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" I come to wield my noble brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow. 'If I see all, ye're nine to ane; And that's an unequal marrow; Yet will I fight, while lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow. "
The poems and songs of William Hamilton, with notes and an account of the ... - Page 10
by William Hamilton - 1850
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 2

Walter Scott - 1806 - 458 pages
...fight, while lasts my brand, " On the bonnie banks of Yarrowi' Four has he hurt, and five has sla;n, On the bloody braes of Yarrow, Till that stubborn...knight came him behind, .And ran his bodie thorough. " Gae hame, gae hame, good-brother* John, " And tell your sister Sarah, " To come and lift her leafu'...
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical and romantic ...

Scottish border - 1812 - 516 pages
...nine to ane; ••"•".' •'•' '-> " And that's an unequal marrow; . •" O 374 Four has he hnrt, and five has slain, On the bloody braes of Yarrow,...knight came him behind, And ran his bodie thorough. /'••! •• '• •= • '' Gae harnc, gae hame> good-brother* John,.! I " And tell your sister...
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical and ..., Volume 2

Scottish border - 1821 - 472 pages
...that's an unequal marrow ; " Yet will I fight, while lasts my brand, " On the bonnie banks of Yarrow." Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bloody...knight came him behind, And ran his bodie thorough. " Gae hame, gae hame, good-brother* John, " And tell your sister Sarah, " To come and lift her leafu'...
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The Legendary Cabinet: A Collection of British National Ballads, Ancient and ...

John Docwra Parry - 1829 - 460 pages
...that 's an unequal marrow ; Yet will I fight, while lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow. Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bloody...that stubborn knight came him behind, And ran his body thorough. Gae hame, gae hame, good brother John, And tell your sister Sarah To come and lift her...
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The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His ..., Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 pages
...And that's an unequal marrow; Yet will I fight, while lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow." Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bloody braes of Yarrow, Till that slublmrn knight came him behind, And ran his body thorough. "Gae hame, gae hame, good-brothert John,...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: First Series, Containing Minstrelsy ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...that's an unequal marrow ; Yet will I light, while lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow." Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bloody...that stubborn knight came him behind, And ran his body thorough. 1 1 The Tennies is the name of a farm of Hie Duke of Bucclench's, a lltllc below Yarrow...
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Selections from the Early Ballad Poetry of England and Scotland

Richard John King - 1842 - 352 pages
...And that's an unequal marrow, Yet will I fight, while lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow." Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bloody...that stubborn knight came him behind, And ran his body thorough. " Gae hame, gae hame, good brother John, And tell your sister Sarah, To come and lift...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pages
...lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow." Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the hloody braes of Yarrow, Till that stubborn knight came him behind And ran his body thorough. " Gae hame, gae hame, good-brolhert John. And tell your sister Surah, To come and lift...
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The Book of British Ballads

Samuel Carter Hall - 1844 - 178 pages
...lasts my brand, On the bonnie banks of Yarrow.' Four has he hurt, and five has slain, On the bonnie braes of Yarrow ; Till that stubborn knight came him behind, And ran his body thorough. ' Gae hame, gae hame, good brother John, And tell your sister Sarah To come and lift...
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The Poems and Songs of William Hamilton of Bangour; Collated with the MS ...

William Hamilton (Poet, of Bangour.), James Paterson - 1850 - 460 pages
...have been Annan, and the place of combat ia called Annan's Treat. It is a hollow muir, on the banks of the Yarrow, lying to the west of Yarrow Kirk. Two...akin, save that the vale of Yarrow is the scene of both — while the latter is more in keeping with the tradition of a duel having been fought between...
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