| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 518 pages
...of Notyngham." The first lines are, " Lithe and lysten, gentylmen, " That be of fre-bore blode : " I shall you tell of a good YEMAN, " His name was Robyn hode. " Robyn was a proude out-lawe, " Whiles he walked on grounde j " So curteyse an outlawe as he was one,... | |
| Augustin Thierry - Great Britain - 1825 - 574 pages
...graceful ideas, but unauthorised by any probability e. Whether it be true or false that Robin Hood ' I shall you tell of a good yeman, ' His name was Robyn Hode. Ancient Song of Robin Hood. — Hawkins's History of Music, vol. III. p. 410. s O Willie's large o'... | |
| Joseph Ritson - Ballads, English - 1832 - 302 pages
...most of the other poems in this collection. LITHE and lysten, gentylmen, That be of frebore blode ; I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. Robyn was a proude outlawe, Whyles he walked on grounde, So curteyse an outlawe as he was one Was never... | |
| Augustin Thierry - Great Britain - 1835 - 398 pages
...riches abbés d'Angleterre, mais chéris des fermiers , des laboureurs, des veuves et des pauvres 1 I shall you tell of a good yeman His name was Robyn Hode. (Ancient songs of Robin Hood. llau kiu's History of music., vot. III, p. 410.) ; 0 willie's large o'... | |
| American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...though he was. Hear how he may be forgiven : " Lithe and lysten, gentylmen, That ba of frebore blode, I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn...royal forest, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, entertaining an hundred tall men upon haunches of the king's fat bucks.... | |
| Charles Ferrers Raymund Palmer - Tamworth (England) - 1845 - 638 pages
...the proude sheryfe of Notyngham," begins " Lithe and lysten, gentylmen, That be of fre-bore blode : I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn hode.'"-' This circumstance has formed the foundation of one of the greatest objections, which has been urged... | |
| United States - 1856 - 642 pages
...Or the " Lytell Geste of Robin Hode :" " Lithe and lysten, gentylmen, That be of frebore blode ; I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. " Robin was a proude outlawe, Whyles he walked on groundo, So courteysc an outlawe as he was one Was... | |
| Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1859 - 504 pages
...Robin Hood prefixed to this volume. , • LITHE and lysten, gentylmen, That be of frebore blode ; I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. Robyn was a proude outlawe, i Whyles he walked on grounde ; So curteyse an outlawe as he was one Was... | |
| Francis James Child - 1858 - 514 pages
...remarks on Robin Hood prefixed to this volume. LITHE and lysten, gentylmen, That be of frebore blode ; I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. Robyn was a proude outlawe, » Whyles he walked on grounde ; So curteyse an outlawe as he was one Was... | |
| Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1860 - 510 pages
...remarks on Robin Hood prefixed to this volume. LITHE and lysten, gentylmen, That be of frebore blode ; I shall you tell of a good yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. Robyn was a proude outlawe, • Whyles he walked on grounde ; So curteyse an outlawe as he was one... | |
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