Identifier: gri_33125012902363 (find matches)
Title: The book of British ballads
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889
Subjects: Ballads, English
Publisher: London : J. How
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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Metrical Romance, printed by Ritson,entitled Sir Ywaine and Sir Gawin, describes an encoun-ter which led to a like result,—the delivering from prisonsundry fellowes who, by the gallantry of their brother-in-arms, were out of bales broght. We copy a few passages :— Syr Ywaine rade into the playne,And the geant cum hym ogayne :—His levore was ful grete and lang,And himself ful mekyl and Strang.He said, What devil made the so baldeFor to cum heder out of thi halde?Who-so-ever the heder sendLufed the litel, so God me mend !Of the he wald be wroken fayn. Do forth thi best! said Sir Ywaine. Sir Ywaine left his sper of hand,And strake obout him with his brand;And the geant, mekil of main,Strake,ful fast to him ogayn. » • * * • Sethen with a stroke to him he stert,And smate the geant unto the hert;Ther was none other tale to tell,Bot fast unto the earth he fell,Als it had bene a hevy tre.Then might men in the kastel seFul mekil mirth on ilka side,The yates kest thai open wyde. 123
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