| Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...whare will I get a skeely skipper, f " To sail this new ship of mine ?" , O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| John Finlay - Ballads, Scots - 1808 - 234 pages
...O whare will I get a skeely skipper*, " To sail this ship of mine." O up and spak an eldern knicht, Sat at the king's right knee, " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sign'd it wi' his hand, And sent it... | |
| John Finlay - Ballads, Scots - 1808 - 238 pages
...whare will I get a skeely skipper *, " To sail this ship of mine." O up and spak an eldern knicht, Sat at the king's right knee, " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor " That ever sail'd the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sign'd it wi' his hand, And sent it... | |
| Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...O* whare will I get a skeely skipper,f " To sail this new ship of mine !" O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee,— " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever saiPd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...O* whare will I get a skeely skipper, -f" To sail this new ship of mine !" 0 up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee, — " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...whare will I get a skeely skipper,-f- . " To sail this new ship of mine !" 0 up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the King's right knee,— " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor, " That ever sail'd the sea." Our King has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| Peter Buchan - Ballads, English - 1825 - 228 pages
.... i;g the blade-red wine; O whare will I pet a skecly s To sail this ship of mini' ? O up and spak an eldren knight* \ Sat at the King's, right knee. Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sail'd the sea. Our king has written a biaid Irtur, 'And sign'd it \vi' hi> h.tnd. And i-ei.f... | |
| William Motherwell - Ballads - 1827 - 566 pages
...wine : " O where will I get a skeely skipper To sail this new ship of mine." O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee : " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sailed the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pages
...wine : " O where will I get a skeely skipper To sail this new ship of mine." O up and spake an eldern knight, Sat at the king's right knee : " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That ever sailed the sea." Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed it with his hand, And sent it... | |
| Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 432 pages
...skeilly skipper To sail this ship o' mine ?" O up and spak an eldren knicht, Sat at the king's richt knee : " Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor That sails upon the sea." * The copy here given of this touching and beautiful ballad, is chiefly taken from that which was printed... | |
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