, How that yon sheriff may Know certainly that it was I That bore his arrow away."
- 244 "For a clergyman was first my bane, Which makes me hate them all; But if you will be so kind to me, 115 Love them again I shall."The king no longer could forbear, For he was mov'd with ruth, "Robin," said he, "I'll now t
- 243 But Robin Hood, hee himself had disguis'd, And Marian was strangly attir'd, That they prov'd foes, and so fell to blowes, Whose vallour bold Robin admir'd. 40 They drew out their swords, and to cutting they went, At least an hour or mo
- 242 Of more than full an hundred men, But forty tarryed still, Who were resolv'd to sticke to him Let fortune worke her will. 340 If none had fled, all for his sake Had got their pardon free; The king to favour meant to take His merry men and he.But e
- 241 That whosoe'er alive or dead Could bring bold Robbin Hood, Should have one thousand markes well paid In gold and silver good.This promise of the king did make 145 Full many yeomen bold Attempt stout Robbin Hood to take, With all the force they could.
- 240 127, choose.174. Tutbury, or Stutesbury, Staffords.h.i.+re. This celebrated place lies about four miles from Burton-upon-Trent, on the west bank of the river Don. Its castle, it is supposed, was built a considerable time before the Norman conquest. Being
- 239 "But not a man here shall taste my March beer, 'Till a Christmas carrol he does sing:"Then all clapt their hands, and they shouted and sung, 'Till the hall and the parlour did ring.Now mustard and brawn, roast beef and plumb pies, 65 W
- 238 "Through the free forrest I can run, The king may not controll; They are but barking tanners sons, To me they shall pay toll. 40 "And if not mine be sheepe and kine, I have cattle on my land; On venison eche day I may dine, Whiles they have none
- 237 In summer time, when leaves grow green, When they doe grow both green and long,-- Of a bold outlaw, call'd Robin Hood, It is of him I do sing this song,-- When the lilly leafe, and the eglantine,[L5] 5 Doth bud and spring with a merry cheere, This ou
- 236 When the king did see how Robin did flee, He was vexed wondrous sore; With a hoop and a hallow he vowed to follow, 55 And take him, or never give ore."Come now, let's away," then crys Little John, "Let any man follow that dare; To Carl
- 235 With that bespake one Clifton then, Full quickly and full soone; "Measure no markes for us, most soveraigne liege, Wee'l shoot at sun and moone.""Ful fifteene score your marke shall be, 85 Ful fifteene score shall stand;""I
- 234 She blooded him in the vein of the arm, And lock'd him up in the room; 30 There did he bleed all the live-long day, Untill the next day at noon.He then bethought him of a cas.e.m.e.nt door, Thinking for to be gone;[L34]He was so weak he could not lea
- 233 And then they brought him through the wood, And set him on his dapple gray, And gave him the tail within his hand, 95 And bade him for Robin Hood pray.22, tell to me. RITSON.75. Robin, RITSON.ROBIN HOODS GOLDEN PRIZE.He met two priests upon the way, And f
- 232 "O what is the matter?" then said the bishop, "Or for whom do you make this a-do?Or why do you kill the kings ven'son, When your company is so few?""We are shepherds," said bold Robin Hood, 25 "And we keep sheep all
- 231 And there they turn'd them back to back, In the midst of them that day, Till Robin Hood approached near, With many an archer gay.With that an arrow from them flew, 125 I-wis[126] from Robin Hood;[L126]"Make haste, make haste," the sheriff h
- 230 "By the faith of my body," then said the young man, 55 "It is but five little mile."Then Robin he hasted over the plain, He did neither stint nor lin, Until he came unto the church, Where Allin should keep his wedding. 60 "What ha