Some British Ballads
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1 fause limmer = wicked woman.
110 SOME BRITISH BALLADS She laid a plot wi' Lamkin, When the servants were awa, Loot him in at a little shot-window, And brought him to the ha'.
' O whare 's a' the men o' this house, That ca' me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the barn-well thrashing ; 'Twill be lang ere they come in. ' ' And whare 's the women o' this house, That ca' me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the far well washing ; 'Twill be lang ere they come in. ' ' And whare 's the bairns o' this house, That ca' ...me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the school reading ; 'Twill be night or they come hame. ' ' O whare 's the lady o' this house That ca's me Lamkin ? ' ' She 's up in her bower sewing, But we soon can bring her down. ' Then Lamkin 's tane a sharp knife, That hang down by his gaire, And he has gi'en the bonny babe A deep wound and a sair.
Then Lamkin he rocked, And the fause nourice sang, Till frae ilkae bore o' the cradle The red blood out sprang.
gaire = gore in the skirt. Ilkae bore = every crack.
LAMKIN 111 Then out it spak the lady, As she stood on the stair : ' What ails my bairn, nourice, That he 's greeting sae sair.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
1 fause limmer = wicked woman.
110 SOME BRITISH BALLADS She laid a plot wi' Lamkin, When the servants were awa, Loot him in at a little shot-window, And brought him to the ha'.
' O whare 's a' the men o' this house, That ca' me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the barn-well thrashing ; 'Twill be lang ere they come in. ' ' And whare 's the women o' this house, That ca' me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the far well washing ; 'Twill be lang ere they come in. ' ' And whare 's the bairns o' this house, That ca' ...me Lamkin ? ' ' They 're at the school reading ; 'Twill be night or they come hame. ' ' O whare 's the lady o' this house That ca's me Lamkin ? ' ' She 's up in her bower sewing, But we soon can bring her down. ' Then Lamkin 's tane a sharp knife, That hang down by his gaire, And he has gi'en the bonny babe A deep wound and a sair.
Then Lamkin he rocked, And the fause nourice sang, Till frae ilkae bore o' the cradle The red blood out sprang.
gaire = gore in the skirt. Ilkae bore = every crack.
LAMKIN 111 Then out it spak the lady, As she stood on the stair : ' What ails my bairn, nourice, That he 's greeting sae sair.
What to read after Some British Ballads?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Arthur Rackham to read onlineMoreLess
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