The Book of Ballads / Eleventh Edition, 1870
CONTENTS
It was a Moorish maiden was sitting by a well, And what the maiden thought of, I cannot, cannot tell, When by there rode a valiant knight from the town of Oviedo— Alphonzo Guzman was he hight, the Count of Tololedo.
Oh, maiden, Moorish maiden, why sitt'st thou by the spring? Say, dost thou seek a lover, or any other thing? Why dost thou look upon me, with eyes so dark and wide, And wherefore doth the pitcher lie broken by thy side?
I do not seek a lover, thou Christian knight so gay, Because an article like that hath never come my way; And why I gaze upon you, I cannot, cannot tell, Except that in your iron hose you look uncommon swell.
My pitcher it is broken, and this the reason is,— A shepherd came behind me, and tried to snatch a kiss; I would not stand his nonsense, so ne'er a word I spoke, But scored him on the costard, and so the jug was broke.
My uncle, the Alcaydè, he waits for me at home, And will not take his tumbler until Zorayda come: I cannot bring him water—the pitcher is in pieces— And so I'm sure to catch it, 'cos he wallops all his nieces.
Sir Theodore Martin
William Edmondstoune Aytoun
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THE BOOK OF BALLADS
Edited by BON GAULTIER
Illustrated by DOYLE, LEECH, CROMQUILL
THE BROKEN PITCHER
DON FERNANDO GOMERSALEZ
THE COURTSHIP OF OUR CID
AMERICAN BALLADS
THE FIGHT WITH THE SNAPPING TURTLE
FYTTE FIRST
FYTTE SECOND.
THE LAY OF MR COLT.
STREAK THE FIRST.
STREAK THE SECOND.
THE DEATH OF JABEZ DOLLAR
THE ALABAMA DUEL
THE AMERICAN'S APOSTROPHE TO BOZ
MISCELLANEOUS BALLADS
THE STUDENT OF JENA
THE LAY OF THE JEBITE
BURSCH GROGGNEBURG
NIGHT AND MORNING
THE BITTER BIT
THE MEETING
THE CONVICT AND THE AUSTRALIAN LADY
DOLEFUL LAY OF THE HONORABLE J. O. UWINS
THE KNYGHTE AND THE TAYLZEOUR'S DAUGHTER
THE MIDNIGHT VISIT
THE LAY OF THE LOVELORN.
MY WIFE'S COUSIN
THE QUEEN IN FRANCE
PART I.
PART II.
THE MASSACRE OF MACPHERSON
THE YOUNG STOCKBROKER'S BRIDE
THE LAUREATES' TOURNEY
FYTTE THE FIRST.
FYTTE THE SECOND.
THE ROYAL BANQUET
THE BARD OF ERIN'S LAMENT
THE LAUREATE
A MIDNIGHT MEDITAION
MONTGOMERY, A POEM.
THE DEATH OF SPACE
LITTLE JOHN AND THE RED FRIAR, A LAY OF SHERWOOD.
FYTTE THE FIRST.
FYTTE THE SECOND-
THE RHYME OF SIR LAUNCELOT BOGLE.
A LEGEND OF GLASGOW.
THE LAY OF THE LOVER'S FRIEND
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
TO BON GAULTIER.
THE CADI'S DAUGHTER, A LEGEND OF THE BOSPHORUS.
THE DIRGE OF THE DRINKER
THE DEATH OF DUBAL
EASTERN SERENADE
DAME FREDEGONDE
THE DEATH OF ISHMAEL.
PARR'S LIFE PILLS
TARQUIN AND THE AUGUR
LA MORT d'ARTHUR
NOT BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
JUPITER AND THE INDIAN ALE
THE LAY OF THE DONDNEY BROTHERS
PARIS AND HELEN
SONG OF THE ENNUYE
CAROLINE
FOUND IN MY EMPORIUM OF LOVE-TOKENS.
THE MISHAP
COMFORT IN AFFLICTION
THE INVOCATION
THE HUSBAND'S PETITION
SONNET TO BRITAIN.
THE END.
