 Northumberland, Now rayse thy half moone up on hye. But the dun bulle is fled and gone, And the halfe moone vanished away : The erles, though they were brave and bold, Against soe many could not stay. Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good sonnes, They doom'd...  The bishoprick garland, or A collection of legends, songs, ballads, &c ... - Page 13by Sir Cuthbert Sharp - 1834 - 84 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1765 - 382 pages
...were brave and bold, Againft foe many could not ftay. Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good formes, I4j They doom'd to dye, alas! for ruth ! Thy reverend lockes thee could not fave, Npr them their faire and blooming youthe. Wi' them full many a gallant wight They cruellye bereav'd... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1765 - 406 pages
...alas ! for ruth ! Thy reverend lockes thee could not fave, Nor them their faire and blooming youtlie. Wi' them full many a gallant wight They cruellye bereav'd of life : I50 And many a childe made fatherlefle, And widowed many a tender wife. rv. NORTHUMBERLAND BETRAYED... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1767 - 460 pages
...eight good fonnes, 145 They doom'd to dye, alas ! for ruth I Thy reverend lockes thee could not fave, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. Wi' them...many a gallant wight They cruellye bereav'd of life : i$e And many a childe made fatherlefle, And widowed many a tender wife. W, NORTHUMBERLAND BETRAYED... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1794 - 508 pages
...eight good fonnes, 14$ They doom'd to dye, alas ! for ruth I Thy reverend lockes thee could not fave, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. Wi* them...cruellye bereav'd of life : And many a childe made fatherlefle, And widowed many a tender wife. IV. NORTHUMBERLAND BETRAYED BY DOUGLAS. Tbis ballad may... | |
 | Lady - 1807 - 232 pages
...away ; The Earles, though they were brave and bold, Against soe many could not stay. Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good sonnes, They doom'd to dye, alas ! for ruth ! Thy reverend locks thee could not save, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. Wi' them full many a gallant wight,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...were brave and bold, Against soe many could not stay. Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good sonnes, 145 They doom'd to dye, alas ! for ruth ! Thy reverend...many a gallant wight They cruellye bereav'd of life : , 150 And many a childe made fatherlesse, And widowed many a tender •wife. IV. . NORTHUMBERLAND... | |
 | 1822 - 828 pages
...bold, Against sue many could not stay. 37. Thee, Norton, with thine eight good sonnes, They doomed to dye, alas ! for ruth ! Thy reverend lockes thee...not save, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. 38. Wi' them full many a gallant wight They cruellye bereaved of life ; And many a childe made fatherlcsse... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 364 pages
...an old ballad preserved in Percy's Reliques, and entitled " The Rising in the North." Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good sonnes, They doom'd to dye, alas...not save, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. The Nortons had for more than forty years con* It appears from the Townley MS. G. 16, that seventyfive... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...were hrave and hold, Against soe many could not stay. Thee, Norton, wi' thine eight good sonnes, 145 They doom'd to dye, alas ! for ruth ! Thy reverend lockes thee could not save, Ñor them their faire and hlooming youthe. Wi' them full many a gallant wight They cruellye hereav'd... | |
 | Sir Cuthbert Sharp - 1840 - 478 pages
...doe of llylstone. Thee, Norton, wi* thine eight good sonnes, They doom'd to dye, alas 1 for ruth i Thy reverend lockes thee could not save, Nor them their faire and blooming youthe. The riring rfthtt North. RICHARD NORTON, of Norton Conyers, esq., generally called " Old " Norton,... | |
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