An Anthology of English and American Verse [antikvár]

1. Sir Patrick Spens The king sits in Dumfermline town, Drinking the blude-red wine; 0 "0 where will I get a skeely skipper, To sail this ship o' mine?" 0 0 up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee: "Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever saild the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And seald it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens., Was walking on the strand, "To Noroway, to Noroway, To Noroway oer the faem; The king's daughter to Noroway, 'T is thou maun bring her hame." The first word that Sir Patrick read, Sae loud, loud laughed he; The neist word that Sir Patrick read, The tear blinded his ee. "0 wha is this has done this deed, Has tauld the king o me, To send us out at this time of the year To sail upon the sea?