The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
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The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802–1803) is a collection of Border ballads compiled by Walter Scott. It is not to be confused with his long poem, The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Volume I [1] and Volume II [2] are available as e-text.
The three volumes include such well-known ballads as
- "A Lyke-Wake Dirge" (version beginning "This ae nighte, this ae nighte,/ Every nighte and alle")
- "The Twa Corbies" ("As I was Walking all alane,/ I heard twa corbies making a mane")
- "Thomas Rymer" ("True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank;/ A ferlie he spièd wi' his e'e")
- "Lord Randal" ("'O where hae ye been, Lord Randal, my son?/ O where hae ye been, my handsome young man?'")
- "The Demon Lover" ("'O where have you been, my long, long love,/ This long seven years and more?'")
References
- ^ Volume I
- ^ Volume II
Categories:
- 1802 books
- Poetry by Walter Scott
- Northumbrian folklore
- Scotland stubs
- Poetry stubs
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