| Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1879 - 382 pages
...Witherington needs must I wail, 205 As one in doleful dumps; For when his legs were smitten off, lie fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, 210 Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray ot Ratcliite... | |
| Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1858 - 714 pages
...I'ERCY. For Witheringlon needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps1; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas,...field One foot would never fly. Sir Charles Murrel, of Rateliff, too, His sister's son was he ; Sir David Lamb, so well esteem'd, Yet saved could not bee.... | |
| Henry Cabot Lodge - English poetry - 1880 - 408 pages
...surmount. t For Witherington needs must I wail As one in doleful dumps, For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, And Sir Charles Murray that from field One foot would never flee ; Sir Roger Hever of Harcliffe, too,... | |
| mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 296 pages
...That ever he slain should be ; For when his legs were hewn in two, He knelt and fought on his knee. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery; Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray, of Ratcliff, too, His sister's... | |
| Anna Callender Brackett - American poetry - 1881 - 348 pages
...woe That ever he slain should be, For when his legs were hewn in two He knelt and fought on his knee. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery,...Charles Currel that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray of Ratcliff too, His sister's son was he ; Sir David Lamb, so well esteemed.... | |
| Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps : For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery ; Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray, of Eatcliff, too, His sister's... | |
| Sidney Lanier, Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1882 - 512 pages
...surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray of Ratcliff, too, His sister's... | |
| Mary Wilder Tileston - American ballads - 1883 - 338 pages
...That ever he slain should be ; For when his legs were hewn in two He knelt and fought on his knee. And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray of RatcliiT, too, His sister's... | |
| Francis Watt - Scotland - 1885 - 202 pages
...break of day Till setting of the sun ; For when they rang the evening bell The battle scarce was done. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery; Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One foot would never flee. Sir Charles Murray, of Eatcliff, too, His sister's... | |
| Joseph Ritson - Ballads, English - 1887 - 272 pages
...surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with earl Douglas there...field One foot would never fly; Sir Charles Murrel of Ratcliffe too, His sister's son was he; Sir David Lamb, so well esteem'd, And the lord Maxwell, in... | |
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