| Thomas Percy - 1767 - 420 pàgines
...105 And layd them down upon the bord : All woe begone was John o' the Scales, Soe fhent he cold fay never a word. . He told him forth the good red gold, He told it forth with mickle dinne. I to The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now Ime againe the lord of Linne. Sayes, Have thou here,... | |
| Thomas Percy - 1794 - 426 pàgines
...105 And layd them down upon the bord ; All woe begone was John o' the Scales, Soe flient he cold fay never a word. He told him forth the good red gold, He told it forth mickle dinne. ito The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now Ime againe the lord of Linne. Sayes,... | |
| Lady - 1807 - 232 pàgines
...forth three bagges of gold, And layd them down upon the bord , All woe begone was John o'the Scales, So shent he cold say never a word. He told him forth the good redd gold, He told it forth with mickle dinne (1) ; The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now I... | |
| Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1814 - 408 pàgines
...Chaucer and Spencer. It is used metaphorically for a pkce of gold coin. So in the " Heir of Linne :" " He told him forth, the good red gold, He told it forth with mickle diiine." mistress' favour ; not he that bears his leg on a stilt for his country's safety. Sop. Stay,... | |
| John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pàgines
...three baggs of gold, And layd them down upon the board : All woe begone was John o' the Scales, So shent he cold say never a word. He told him forth the good red gold, He told it forth with little din. The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now I'm again the lord of Linne. Says, have thou... | |
| 1829 - 432 pàgines
...the bagges of gold, And layd them doun upon the borde : All woe-begone was John o' the Scales ; So shent he cold say never a word. He told him forth...The gold is thine ; the land is mine ; And now Ime again the Lord of Linne !" Says, " Have thou here, thou good fellowe ; Forty pence thou didst lend... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1829 - 430 pàgines
...forth the bagges of gold, And layd them doun upon the borde : All woe-begone was John o' the Scales; So shent he cold say never a word. He told him forth...dinne. " The gold is thine ; the land is mine ; And now lme again the Lord of Linne !" Says, " Have thou here, thou good fellowe ; Forty pence thou didst lend... | |
| Mark Aloysius Tierney - 1834 - 382 pàgines
...at his word, closed the contract, and, to the surprise and mortification of the " keen stewarde," " He told him forth the good red gold, " He told it forth with mickle clinne ; " The gold is thine, the land is mine, " And now Ime againe the Lord of Linne. " Now welladay... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 440 pàgines
...gold, And laid them down upon the board ; All woe-begoue sat John o' the Scales, So shent he could say never a word. He told him forth the good red gold, He told it forth wi' mickle din ; The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now I'm again the lord of Limie. Now well-a-day,... | |
| Barbara Hofland - 1843 - 974 pàgines
...assembly; and one and all, yielding to a generous impulse, gave utterance to a hearty hurrah. CHAPTER VL He told him forth the good red gold, He told it forth...The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now I'me again the Lord of UnneThe Heir of L»* NOTWITHSTANDING that Astley, on the mom ing that he had visited... | |
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