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Roxbrugh he was my grandfather , Took me with him to bide , And ance it fell upon a day That wae did me betide . And ance it fell upon a day , A cauld day and a snell * , When we were frae the hunting come , That frae my horse I fell .
Roxbrugh he was my grandfather , Took me with him to bide , And ance it fell upon a day That wae did me betide . And ance it fell upon a day , A cauld day and a snell * , When we were frae the hunting come , That frae my horse I fell .
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Arnold a And then the gloom dispersed , and the wind fell , And the bright sun broke forth , and melted all The cloud ; and the two armies saw the pair ; Saw Rustum standing , safe upon his feet , And Sohrab , wounded , on the bloody ...
Arnold a And then the gloom dispersed , and the wind fell , And the bright sun broke forth , and melted all The cloud ; and the two armies saw the pair ; Saw Rustum standing , safe upon his feet , And Sohrab , wounded , on the bloody ...
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As each man fell To the deck , his body took fire as if death made visible That burning spirit . For two more hours they fought , and at seven They fired their last shell . - a Of her officers all but one were dead .
As each man fell To the deck , his body took fire as if death made visible That burning spirit . For two more hours they fought , and at seven They fired their last shell . - a Of her officers all but one were dead .
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Contents
GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin Book of Narrative Verse Part 49 of Penguin poets |
| Editor | David Herbert |
| Compiled by | David Herbert |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1960 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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