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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 1 (of 5)

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1. Front matter2. THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS3. ADVERTISEMENT TO PART I NUMBERS 1-284. ADVERTISEMENT TO PART II NUMBERS 29-535. Introductory material6. FRANCIS JAMES CHILD7. 1 RIDDLES WISELY EXPOUNDED8. 2 THE ELFIN KNIGHT9. 3 THE FAUSE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD10. 4 LADY ISABEL AND THE ELF-KNIGHT11. 4 LADY ISABEL AND THE ELF-KNIGHT (continued 2)12. 5 GIL BRENTON13. 6 WILLIE'S LADY14. 7 EARL BRAND15. 8 ERLINTON16. 9 THE FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND17. 10 THE TWA SISTERS18. 11 THE CRUEL BROTHER19. 12 LORD RANDAL20. 13 EDWARD21. 14 BABYLON; OR, THE BONNIE BANKS O FORDIE22. 15 LEESOME BRAND23. 16 SHEATH AND KNIFE24. 17 HIND HORN25. 18 SIR LIONEL.26. 19 KING ORFEO27. 20 THE CRUEL MOTHER.28. 21 THE MAID AND THE PALMER29. 22 ST STEPHEN AND HEROD30. 23 JUDAS31. 24 BONNIE ANNIE32. 25 WILLIE'S LYKE-WAKE33. 26 THE THREE RAVENS34. 27 THE WHUMMIL BORE35. 28 BURD ELLEN AND YOUNG TAMLANE36. 29 THE BOY AND THE MANTLE37. 30 KING ARTHUR AND KING CORNWALL38. 31 THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAIN39. 32 KING HENRY40. 33 KEMPY KAY41. 34 KEMP OWYNE42. 35 ALLISON GROSS43. 36 THE LAILY WORM AND THE MACHREL OF THE SEA44. 37 THOMAS RYMER45. 38 THE WEE WEE MAN46. 39 TAM LIN47. 40 THE QUEEN OF ELFAN'S NOURICE48. 41 HIND ETIN49. 42 CLERK COLVILL50. 43 THE BROOMFIELD HILL51. 44 THE TWA MAGICIANS52. 45 KING JOHN AND THE BISHOP53. 46 CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN'S COURTSHIP54. 47 PROUD LADY MARGARET55. 48 YOUNG ANDREW56. 49 THE TWA BROTHERS57. 50 THE BONNY HIND58. 51 LIZIE WAN59. 52 THE KING'S DOCHTER LADY JEAN60. 53 YOUNG BEICHAN61. 53 YOUNG BEICHAN (continued 2)62. 53 YOUNG BEICHAN (continued 3)
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