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" Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet; And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet; And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most right and meet. "
Historic Ninepins: A Book of Curiosities, where Old and Young May Read ... - Page 108
by John Timbs - 1869 - 348 pages
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

1840 - 612 pages
...extricated him from a hundred dangers, and the green woodlands and sunny hills where he had run his race f Give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where that arrow lighteth. There ihall my grave digged be. DEATH! OF EUFDS AND K1CHAKD < LL1 H OB LION. William...
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Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date, Volume 2

Thomas Evans - 1810 - 386 pages
...Nor man in woman's company. I never hurt fair maid in all my time, Nor at my end shall it be ; But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow...another at my feet ; And lay my bent bow by my side, Whicli was my music sweet ; And make my grave of gravel and 'green, Which is most right and meet. Let...
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Robin Hood: a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now ...

Robin Hood - 1820 - 338 pages
...life, Nor man in woman's company. I never hurt fair maid in all my time, Nor at my end shall it be; But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee ; And where this arrow is taken op, There shall my grave digg'd be. Lay me a green sod under my head, And another at my feet; And lay...
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Robin Hood: A Collection of the Popular Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Relative ...

1826 - 128 pages
...all my life, Nor man in woman's company: I never hurt fair maid in all my time, But give me my beiit bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee ;...where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digged be. Lay me a green sod under my head. And another at my feet, And lay my bent bow by my side....
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The British Archer, Or, Tracts on Archery

Thomas Hastings - 1831 - 158 pages
...and Illustrations. the second falling in the Park, marked the spot for his future Sepulture."* ** But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow...arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be"+ Robin Hood died on the 24th December, 1247, aged (about) 87. The following Epitaph was preserved by...
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The British Archer, Or, Tracts on Archery

Thomas Hastings - 1831 - 168 pages
...river Calder, 26 the second falling in the Park, marked the spot for his future Sepulture."* " But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow...this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave digg'd be."-)Robin Hood died on the 24th December, 1247, aged (about) 87. The following Epitaph was preserved...
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Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and ..., Volume 2

Joseph Ritson - 1832 - 276 pages
...Nor man in woman's company. &> I never hurt fair maid in all my time, Nor at my end shall it be ; But give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow...lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet ; 70 And make my grave of gravel and green, Which is most right and meet. Let me have length and breadth...
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volumes 36-37

742 pages
...actions of this famo'.'.s outlaw; when he felt his end approaching, he said — " But give me my bont bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I'll let flee ;...where this arrow is taken up, There shall my grave fligg'd be." At the battles of Cressy and Agincourt the long-bow was evidently used; in the reign of...
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The Book of Archery

George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 594 pages
...to an archer. '. hundred dangers, and the green woodlands and sunny hills where he had run his race. Give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I 'll let flee ; And where that arrow lighteth, There shall my grave digged be. Deep and lasting are...
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The Book of Archery

George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 570 pages
...fatal to an archer. hundred dangers, and the green woodlands and sunny hills where he had run his race. Give me my bent bow in my hand, And a broad arrow I 'll let flee ; And where that arrow lighteth. There shall my grave digged be. Deep and lasting are...
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