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...—I can’t repeat them!—don’t ask me!—She’s becoming a Frankish girl!’ ‘What ballad’s that?’ said Gottlieb, smiling. ‘The Ballad of Holy Ottilia; and he... ... And slept on mighty deeds.’ ‘God wot, there’s no emptying thy store of ballads, Grete: so much shall be said of thee. Yes; times are changeing: We... ...re, and a rare young maiden. She has a throat like a nightingale, and more ballads at com- mand than a piper’s wallet. Now, if I hadn’t a wife at home... ...g so nice; They dubb’d me comrade; called me friend!” So says the ballad of our red-beard king’s captivity. All evil has a good: “When... ... visage. She heard him open his window, and parley in angry tones with the musicians below. ‘Decoys!’ muttered Aunt Lisbeth; ‘be thou alive to them, G... ...other. They fight till set of sun, and then slacken their armour to waft a ballad to their beloved by moon- light, covered with stains of battle as th...

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...mple art, Rut distant far was Ellen’s heart. 66 The Lady of the Lake XII. Ballad. Alice Brand. Merry it is in the good greenwood, When the mavis a... ...as her own Richard, And he his Alice Brand.’ 67 Sir Walter Scott XIII. Ballad Continued. ’Tis merry, ’tis merry, in good greenwood; So blithe L... ...ish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die.’ XIV. Ballad Continued. ’Tis merry, ’tis merry, in good greenwood, Though the ... ... T o show us whence thou art thyself, And what shine errand here? ‘ XV. Ballad Continued. “Tis merry, ’tis merry, in Fairy-land, When fairy bird... ...ants. He was probably thinking of the lively, but somewhat licentious, old ballad, in which the de- nouement of a royal intrigue takes place as follow... ...e. Presence-chamber. Cf. Rich. II. i. 3. 289: “Suppose the singing birds musicians, The grass whereon thou tread’st the presence strew’d” (that i...

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...t self-conceit, how little firmness in his fea- tures! he is made to write ballads. The man who is with him and looks like a match-hawker, is a great ... ... hesitates to come before the worthy Parisian public.” “And yet,” said the ballad-monger, who had not opened his mouth but to swallow everything that ... ...eavenly strains.” “The new school has left Beethoven far behind,” said the ballad-writer, scornfully. “Beethoven is not yet understood,” said the Coun... ...f musical effort before the seventeenth cen- tury, proves to me that early musicians knew melody only; they were ignorant of harmony and its immense r... ...armony. “Now, if a knowledge of mathematical laws gave us these four great musicians, what may we not attain to if we can discover the physical laws i... ...ten a sublime opera without troubling himself with theo- ries, while those musicians who write grammars of harmony may, like literary critics, be atro... ...And much good it has done her!” she added in Giardini’s ear. All that year musicians took especial care of their instru- ments, and repairs did not br...

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...home, As it passed my window Whistled itself a tune,— A careless snatch, a ballad, A ditty of the street; Yet to my irritated ear An anodyne so sweet,... ... expensive? Would not the jest Have crawled too far? 51 LXXXII MUSICIANS wrestle everywhere: All day, among the crowded air, I hear the si... ...s were painted He, too, did fly away. Time brought me other robins,— Their ballads were the same,— Still for my missing troubadour I kept the “house a... ...The splendor of a Burmah, The meteor of birds, Departing like a pageant Of ballads and of bards. 89 I never thought that Jason sought For any golden ... ...0 Morns like these we parted; 199 332 Much madness is divinest sense 13 Musicians wrestle everywhere: 51 My cocoon tightens, colors tease, 178 My...

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...erself of every scanty op- portunity of feeding her imagination by book or ballad, story- teller or minstrel; and the store of tales, songs, and fanci... ...ot sin- gular in running along with bare feet. Other ‘bonnie boys,’ as the ballad has it, trotted along by the side of the horses to which they were a... ...of James II had known in their native land. In a gallery above, the Duke’s musicians and the choristers of his chapel were ready to enliven the meal; ... ...e subject, mentioned that the Lady Eleanor had sung or said certain choice ballads, and Henry eagerly entreated for one. It was the pathetic ‘Wife of ... ...I were like to make my- 84 Two Penniless Princesses self a mere sport for ballad-mongers, such as Lady Elleen is always mooning after; or as if I wou... ...f or- namental housings, were being led about; there was a semi- circle of musicians in the rear; and, as soon as the guests came in sight, there came... ...alk to me, the muckle uncouthie wife that I am, kenning nought but a wheen ballads and romaunts—not even able to give him the heir for whom he longs,’...

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...alone proves a vast amount of miscellaneous reading, romances of chivalry, ballads, popular poetry, chronicles, for which he had no time or opportu- n... ...shepherdess. As a set-off against this, the old historical and traditional ballads, and the true pastorals, the songs and ballads of peasant life, wer... ...r service and honour had made me known, the necessity of adapting that old ballad of Lancelot to the present occasion has given you the knowl- edge of... ...t know it, lady mine, Or else thou art untrue. And so he went on with the ballad as far as the lines: O noble Marquis of Mantua, My Uncle and liege ... ...uis of Mantua, his uncle, so the only answer he made was to go on with his ballad, in which he told the tale of his misfortune, and of the 71 Cervant... ...ntleman, our guest, may see that even in the mountains and woods there are musicians: we have told him of thy accomplishments, and we want thee to sho... ..., I mean as a musician and a singer.” “What!” said Don Quixote, “for being musicians and singers are people sent to the galleys too?” “Yes, sir,” answ... ...ost of the knights-errant in days of yore were great troubadours and great musicians, for both of these accom- plishments, or more properly speaking g...

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...alone proves a vast amount of miscellaneous reading, romances of chivalry, ballads, popular poetry, chronicles, for which he had no time or opportu- n... ...shepherdess. As a set-off against this, the old historical and traditional ballads, and the true pastorals, the songs and ballads of peasant life, wer... ...r service and honour had made me known, the necessity of adapting that old ballad of Lancelot to the present occasion has given you the knowl- edge of... ...t know it, lady mine, Or else thou art untrue. And so he went on with the ballad as far as the lines: O noble Marquis of Mantua, My Uncle and liege ... ...uis of Mantua, his uncle, so the only answer he made was to go on with his ballad, in which he told the tale of his misfortune, and of the loves of th... ...ntleman, our guest, may see that even in the mountains and woods there are musicians: we have told him of thy accomplishments, and we want thee to sho... ..., I mean as a musician and a singer.” “What!” said Don Quixote, “for being musicians and singers are people sent to the galleys too?” 161 Cervantes –... ...ost of the knights-errant in days of yore were great troubadours and great musicians, for both of these accom- plishments, or more properly speaking g... ...e was so gentle that it had not power to stir the leaves on the trees. The musicians were the life of the wedding, wandering through the pleasant grou...

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... and bade her eschew the singing of all 51 Thackeray those “Eagle Tavern” ballads in which her heart formerly de- lighted; and when he had brought he... ...don knew no music, and who could sing so well now? Give her a good English ballad: it was a thousand times sweeter than your “Figaros” and “Semiramide... ...ani look to her laurels, and questioned whether Miss Stephens could sing a ballad like his pupil. Mrs. Howard Walker arrived, and cre- ated, on the fi... ...to sing, to dance, or to be merry; was so tender-hearted that the smallest ballad would make her cry: and hence was supposed, by many persons, to be e... ... his heyday of fashion was gone, Sir George still held his place among the musicians of the old school, con- ducted occasionally at the Ancient Concer... ...g, he pointed to our admirable English composer, Sir George Thrum. The two musicians were friends to the last, and Sir George has still the identical ...

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...a soft lodging at night:—These I will pass by, but not those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which n... ...e, where we shall find a cleanly room, lavender in the windows, and twenty ballads stuck about the wall. There my hostess, which I may tell you is bot... ...t: we’ll rejoice with my brother Peter and his friend, tell tales, or sing ballads, or make a catch, or find some harmless sport to content us, and pa... ...a new made hay cock, for it. And my Maudlin shall sing you one of her best ballads; for she and I both love all anglers, they be such honest, civil, q... ... you the good old song of the “Hunting in Chevy Chace, “or some other good ballad, for she hath store of them: Maudlin, my honest Maudlin, hath a nota...

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...your worship says, to King, Rook or earthly man—an oath I learned from the ballad of the curate, who, in the prelude, told the king of the thief who h... ...as he could, so that the name “Dulcinea del Toboso” might be got into four ballad stanzas. “It must be, by some means or other,” said Don Quixote, “fo... ...break to go to his work, and so it proved to be. He came along singing the ballad that says— Ill did ye fare, ye men of France, In Roncesvalles chase... ...hase to do with what we have in hand? He might just as well be singing the ballad of Calainos, for any good or ill that can come to us in our business... ...e was so gentle that it had not power to stir the leaves on the trees. The musicians were the life of the wedding, wandering through the pleasant grou... ...ips is taken word for word from the French chronicles and from the Spanish ballads that are in everybody’s mouth, and in the mouth of the boys about t... ...d the distressed Duenna’s tale of her misfortunes Following the melancholy musicians there filed into the garden as many as twelve duennas, in two lin...

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... endless even to mention the numerous jokes to which it gave birth, from a ballad, called “Sampson’s Riddle,” written upon the subject by a smart youn... ... of sugar-plums and toys; the young women wanted pins, ribbons, combs, and ballads; and the old could no longer barter their eggs for salt, snuff, and... ...resort of walking gentlemen of all descriptions, poets, players, painters, musicians, who come to rave, and recite, and madden, about this picturesque... ...rom the kitchen, where they had been listening to auld Elspeth’s tales and ballads; and the youngest half naked, out of bed, all roaring to see daddy,... ...XXVI. The Elliots and Armstrongs did convene, They were a gallant company. Ballad of Johnnie Armstrong. WITHOUT NOTICING the occupations of an interve... ... ing in the postmaster’s window, among pamphlets, ginger- bread, rolls, or ballads, according to the trade which the said postmaster exercised. Beside...

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...-doggy-foxy circle down there. We want enliven- ing. If we had your set of musicians and talkers!’ Nataly smiled in vacuous kindness, at a loss for th... ...ay? And every day! under a green shade?’ ‘Dear fellow, don’t be suggesting ballads; we’ll go now,’ said Fenellan. ‘It ‘s true it’s like sitting on the... ...h still a little objects to see their born gentle- man acting as leader of musicians. A people of slow move- ment, developing tardily, their country i... ...t earnestness worn as a cloak, but issuing, we see; not simply a leader of musicians, 190 One of Our Conquerors a leader of men. The halo of the mill... ...’s amateur instrumental- ists? Amateurs, they are not to be named: perfect musicians. Mr. Radnor is the perfection of a host. Yes, yes; Mrs. Radnor; M... ...rise to come for him, in a boyish antici- pation. The girl’s little French ballads under tutelage of Louise de Seilles promised, though they were imit... ... his feet some small amount higher; but our hearty rovers’ sons have their ballad moods when giving or taking a thrashing. One of the third-class pass... ...before Achilles rageing. You perceive the picture, you can almost sing the ballad. We want only a few names of the fallen. It was the carving of a mai...

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...grand proces- sion to fetch home the bride, the splendid festival with the musicians, dishes, and guest-tables to the utmost limit that was allowed by... ... became more restless than ever. Long ago had her whole store of tales and ballads become so familiar, by repetition, that the boys could correct her ... ...he lengthy meal, the tables were removed, the long gallery was occupied by musicians, and Master Gottfried crossed the hall to tell his eldest grandne... ... wisdom,” said Chris- tina, “to run away with thy mother like a lover in a ballad. Nay, let me first deal gently with thine uncle, and speak myself wi... ...from me. It seems to me that the man is a knight-errant, like those of thy ballads, Stine—one Ritter Theur—Theur—” “Theurdank!” cried Ebbo. “Ay, Theur...

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...bers of the Fund to the Gentlemen of the Edinburgh Professional Society of Musicians, who, finding that this meeting was appointed to take place on th... ...s of the Canongate and Prosperity to the Edinburgh Professional Society of Musicians.” (Applause.) Mr. Pat. Robertson Proposed “The Health of Mr. Jeff... ...s. I canna bide to think on’t.” With this she broke out into a snatch of a ballad, but little of mirth was there either in the tone or the expression:... ...ice, are quite sufficient to set him up. If he add a sheaf or two of penny ballads and broadsides, he is a great man—an extensive trader. And then, li... ...things which are long enough a-gone,” [This is a line from a very pathetic ballad which I heard sung by one of the young ladies of Edgeworthstown in 1...

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... neither be clothed ‘in purple and in pall,’ like the Lady Alice of an old ballad, nor reduced 9 Sir Walter Scott to the primitive nakedness of a mod... ...ack-boots, and broadsword. I know not whether, like the champion of an old ballad, His heart was all on honour bent, He could not stoop to love; No la... ...ast I made, To cuittle the muirfowl’s tail. [Suum cuique. This snatch of a ballad was composed by An- drew MacDonald, the ingenious and unfortunate au... ...g his back, as if he had not observed him, he began to sing part of an old ballad:— Young men will love thee more fair and more fast; Heard ye so merr... ...e contin- ued frisking, hopping, dancing, and singing the burden of an old ballad, Our gear’s a’ gane, until, happening to pass too near the Bailie, h... ...s high birth and lofty pretensions. An hour had hardly flown away when the musicians played the signal for parting, so well known in Scotland.’ [Which...

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...ose pieces of Mickle, which the author was particularly pleased with, is a ballad, or rather a species of elegy, on the subject of Cumnor Hall, which,... ... which, with others by the same author, was to be found in Evans’s Ancient Ballads (vol. iv., page 130), to which work Mickle made liberal contributio... ... an oak that grew thereby. —Mickle. [This verse is the commencement of the ballad already quoted, as what suggested the novel.] FOUR APARTMENTS; which... ...shovel-board; and there was at the other end an el- evated gallery for the musicians or minstrels, who might be summoned to increase the festivity of ... ...rock did firm remain.’ [This verse, or something similar, occurs in a long ballad, or poem, on Flodden Field, reprinted by the late Henry Weber.] Ay ,... ...e- come King of England. All things suggest this. The match is carolled in ballads, while the rabble throw their caps up. It has been touched upon in ...

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... atres and actors; squandering her fortune among pamphle- teers, painters, musicians, a devilish society, in short. She writes books herself, and has ... ...tty dolls who played on the piano and made themselves agreeable by singing ballads, she determined to be a musician. Retiring into her former solitude... ... authorship. Ostensibly these operas are by Conti, one of the most eminent musicians of our day; but this circumstance belongs to the history of her h... ... thought rode full tilt through my happiness, like the horse in the German ballad. I thought I saw that Calyste’s love was increasing through his remi... ...rvice, a present from a monomaniac lord, for whom Conti had composed a few ballads on ideas of the lord, who afterwards published them as his own! Cal...

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...apartment near the Champs Elysees Became a center for all sorts of people, Musicians, poets, dandies, artists, nobles, Where we spoke French and Germa... ...e tree makes a symphony thereof. Triolets, villanelles, rondels, rondeaus, Ballades by the score with the same old thought: The snows and the roses of...

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...ender, has a clean sash- window, and the walls are, moreover, adorned with ballads of Fair Rosamond and Cruel Barbara Allan. The woman’s accent, thoug... ...it was into knells and sand-pits, would permit me to obtain a sight of the musicians before I should be observed by them. As I advanced, the old ditty... ...the bacchanalian spirit which they celebrated, and showed plainly that the musicians were engaged in the same joyous revel as the Menyie of old Sir Th... ...ured to sing a verse, which, in various forms, occurs so frequently in old ballads— Whare will I get a bonny boy That will win hose and shoon: That wi... ...ve the clatter of their hoofs did the incorrigible Nanty hollo out the old ballad— A lovely lass to a friar came, T o confession a-morning early;— ... ...the present audience, or that caprice which so of- ten tempts painters and musicians and great actors, in the phrase of the latter, to walk through th... ...NG, behind hand in paying. BACKSPAUL, the back of the shoulder. BALLANT, a ballad, a fable. BANNOCK, a flat, round cake. BARLEY-BROO, barley-broth. BA...

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...e thrush, and the linnet, and the nightingale, are its unhired minstrels and musicians. Robin Hood is king of the forest both by dignity of birth and ... ...l sheriffs, especially the sheriff of Nottingham. says Robin Hood, in an old ballad. Perhaps, however, thus is to be taken not in a literal, but in a ... ... Walsinghame, Oh met ye not with my true love, As by the way ye came?—Old Ballad. IN PURSUANCE OF THE ARRANGEMENT recorded in the twelfth chapt... ... piu non parla. CHAPTER XVI Carry me over the water, thou fine fellowe. —Old Ballad. THE PILGRIMS, WITHOUT EXPERIENCING further molestation, arrive...