Robin Hood / A collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw. To which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life.

by Unknown

And thou shalt be one of my string,

To range in the wood with bold Robin Hood,

And hear the sweet nightingall sing.

When Marian did hear the voice of her love,

Herself shee did quickly discover,

And with kisses sweet she did him greet,

Like to a most loyall lover. {312}

When bold Robin Hood his Marian did see,

Good lord, what clipping was there !

With kind embraces, and jobbing of faces,