| 单词 | greenwood |
| 例句 | ‘This is poor fare,’ they said to the hobbits; ‘for we are lodging in the greenwood far from our halls. If ever you are our guests at home, we will treat you better.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I thought this was just for the greenwood who haven’t seen this stuff before.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Watching his finger on the page one day, she had noticed that goldenrod and greenwood began the same way, with a looping downward curve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the smoky greenwood coals, long sticks splayed out the two hogs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Tops of tansy for yellow, and greenwood for yellow too. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To these young people, a sight of Arthur as he bunted in the greenwood was like seeing the idea of Royalty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z While it would be perverse to romanticise a world of homosexual abjection, I'll always be grateful for Maurice's ode to the greenwood. Laurence Scott: rereading Maurice by EM Forster 2013-07-05T10:00:01Z Blandings continues to satisfy the English reader's nostalgia for the greenwood tree and the ancient certainties of the shires. Will PG Wodehouse's Blandings work on TV? 2013-01-12T15:58:12Z Thomas places the encounter with his real bride-to-be in his own personally cherished rural space, one of those luminous greenwoods no less integral to the Welsh landscape than are its stony hills. Luminary by RS Thomas: Poem of the week 2013-06-17T11:37:44Z "Wood" was for tools, charcoal, logs, greenwood furniture, hurdles and a thousand other practical uses, whereas "timber" was reserved for building and the best furniture or implements such as wagons and carts. Monty Don: 'Why we must save our woodlands' 2011-01-30T00:06:27Z I also punctured the odd bicycle tyre with bow and arrows while shooting venison in the greenwood with Robin Hood and his merry men, particularly in Roger Lancelyn Green's version. Children's literature's best imaginary friends 2013-02-12T10:45:50Z Behind these two sweethearts is a vast greenwood tree, laden with strange fruit harvested by the corps on stage; and the range of costumes suggests an eastern Mediterranean idyll, both contemporary and traditional. A New ‘Winter’s Tale’ for Royal Ballet 2014-04-11T13:19:32Z For these seekers after truth, “the woods” became, like “the greenwood” in Merrie England, the place where an individual could truly savour the mysteries of life, free from the restricting conformities of church and state. The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: No 64 – Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1854) 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Despite its mixed-amenity use—from golf to mountain biking—it retains a greenwood magic. The Secrets of the Wood Wide Web 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Hanauer texted Constantine: “What the hell? There was an army of armed soldiers in my neighborhood and a thousand police cars. On greenwood and 150th. Is this your doing? What is going on?” Hanauer rages at Constantine over police militarization 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Lovers might be faithful, but even lovers must eat and drink and sleep beneath a roof: a nun was no nut-brown maid to live content in greenwood, “when the shawes be shene.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z As might be looked for in a land where forest and greenwood once linked from sea to sea, the wild deer is a common charge in the shield. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He soon, however, became sick of this kind of life, and joyfully returned to the greenwood. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z The wide horizon became as dear to her as the greenwood. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Mock me not, for otherwhere than along the greenwood fair, Have I ridden fast with thee! In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z He had been for a while beyond the range of these feelings; and in the greenwood, under God's heaven, with the sunshine about him, they jarred on him. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Merry it is in good greenwood, When the mavis and merle are singing; But merrier were they in Dumfermline gray When all the bells were ringing. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z From some far greenwood bowers, Such as the night-bird pours, So sweet, and such its dying fall?— Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The bee to the heather, The lark to the sky, The roe to the greenwood, And whither shall I? A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z By the time this reaches you I suppose your wife and children will have gone to recline under the greenwood tree. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z When I am trifling in the Gallery my heart is in the greenwood. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z God had sent him to her in the greenwood. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z O thou silly elf, Hast forgot the greenwood, the forest hoar, The flash of the sky, the wind's soften'd roar? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Say that us'll soon be harking for the cuckoo in the greenwood, and look see, give her this; 'tis a little white daisy I picked. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The shepherds sat by a clear, sweet spring, which bubbled forth on the outskirts of the greenwood, and spreading a cloak upon the grass, set bread thereon. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z This was not the girl I had wooed in the greenwoods by St. Gaultier; nor the pale-faced woman I had lifted to the saddle a score of times in the journey Paris-wards. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Without music, under the greenwood tree, all in a moment, for my particular edification, she danced a dance which would have set a crowded theatre in a frenzy. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z The time of the singing of birds is come; I will away i' the greenwood to roam; I will away; and thou azure-ey'd Muse Deign with thy gifts my mind to suffuse.— The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Merry, merry elves we be, Under the greenwood tree, Dancing merrily. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Robin Hood was a gentleman, An outlaw bold was he; He lost his Earldom and his land, And took to the greenwood tree. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z My bed was the ground; my roof, the greenwood above, And the wealth that I sought one far kind glance from my love. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z "Ye'll mount me quickly on a steed,5 A milk-white steed or gray; And carry me on to gude greenwood Before that it be day." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z This village is very picturesque; it lies in a hollow, and is surrounded by miniature mountains and greenwood. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Are those good greenwood staves you have brought?” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z On and on they rode, till they left the greenwood far behind them and came out on an open moor. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z The fairies’ delicate muslins are fetched out like mist in the greenwood; butterflies’ wings and petals of flower adorn their dainty heads. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z He mounted her upon a steed, He chose a steed o' gray;10 He had her on to gude greenwood Before that it was day. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z One night he was asleep dreaming of the humble cottage by the greenwood side. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z “Well, wives,” said he, “what brings you here with all this greenwood?” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Again it tinkled and down the stairs came a procession that might have stepped from a tapestry depicting the life of the greenwood men. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z She was born among the roses and to the sound of music, and she lies buried amid all the rusticity and simple charm of what may well be called the greenwood of her native land. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z If I could only be once more in the greenwood, my hair would reassume its natural colour. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z The earliest laws upon this subject in Kentucky were passed in 1775 by the Legislature, appropriately holding its sessions under the greenwood trees, and their author was Daniel Boone. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z From there he leaped to another, farther in the forest; and so by running and hiding, quickly disappeared in the greenwood. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The last one carried a violin and drew from it an old-time greenwood melody as Elaine and Robin joined forces and paraded into the living room. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z And lightly the elves, sae feat and free, They dance all under the greenwood tree! English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z He is no longer a vagrant, but at home in his own greenwood, yet as unfretted by the cares of housekeeping as he was by the heavy weariness of winter. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z The sturdy oaks in the greenwood stand, When the storm comes down amain, But the hazel and the birchen tree Are rooted from the plain. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z And so were my thoughts disturbed that I saw no more the beauty of the day in the greenwood nor heard the trills and twitterings of the birds overhead. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Once on a time there was a hare, who was frisking up and down under the greenwood tree. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z He leapt on a horse, and she on another, Aye as the gowans grow gay; And they rode on to the greenwood together, The first morning in May. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z The boucan itself consisted of a rectangular wooden frame supporting a greenwood grill, set atop four forked posts. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The Balkan brigand cares little for such speculations; all that he tells us is that when he speaks to the greenwood, it most surely answers him in a soft low voice. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Back to the greenwood while yet there’s time.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The forest, a tangle of shrubs and strange creepers, was the scene of the idyl; she, a sprite of the greenwood, danced illusively through the maze. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z He fixed this leaf on the student's cap, in the greenwood, when the vow of friendship was concluded for the whole life. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z A man ne'er born once told a tale To seven stout ghosts so hearty and hale; A ship went sailing 'mid greenwood trees, While the burning sun her crew did freeze. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z Till now he has had the old mountain for mother; for love, the greenwood clothed in tufted foliage and freshened by the cool breeze. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z I must bestir myself to punish these greedy rascals of the greenwood that set upon to rob and murder all those that go the forest roads not armed to the teeth and in strong company. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Just at that moment, however, a piercing blast from a horn in the distance makes the greenwood ring again. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Him have we seen the greenwood side along, While o'er the heath we hied, our labours done, Oft as the woodlark piped her farewell song, With wistful eyes pursue the setting sun. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z I suppose he has a house somewhere; or does he, like his prototype, roam anywhere and everywhere, and sleep under the shadow of the greenwood tree?” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Who thinks of Robin Hood apart from the greenwood tree? Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Some three score of my greenwood rangers are now held captive by you, if indeed you have not already done violence upon them. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The effect of this was magical, the Normans sent up a shout which made the greenwood ring again, and the echoes in the distant hills to send back long reverberations. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z A fair picture these betrothed lovers formed as they sate in their saddles under the greenwood tree. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z There is the spook of an old vagabond who sleeps in dingles in phantom greenwoods. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z Then fairyfolk still lived in the greenwoods and elves sang and danced in the soft summer dawns. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z We must have no blunderers, though, for look you, some of these greenwood men have ears that can hear a twig break at two hundred paces. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Perhaps ye think I should drag ye over the wild hills, or through the greenwood; but I would be gentle to ye. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z If we really, as you say, become poor, I am willing to leave my wild, free life, my horses, hounds, and the 'merry greenwood,' to become a toiling kitchen brownie for your sake. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Sometime the Faun fled to his greenwood; often the Priest to his people. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z The people hastened to the greenwood and there beneath the trees would listen while The Golden Bird told wonder tales and sang for their delight. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z With that, the storm-king hurled a mighty thunderbolt at the oak-tree, and the brave, strong monarch of the greenwood was riven. A Little Book of Profitable Tales 2011-03-03T03:00:47.690Z The limestone caves and the greenwood shall make me shelter. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I come like a true hunter—a leal knight of the gay greenwood—to lay them at the feet of my liege lady. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Home to the dingle, the glen, the sheltering greenwood, the chattering little river; the camp of the gipsy. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z By evening they were finished, and when he slept that night, Freyo dreamed of wandering in the greenwood; he had never yet been so far from the cottage door. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The bushes parted at the sounding of his voice, and a radiant vision stood before him, backed by the greenwood shade. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Very naturally one thinks of the greenwood, and at once finds many bits that fit into the scenic background of the story and introduce the gentler aspects of the woods and woodland things. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z In these there are not many delights of “life under the greenwood tree,” as in Robin Hood, or our factitious gipsies’ songs. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z He could clasp hands with an oak and feel the fine yet strong pulsations of unknown forces which gave personality to a hospitable greenwood. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z The many-voiced carol of birds, and the merry sports of the greenwood, where are they? The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z What was left were greenwood memories: a sense that in the endurance of a great oak was still embedded the longevity of our British culture. The tree that shaped Britain 2010-05-07T15:21:00Z In 1740 he also wrote his beautiful settings of the songs, “Under the greenwood tree,” “Blow, blow, thou winter wind” and “When daisies pied,” for a performance of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" His mother from the window looked, With all the longing of a mother; His little sister, weeping walked The greenwood path to meet her brother. Deep Moat Grange Upon which he launched into whimsical tales concerning elfin-land and the merry little people of the night and the greenwood. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z List to the melody that floats adown The aisles of yonder greenwood orchestra! Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Up then rose Hervik, the Earl's daughter; Through the greenwood gan she ride; But hawk or hound made never a cry In the greenwood by her side. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes It was then that in describing the Indian hunter he made the dance go round by the greenwood tree. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow O brave knight," said the page, "Or ere we hither came, We talked in tent, we talked in field, Of the bloody battle-game; But here, below this greenwood bough, I cannot speak the same. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II These people had learned something of liberty from bold Robin Hood, ‘all under the greenwood tree.’ Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Look that you harm not any tiller of the ground, nor any yeoman of the greenwood—no, nor no Knight nor Squire, unless you have heard him ill spoken of. Tales of Romance The new arrival from the greenwood, whom we dubbed Friar Tuck, promptly belied that jovial memory. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Be the land to snakes abandoned, Let the lynxes snarl in greenwood, In the fields the reindeer wander, In the brakes the geese conceal them. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Mock me not, for otherwhere than along the greenwood fair Have I ridden fast with thee. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II "I've never heard a whistling cat, So come to the wood with me, And whistle a tune to my elfin child Under the greenwood tree." Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse "Mercy I grant," then said the King, "and therefore I came hither, to bid you and your men leave the greenwood and dwell in my Court with me." Tales of Romance “What make ye here, my merry men, among the greenwood shaws?” sang the voice. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses As a birch-tree in the valley, Or an alder in the greenwood, There might still misfortune find thee, Evil fate might rise against thee. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two We now became convinced that we were the attraction which seemed to be drawing these gentlemen of the greenwood. With Ring of Shield Through the greenwood shades of the forests of oak wandered hippopotamuses and rhinoceroses of several kinds, the long-tusked mammoth, and two or three species of horses. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The tall trees in the greenwood, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them everyone. The Bible Story They came through a greenwood archway to the little cove where Johnny waited. Stepsons of Light Very gracious was the forest, Gracious wood, and forest lavish, And the greenwood's lord was joyous, And propitious friendly Tapio. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two And if thou canst that riddle read, As read full well you may, Then to the greenwood shalt thou speed As blithe as Queen of May.' The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes One hot day, as the two girls penetrated deeper and deeper into the greenwood they discovered a clear-running spring, that issued copiously from a dark porphyry rock. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Its name suggests the well-known story of the greenwood outlaw which has been charmingly versified by George Linley in the libretto. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Into all these other secondary products some stain of humanity enters; but little sinless sprites of greenwood and glen alone share the occult science of this with the blossoms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 It was a shady nook that I had found Deep in the greenwood. Fugitive Poetry And when I'm with my comrades met Beneath the greenwood bough,— What once we were we all forget, Nor think what we are now.' The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Oh, knew I but that happy man, Could I at last discover, Deep in the greenwood, all alone— His bliss were quickly over. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine As their interview closes, a band of foresters enter with their greenwood king, Robin Hood, at their head, who after a rollicking hunting-song makes open love to the May Queen. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers When I am in the greenwood, give me greenwood ways; and my word for this tide is, ‘A fig for all mock soldiery!’ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) The air was all Fragrance and balm, and the wet leaves were stirred By the soft fingers of the southern wind, And caught the light capriciously, like wings Haunting the greenwood with a silvery sheen. Fugitive Poetry For they came with chains of flowers And lilies lances free, There in the quiet greenwood To take my grief from me. Poems At sight of this fair quarry the Seigneur followed into the greenwood. Legends & Romances of Brittany SHADOW-OF-A-LEAF Come in, my scraps of Lincoln green; come in, My slips of greenwood. Collected Poems Volume Two All the heart of England hid in every rose Hears across the greenwood the sunny whisper leap, Sherwood in the red dawn, is Robin Hood asleep? Collected Poems Volume One The bride goes alone to the bonnie greenwood, to bear and to slay her twin children: 'She 's wrapped her mantle about her head, All alone, and alonie O! The Balladists Famous Scots Series Nine white witches sat in a circle close, With their backs against a greenwood tree, As around the dead-nettle’s summer stem Its woolly white blossoms you see. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Now for seven years had the squire of Morvan sought his master, and one day he was riding through the greenwood of Hell�an. Legends & Romances of Brittany XV Lo, as he trembles, the greenwood branches Dusk his brows with their antlered pride! Collected Poems Volume Two If every song as they danced along Paused on the springing spray; Is there never a bird in the wide greenwood Will hush its heart to-day? Collected Poems Volume One It is the angry and jealous baron who, in woman guise, meets and slays the youth who is waiting in gude greenwood, and brings back the bloody head to the mother. The Balladists Famous Scots Series She fell in immediately with our fun, and helped us to a number of nice things, to furnish our greenwood bower. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Those who saw him did not recognize him; but a lady dressed in white, who passed 224 through the greenwood, stopped and gazed earnestly at him and her eyes filled with tears. Legends & Romances of Brittany The tearful hyacinths and the greenwood spray Clinging to keep him from the sapphire goal, Kept of his path no trace! Collected Poems Volume Two It is a novel experience to us to glide along the still reaches among these fluviatile greenwoods. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The king's daughters 'Cast kevils them amang, To see who will to greenwood gang'; and the lot falls upon the youngest and fairest—the youngest is always the fairest and most beloved in the ballad. The Balladists Famous Scots Series "Well, my merry bowmen, how do the twanging bow-string and the hissing arrow suit the greenwood?" asked Stuart, who came up as they lay picturesquely about, waiting for a bed of coals. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly “I wind my horn on the rocky steep, In the heart of the greenwood free, And I safely lay me down and sleep On any subject’s knee.” Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Most like he died in some low scuffle Out in the greenwood. Collected Poems Volume Two One might lead a very merry life yet, like Robin Hood and his band, in the ‘good greenwood’, though we shouldn’t be ‘hunting the King’s red deer’.” The Madcap of the School She 's gone to do a fearful deed Down by the greenwood bonnie O!' The Balladists Famous Scots Series Robin Hood exacts an oath of the sheriff, equivalent to an armistice; and he returns home, having had his fill of the greenwood. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series We roam and rove in Sherwood's grove, Beneath the greenwood tree. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Your world is growing old; But a Princess sleeps in the greenwood, Whose hair is brighter than gold. Collected Poems Volume Two "Yesterday, sir," he began, "when we were in the greenwood, all men seemed eager to catch the robber chief." Robin Hood The ‘greenwood home,’ with its freedom from all the restraints of a conventional state of society, is not without its attractive side—in books and in ballads. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The sheriff returns home to get together a band of archers to assist the king; but meanwhile Robin has escaped to the greenwood. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series The dance is so merry, So merry in the greenwood. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas When Spring comes back to England And crowns her brows with may, Round the merry moonlit world She goes the greenwood way. Collected Poems Volume Two Here is the head of one of Will's bolts, dropped in the greenwood on the day you rescued us from him. Robin Hood But even if we admit that it might have been merry in good greenwood under the conditions picturesquely described in ballads, the admission does not extend to the present day. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Robin comes to the greenwood, and shoots a great hart; and on blowing his horn, seven score yeomen come and welcome him back, and he dwells two-and-twenty years in the greenwood. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series The dance is so merry, So merry in the greenwood. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Where can I rest Better than on my greenwood throne of turf? Collected Poems Volume Two "Like as not, Master Geoffrey has not talked with you as to his business with us in this greenwood?" Robin Hood There is no good greenwood now, except a few insignificant patches, which are pretty sharply preserved; and the killing of game, except on a small scale and at considerable risk, is difficult. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement ‘This traitor name is Robin Hood, Under the greenwood lynd; He robbëd me once of a hundred pound, It shall never out of my mind.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series The dance is so merry, So merry in the greenwood.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Their grey walls hemmed us round; But, under my greenwood oceans, Their castles are trampled and drowned. Collected Poems Volume Two Forthwith the greenwood was alive with men, all dressed in grass-colored clothes like the youth's. Robin Hood Merry it is in good greenwood, 370 When the mavis and merle are singing, But merrier were they in Dunfermline gray,note When all the bells were ringing. Lady of the Lake It had been better for William a Trent To hang upon a gallow Than for to lie in the greenwood, There slain with an arrow. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series I to wear a fawn-skin, thou to dress in flowers; All the long lone summer day, that greenwood life of ours! Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning This life is wine, red wine, Under the greenwood boughs! Collected Poems Volume Two Then he summoned the greenwood men and told them first of the Sheriff's plans and then gave out the grievous story of Allan-a Dale. Robin Hood Merry it is in the good greenwood, When the mavis and merle are singing,note When the deer sweeps by, and the hounds are in cry, And the hunter's horn is ringing. Lady of the Lake Robin wins the prize, and is starting home to the greenwood, when the sheriff recognises and attacks him, but is beaten off by a shower of arrows. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series But in the greenwood our guests must pay for their food. Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades He goes up to them and leans against them sobbing, a small green figure, looking like a greenwood spray against their soft ivory glow. Collected Poems Volume Two The greenwood rang with the noise of the fight, for now Robin had plucked out his sword. Robin Hood Deep, deep the greenwood round them waves, Their abbey, and its close of graves! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The knight’s lady rides to Robin and begs him to save her lord; whereupon Robin and his men hasten to Nottingham, kill the sheriff, release the knight, and carry him off to the greenwood. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series I stretched out my hand, and plucked the nearest flowers, and smelled their sweet greenwood scent with inexpressible delight. The True Story Book But Flamby had heard their approach, and, flinging one rapid glance in their direction, she ran off up a sloping aisle of greenwood and was lost to view. The Orchard of Tears In a brief space they appeared, with most of the greenwood men at their heels, and Master Middle was seized and disarmed rudely enough. Robin Hood As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the greenwood tree, There he was aware of a brave young man As fine as fine might be. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets Robin agrees, but reserves the right to return to the greenwood if he mislikes the court. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series After work, came the recreations, dancing and playing in the greenwood, and the "harvest homes." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen But "life in the greenwood" had little romance for such old-time outlaws as Brian Boru and Robin Hood and their imitators. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times It was the most desperate of affairs yet betwixt the greenwood men and those representing law and order as conceived by the Sheriff. Robin Hood And thus having end of this merry wedding, The bride looked like a queen; And so they returned to the merry greenwood, Amongst the leaves so green. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets Shall I never out of greenwood go Till I see his sidës bleed.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series It was the little Engel, he Rides in the greenwood shade; He marshals there his good men all, And sets him at their head. Little Engel a ballad with a series of epigrams from the Persian The balladry of the greenwood tree Stirs memories in my heart. Something Else Again Your cousin is outlawed——" "I shall live in the greenwood, Will," answered Robin, quietly, "with your brave men and you—if so be I may. Robin Hood As it befel in merry Barnsdale, All under the greenwood tree, The bishop of Hereford was to come by, With all his company. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets The first five stanzas, which make a delightful little lyric in themselves, breathe the whole spirit of the greenwood. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series “Thou grievest like the little bird The greenwood bough upon; Thou seemest like the lonely wight Whose friends are dead and gone.” Little Engel a ballad with a series of epigrams from the Persian Of summer which to greenwood shade Entices forth the Bard and maid; Which decks with foliage dense the grove, And through all nature breathes of love. The Brother Avenged and Other Ballads "Learn this sign——" he said, and showed Robin, with feeble fingers, how the greenwood men knew each other in any disguise. Robin Hood They took up with care Sir Pall and Sir Bear, To the city them they bore; Beneath the skies in the greenwood lies Sir Liden amid his gore. Alf the Freebooter Little Danneved and Swayne Trost and other Ballads To see the deer draw to the dale, And leave the hillës hee, And shadow them in the leavës green, Under the greenwood tree. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Softly over Sherwood the south wind blows; All the heart of England hid in every rose Hears across the greenwood the sunny whisper leap, Sherwood in the red dawn, is Robin Hood asleep? Modern British Poetry In short, I 'll be a tender sprig, A greenwood blossom small and sweet, To hang upon your button-hole, Or breathe love's fragrance at your feet. Stories of Many Lands "All must buy freedom of the greenwood, master," answered the man, quite civilly. Robin Hood We have blackened every leaf of English greenwood with ashes, and the people die of cold; our harbors are a forest of merchant ships, and the people die of hunger. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing And Robin answered: 'Look that you harm not any tiller of the ground, nor any yeoman of the greenwood—no, nor no Knight nor Squire, unless you have heard him ill spoken of. The Book of Romance A maiden in greenwood in month of sweet May, Arose and awoke at the dawn of the day: As she wended along, She heard fairie song— "Si doulce est la Margarite." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) When the blythe lark lightly soaring, And the mavis on the spray, And the cuckoo in the greenwood, Sang hymns to greet the May. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. "Friend wizard," said the youth, half at random, "have you ever played at archery in that greenwood which your glass showed us so prettily?" Robin Hood Men pursued their wonted occupations, by the river, in the greenwood and the mines, without let or hindrance. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Bending the bow with the last of his power, he let loose the arrow which flew out of the window and struck the ground beside a little path at the edge of the greenwood. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Moreover, Paul himself had a love of the greenwood, and the deep streams, so numerous. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods If anyone irritated or displeased him he was haled up "under the greenwood" and sentenced to death. An African Adventure "What do you in the greenwood at such an hour, good Master Gilbert?" Robin Hood Now that the bishop had caught Robin Hood he had no fear of the greenwood rangers; and as the forest road was much nearer than the highway, down the forest road the happy company went. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes But will ye go to yon greenwood side? Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series I give you, on my master’s behalf, a hearty welcome to the greenwood. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Of fifteen hundred Englishmen, Went home but fifty-three; The rest were slain in Chevy Chase, Under the greenwood tree. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Suddenly he saw himself surrounded by the men of the greenwood, headed by Stuteley. Robin Hood As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the greenwood tree, There was he ware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes He leapt on a horse, and she on another, And they rode on to the greenwood together. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series When the appointed spot was reached, Robin stepped forward and courteously greeted his guest, with head uncovered and bended knee, and welcomed him gladly to the wild greenwood. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race But all forwearied, weak, and spent, I quickly swoon'd away; And there beneath the greenwood shade Long time I lifeless lay. The Book of Brave Old Ballads The greenwood is the abode of liberty and justice; 'tis our commonwealth, in truth, and a happy enough place to live in even in winter-time. Robin Hood And thus having ended this merry wedding, The bride looked as fresh as a queen, And so they returned to the merry greenwood, Amongst the leaves so green. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The second difference is the one already noted: that if the slave or semi-slave was forbidden to get his food in the greenwood, he was told to get it somewhere else. Eugenics and Other Evils While you are at ease in the greenwood your friend, William of Cloudeslee, is taken, condemned to death, and ready to be hanged. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the greenwood tree, There was he aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Each day he would come into Barnesdale, howbeit, to give news to Robin and hear the items that the greenwood men had for him. Robin Hood Coming, glad, from the greenwood slaughter, They reach the suddenly-swollen water; But the nimble, strong, and young, Boldly into the bark have sprung. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 The tree, which stood the tallest, Preeminent i' the leafy greenwood, Now lies the lowest. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 In the greenwood there is no sorrow or care, but when William went to the town he was running into trouble.” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race You must come before our master straight, Under yonder greenwood tree. The Book of Brave Old Ballads This gave the greenwood men a small advantage, and they gained the open country; but not for long did the honors of this day rest on one side or the other. Robin Hood And many a time in sport I prayed To seek with thee the greenwood shade, For O, my heart on this is set, To follow thee, dear anchoret. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse She knew every tree in the greenwood, and every flower in it. The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations To-morrow we must fetch your bride from her lonely lodging in the greenwood; but we will feign some pretext for the journey. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The violet in her greenwood bower, Where birchen boughs with hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen or copse or forest dingle. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) So they fought for near an hour; and then the greenwood men saw that reinforcements were coming to their enemies. Robin Hood Then, mother dear, thy tears restrain, Nor let thy heart be wrung by pain: In time, my father's will obeyed, Shall I return from greenwood shade. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Dear little Golden Hair, she went on singing merrily through the greenwood, saying sometimes to herself— “I wish I could sing as well as the lark!” The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations He shows, too, the love of free life, of the merry greenwood and the open road, which reappears after so many centuries in the work of Robert Louis Stevenson. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race They came to a little greenwood circle completely hidden from the roads and there found their music-master. Historic Boyhoods Before the happy couples ran six of the greenwood men, loyal subjects now, flinging largesse upon the people right and left from out of well-filled bags. Robin Hood How Ráma fierce Kabandha slew; Then to the side of Pampá drew, Met Hanumán, and her whose vows Were kept beneath the greenwood boughs. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse HE Queen of Fairies passed last night, The greenwood dancing through; I watched her from my window-pane, The round moon saw her too. Chatterbox, 1906 With three such good archers game was easily shot and a merry meal was quickly prepared in the greenwood, and all joyfully partook of venison and other dainties. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race That hope is vain: for even couldst thou wing Thy homeward flight back to the greenwood gay, Thou’dst be a shunned and a forsaken thing, ’Mongst the companions of thy happier day. Poems Suddenly through the greenwood came full four score of the King's Foresters, running towards the robbers, ready to seize them. Robin Hood While glorious as a God he made His dwelling in the greenwood shade, Some giant stole away his dame, And seeking her we hither came. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Horror! had she not better stay Deep in the greenwood far away? Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse “Let us stay no longer, but go to the greenwood: there we shall at least be at liberty.” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race "Beautiful creature!" "lovely lamb of the greenwood!" are the exclamations that go round, as the family stand and view it. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm The range of the mark from the archers for the second round was fixed at forty ells—the same distance as had chanced before between Robin and Master Will when in the greenwood together. Robin Hood To have gone other than softly through the living heart of the greenwood must have savoured of desecration. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance For the rustic the fields of corn, the craggy mountain, the blossomy lane, or the rush of water through the greenwood. Nights in London Meanwhile Adam wandered with Gamelyn in the greenwood, and found it very hard work, with little food. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race A frolic in the greenwood chase was proposed for every day in two weeks to come; and gatherings and feasts were had without number. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm The early morning found Robin walking thoughtfully in the greenwood. Robin Hood There is not, in all this vast greenwood, an oak, an elm, a chestnut, a beech, a cedar or maple. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Should I to the greenwood hie, There the wolves will me devour, And the lions and wild boar, Whereof yonder is great store. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French Adam longed for a good meal, for they had found little to eat since they came to the greenwood. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Then he piled the books in the back part, leaving a cavity in front, which looked something like a bower in a greenwood, for it was lined with baize within and without. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Robin guessed that they had been driven by the greenwood men all that day—that perchance Stuteley and the rest were near the beasts, in ambush. Robin Hood But this you must know, that as long as they grow, Whatever change may be, You can never teach either oak or beech To be aught but a greenwood tree. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children Aucassin has word for word Of his lithe-limbed lady heard; Deep they pierced him to the quick; From the herds he parted quick, Struck into the greenwood thick. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French Will she ever cease wandering, and return to weave a new chaplet of greenwood leaves gathered beneath the eaves of her mountain home? Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska And when I'm with my comrades met Beneath the greenwood bough, What once we were we all forget,55 Nor think what we are now. The Ontario High School Reader He and his men were so ashamed of having been overcome so easily by the greenwood men that they had perforce to magnify Robin's band and its prowess twenty-fold. Robin Hood The Knight's to the mountain His bugle to wind; The Lady's to greenwood Her garland to bind. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Nought to me ’tis where we fly, In greenwood or utter way, So I am with you alway!” Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French Sweet, oh, sweet! with Mary o'er the wilds to stray, When Glensmole is dress'd in all the pride of May; And, when weary roving through the greenwood glade, Softly to recline beneath the birken shade. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century "I read you by your bugle-horn,25 And by your palfrey good, I read you for a Ranger sworn, To keep the king's greenwood." The Ontario High School Reader "One who lives in the greenwood cannot be otherwise," observed Robin. Robin Hood Of fifteen hundred Englishmen, Went home but fifty-three; The rest in Chevy Chase were slain, Under the greenwood tree. English Songs and Ballads In lanes of greenwood he would peer in questioning and silent, and there he was certain to find them as close as lovers, though, had he known it, there was never word of love. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Of the greenwoods, all the day, I 've a little bird that sings; It reminds me of my youth, And the age of little things. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century He disguised himself as an abbot, and with five knights habited as monks, and a man leading sumpter-horses, rode into the greenwood. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 Even as the archers sprang upon him, the greenwood men appeared. Robin Hood Deep into the greenwood he carried her, where his own home had been built, and there he made May Margaret, the earl's daughter, his wife. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children All that climbing greenwood of the mound was alive with wild creatures, winged and four-footed, and no one was suffered to disquiet or annoy them. A Child's Book of Saints We passed through a good deal of greenwood scenery, so refreshing in the month of July, but on the whole not equal in beauty to the road by Shefa ’Amer. Byeways in Palestine The king grants it on condition that Robin will leave the greenwood, and will come to court and enter his service. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 The greenwood men flung prudence to the winds and sallied forth. Robin Hood Under the gay greenwood they paced, Hynde Etin and his eldest son, and the thrush sang to them his morning song. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Away, away, and tell the tale And start your whelps a-whining, Say "In the greenwood of his soul A lizard's eye was shining, A little eye kept shining." A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry From Hhatteen to ’Eilaboon, a quiet and pretty village, after which we had a long stretch of “merrie greenwood” with furze in golden blossom, birds singing, and the clucking of partridges. Byeways in Palestine Accordingly, Robin left the greenwood and his company, entered the king's household, went with him to the court at London, and remained in his service for a year and three months. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 All the greenwood men were against him in this, however, and for once had their own way. Robin Hood And ere many days had gone by thy mother loved me too, and I carried her away to our greenwood home. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Go start the walls Of Hell with horror ringing, Say "In the greenwood of his soul There was a goldfinch singing, A pretty goldfinch singing." A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry Spirit of the greenwood plume, Shed around thy leaf perfume, Such as springs from buds of gold Which thy tiny hands unfold. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians The ballads relate that Robin Hood, after continuing twenty-two years in the greenwood, died—through some foul play—at the convent of Kirklees, the prioress of which was nearly related to him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 We are to be married, and live in the greenwood. Robin Hood The third ring he gave to the minstrel, and without a word he took his harp and forthwith played goodwill to the bonny wee boy from the greenwood. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Away, away, and salve your sores, And set your hags a-groaning, Say "In the greenwood of his soul A drowsy bee was droning, A dreamy bee was droning." A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry This is especially true of greenwood cuttings made during the summer. Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses In his gladness he threw a taunting cry behind, a hunter's greenwood challenge. Doom Castle Thus the Sheriff was robbed of his best archers; for these fellows, finding the greenwood men to be of such friendly mind, soon joined in with them. Robin Hood There, under the leaves of the greenwood, while the little birds sang their lays, the Queen of Elfland said farewell to Thomas. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Lads, I need not tell you why I left fair Shirley and the good greenwood. The Armourer's Prentices It was not all a tale of eld, That fairies, who their revels held By moonlight, in the greenwood shade Their beakers of the moss-cups made. Wild Nature Won By Kindness I knew that old greenwood and the shadow that haunted it,— My fool, my lost jester, my Shadow-of-a-Leaf! The New Morning Poems Presently Robin blew two blasts upon his horn, and the rest of the greenwood men made their appearance. Robin Hood She was there herself under the greenwood gay. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children But God that made the grass to grow, And leaves on greenwood tree, Now save and keep our noble King, And maintain good yeomanry! Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series And he has left his merry men At the trysting-tree behind, And gone into the gay greenwood, This burly frere to find. The Bon Gaultier Ballads He wrote songs "that would make bare legs skip at sound of them," and, "like a bird in the greenwood, he would sing for the country-folk." Denmark Faithful Stuteley helped his master to win freedom from the prison into which he had been flung; and, with the majority of his men, Robin returned to the greenwood life. Robin Hood Now a day came when Hynde Etin in his greenwood home thought the hours passed but slow, and that same day he took his gun and his dog and off he went alone to hunt. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children “If these vchurls abide the shaking of my standard, I will give them credit for the boldest outlaws that ever bent bow in greenwood.” The Literary World Seventh Reader “There’s some mistake, good Friar!” he said, “There’s some mistake ’twixt thee and me; I know thou art Prior of Copmanshurst, But not beneath the greenwood tree. The Bon Gaultier Ballads Mock me not, for otherwhere, than along the greenwood fair, Have I ridden fast with thee. Border and Bastille It is my place to obey him whom the King has put in charge of our greenwood. Robin Hood For in the greenwood gay never a church did we see, nor the sound of church bells did we hear.' Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children None had noticed that it had flown away out of the open window, and back to the greenwood. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs The moon hung o'er the gay greenwood, The greenwood o'er the mossy stream, That roll'd in rapture's wildest mood, And flutter'd in the fairy beam. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century "The while amid the greenwood Whistled the summer breeze Fair Mantua's maiden swore to wed Her loving Genoese." Confessions of Boyhood Master Will, the robber, swore that if I beat him, sir"—he had turned his bright face to old Gamewell's—"I should go free of the greenwood. Robin Hood And in sooth, as she dismounted under the Eildon tree, Thomas met the lady, and kneeling low beneath the greenwood, he spoke, thus eager was he to win a benison from the Queen of Heaven. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children "My song sounds best in the greenwood," replied the Nightingale; still it came willingly when it knew what the Emperor wished. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs Oh! for the evening, and oh! for the hour, When down by yon greenwood she promised to be; When quick as the summer-dew dries on the flower, A' earthly affections and wishes wad flee. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I read you, by your bugle-horn And by your palfrey good, I read you for a Ranger sworn To keep the king's greenwood.’ Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys "Forget it not—the freedom of the greenwood is the reward that I do seek even more than my lord the Sheriff's golden arrow." Robin Hood Ofttimes now Thomas was to be seen wandering down from his grim old castle down to the bonny greenwood. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children "I read you by your bugle-horn And by your palfrey good, I read you for a ranger sworn To keep the King's greenwood." The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language To the winding of horns the knight rides forth into the greenwood, with his falcon on his wrist. Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III Lady Inger of Ostrat The three great songs in "Valentinian" have almost more splendour than any of Shakespeare's, though never quite the intimate beauty, the singing spontaneity of "Under the greenwood tree" or "Hark, hark, the lark." Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Be kind to those who help you, but exact toll as heretofore of all who come through the greenwood. Robin Hood I warn you, fair maidens, to wail and to sigh, For Rama, our Rama, to greenwood must fly; Then hasten, come hasten, to see his array, Ayud'hya is dark when our chief goes away. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century And when I'm with my comrades met Beneath the greenwood bough, What once we were we all forget, Nor think what we are now. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Unluckily for them, the outlaws were out that day, on the lookout for game of this description, and the whole pious procession was swept up and taken to Robin Hood's greenwood court. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Now for my English song to “Nancy’s to the greenwood,” &c. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham It was carried with acclamation, and Robin found himself leader of the greenwood men willy-nilly, for good and all. Robin Hood This hymn was always welcome in the cottage meetings as well as in the larger greenwood assemblies. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes But thanks be to Heaven that fear is gone; And now no longer I stand alone; My spirit now is as light and free As a child's at play 'neath the greenwood tree. The Feast at Solhoug The sun was down; the hour passed; but he bore his full due to the generous lords of the greenwood. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Ask of the chained lion, the caged bird, and they will tell thee the greenwood and forest glade are better, dearer, even though the chain were gemmed, the prison gilded. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Therefore, they came into the greenwood, and were found a cave opening from one of the larger passages—a dry and excellent home in these long summer months. Robin Hood England remained, though England was dead—it was the ghost of merry England that I beheld, under those greenwood shade passing generations had sported in security and ease. The Last Man Out here, out here be the feast arrayed, While the birds are asleep in the greenwood shade, How sweet to sport in the flowery glade 'Neath the birches. The Feast at Solhoug Once more the good knight, Sir Richard of the Lee, dined with Robin Hood, and merry went the feast that day under the greenwood tree. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The franklin kept open house, the city merchant feasted kings, the outlaw roasted his venison beneath the greenwood tree. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Taken in assault at the rear, they had no chance with the greenwood men. Robin Hood The violet in her greenwood bower, Where birchen boughs with hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen, or copse, or forest dingle. Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) How I would lure the knight so bold Through the greenwood glades to my mountain hold. The Feast at Solhoug The day fixed by the knight to repay his friend of the merry greenwood came. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On the bough in greenwood now Flowers are springing, perfumes flinging, While young men and maids are clinging To the loves they scarce avow. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse The greenwood men cleared the green square before the Sheriff's home by repeated rushes and desperate chargings. Robin Hood They were seen playing in the greenwood, the eye was lifted, and lo! they were not. The Black Douglas The tall trees in the greenwood, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden,— He made them, every one. Arbor Day Leaves A Complete Programme For Arbor Day Observance, Including Readings, Recitations, Music, and General Information But the life of the forest-dwellers was not spent solely in enjoyment of the pleasures of the merry greenwood. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The Vagi turn the pastoral to their own purpose, and always represent the greenwood lover as a clericus. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse The greenwood men, well satisfied with the day's work, commenced an orderly retreat. Robin Hood And merrily, merrily, laughed the wild elves Round Corris’s greenwood tree. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland At times Martin was very weary of Kenilworth, and almost wished himself back in the greenwood again, so little was he in sympathy with the companions whom he had found. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars But the greenwood is not quite bare, and your face, Sir Knight, is your pledge of faith. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality When they are such in "the greenwood, what would they be not in the dry"? The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. Mistress Fennel was not loth to leave the greenwood. Robin Hood Afraid of detection I stole away into the park, and beneath the shadow of the greenwood tree, I devoured with rapture the inspired pages of the great magician. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers "Then thou hast not forgotten thy kindred in the greenwood?" The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars How long Hereward and his men dwelt in the greenwood we are not able to say. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality His mother from the window looked With all the longing of a mother; His little sister weeping walked The greenwood path to meet her brother. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation At the signal the greenwood men sprang out on all sides of the cottage. Robin Hood Sure I could protect thee there and give thee a better home beneath the greenwood trees than our father does beneath yon grim walls. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot As Robin Hood, in the forest stood, Beneath the shade of the greenwood tree, He the presence did scan, of a fine young man, As fine as ever a jay might be. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Like an earlier Robin Hood, the valiant Wake made the greenwood his home and the Normans his prey, covering nine shires in his bold excursions, which extended as far as the distant town of Warwick. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality A song for the oak, the brave old oak, Who hath ruled in the greenwood long; Here's health and renown to his broad green crown, And his fifty arms so strong! Charles Dickens and Music He glanced curiously from one to the other of the greenwood men. Robin Hood The marble Diana had gazed hence for so many years, had seen so much that might make the dewy greenwood forgotten! Foes "Or he wouldn't degrade us by bringing louts from the greenwood amongst us--boys whom our fathers would have disdained to set to mind their swine," said Drogo. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars I counsel you, I beg you, dear lord, go not to the greenwood.” Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine The spirit of October was abroad in the wood—veiling itself in a faint, bluish haze like the smoke of the greenwood when it burns. The Voice of the People Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the cypress-tree; We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. Poems There, the greenwood tree raises its huge umbrella of foliage to the skies, and allows hardly a ray of sunlight to struggle through to the low woodland vegetation of orchid or wintergreen underneath. Science in Arcady And now, O men of the greenwood, whom I love so dearly, let me, a child of the greenwood, speak yet a few words about myself. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars It was arranged that they should start early for the greenwood, and Gunther promised to lend Siegfried several dogs that knew the forest ways well. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine It looked like a camp of forest outlaws, jovial tenants of the merry greenwood. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The young man partook of a hearty lunch and resigned himself to dreams of life under the greenwood tree. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick "As ever ye heard the greenwood dell On morn of June one warbled swell." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated That you are in the power of the merrie men of the greenwood. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Merrily rang the noise of the chase in the greenwood that day. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Forgot be toil and care; O! come beneath the greenwood tree, For happiness is there. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance The day was fine, and it would have been a joy to be under the greenwood trees if no one had been before us. Humanly Speaking He had been for a while beyond the range of these feelings; and in the greenwood, under God’s heaven, with the sunshine about him, they jarred on him. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France I am not fond of sermons--keep to the greenwood and I will keep to the castle. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Mayhap, rehearsing ancient tales Of greenwood love or guilt, Of whisper'd vows Beneath their boughs; Or blood obscurely spilt, Or of that near-hand Mansion House A royal Tudor built. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Who loves the greenwood cool and sweet, O! let him come with me! The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance The Robin Hood ballads reflect the popular feeling and breathe the warm genial spirit of the old greenwood adventurers. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) When I am trifling in the Gallery my heart is in the greenwood. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France "Under the greenwood tree is a poetical figure," Mr. Whittredge explained. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Doughty Douglas, bold Robin Hood, merry Carlisle, the good greenwood, the gray goose wing, and the wan water are other inseparables of the kind. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The band struck up "The Wind Shakes the Barley:" country dances, Scotch reels, and "French fours," were kept up with great spirit on the level turf—"All under the greenwood tree." Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) He rushed on Theseus, lifting his club, and Theseus rushed upon him, and they fought together till the greenwoods rang. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Fairer far than all the greenwood is my sweetheart’s face to cheer me, Fairer far a thousand times, oh fairer far. Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century Thou, Queen, thou art fairest in all this land; But over the hills, in the greenwood shade. My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales Oak, I will rend an, 19 who hath ruled in the greenwood, 1268. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations One must find a greenwood where things are companionable: birds within call, butterflies in waiting, and a bee now and again to bump one, and be off again with a grumbled 'Beg your pardon. Prose Fancies He kneel�d down upon his knee, Underneath that greenwood spray, 55And said "Lovely lady, rue on me, Queen of heaven, as thou well may!" The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' A hundred men flitted through the greenwood and they passed like phantoms. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain After breakfast they shouldered their packs and plunged once more into the greenwood, intending to reach as quickly as they could the hidden canoe on the Richelieu, and then make an easy journey by water. The Hunters of the Hills The children, eager to see everything in this mighty, unknown land, called to each other; but all the time, as they marched through the pleasant greenwood, danger was coming closer and closer. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The length of discarded snake lies glistering in the greenwood, motionless, and slowly perishes with the fallen leaves in autumn. Prose Fancies Down then light that lady bright Underneath that greenwood spray. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' No Satyrs from the greenwood peer, No more we see at gloaming, The Naiads sit, their golden hair Beside the waters combing. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Thou speckled thrush, with tuneful throat, Who sing'st within yon greenwood dell; Sing on, for every trembling note Brings back the voice I loved so well. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Then they whistled to their loaded horses, and marched away through the greenwood, this time to reach Marlowe in safety. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky So Walpole came near to anticipating the greenwood scenes of Ivanhoe. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance I were well content to play With thy free tresses all a summer's day, Losing the time beneath the greenwood shade. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 White blossoms are bursting The thickets among, And all the gay greenwood Is ringing with song! The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times The greenwood through, the greenwood through, Ho! there is Ballogie's meer; And deep within its breast they view The moon's face shining clear. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. I have looked in vain for merry Sherwood, and all the greenwood haunts of Robin Hood; the whole country is covered with manufacturing towns. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists The merry crew of Sherwood Forest, who led such a roving picturesque life, 'under the greenwood tree.' Tales of a Traveller A pretty greenwood scene beneath the apple-trees, and in any decent civilization the great adventure would have ended there. The Sunny Side In the jolly greenwoods of the Midlands you may have enjoyment of another kind. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour But none of these years work change on her: As she seeks the lone greenwood, She sees a man lying bleeding there, While his horse beside him stood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. His own comrades flocked round him; the men of the greenwood, headed by Cnut, were especially jubilant over his victory. The Boy Knight Then deep in the greenwood rode he, And asked of every tree, 'Oh, if you have ever a Singing Leaf, I pray you give it me!' The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell But Johnie has cast off the black velvet, And put on the Lincoln twine, And he is on the goode greenwood As fast as he could gang. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 I cannot publish in my rhyme What pranks the greenwood played; It was the Carnival of time, And Ages went or stayed. Poems Household Edition In vain she seeks the greenwood grove, In vain she hears the merlin sing, In vain she seeks her flower alcove, In vain for her the roses spring. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Secure and distant was his mate, that through The greenwood shade with lighter shoulders flew. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Why did the common people formerly call the forest “good,” and the greenwood “merry?” The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 485, April 16, 1831 Bill was busy making greenwood spits and arranging them over the two fires, Dan and Harry helping him. The High School Boys in Summer Camp Then in the gay greenwood We worship thee now, The free, oh the free! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832 Sir Hubert has lisped in the baron's ear, When drinking wine at the evening hour, That a minstrel clown met his daughter dear At night in her lonely greenwood bower. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. The shepherd swains, who hear the tumult nigh, Leaving their flocks beneath the greenwood tree, Some here, some there, across the forest hie, And hurry thither, all, the cause to see. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 I lie around in the greenwood, and I don't work. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand I hear them from each greenwood tree Chanting out so lustily, Telling lectures unto me, Mischief is when you are nigh. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 Hark, the deep dingles ring, Free hearts, with the bird And the deer are on wing; Joy claims in the greenwood The Gipsy's glad vow, The blithe, oh the blithe! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832 His own comrades flocked round him; the men of the greenwood headed by Cnut, were especially jubilant over his victory. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades In haste, Orlando takes his arms and steed, And to the deepest greenwood wends his way. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 We had meetings by the light of a greenwood fire, and the matter was talked up in little knots of people, and then some one would get up and speak. Death Valley in '49 Who could believe this greenwood here For the first time has blessed mine eyes? The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome Within the walls is the caretaker's cottage in the midst of such a wealth of trees, flowering shrubs, and vines as makes a greenwood retreat. Virginia: the Old Dominion There must be no vagrants, not even in the forest, the once free and merry greenwood, our policeman-civilization says; nay, the forest, even, must keep a-moving! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 The shepherd dwelt between two mountains hoar, In goodly cabin, in the greenwood shade, With wife and children; in short time before, The brand-new shed had builded in the glade. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 My comrades, you must know It was many years ago I left my daddy's cottage in the greenwood O! The World of Ice I were well content to play With thy free tresses all a summer's day, Losing the time beneath the greenwood shade. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays God save us all, my jolly gentlemen, We'll merry be to-day; For the cuckoo sings till the greenwood rings, And it is the month of May! Master Skylark Then taking them to rest, his merry men and he Slept many a summer's night under the greenwood tree. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 "My song sounds best in the greenwood!" replied the Nightingale; still it came willingly when it heard what the Emperor wished. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Further, the old name for the court, "Swain Mote," indicates a Saxon origin for this seat of greenwood justice. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Softly and in silence, they lifted the canoe out of water and hid with it in the greenwood. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Thou art on the greensward dying, Underneath the greenwood lying! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 "Waken, lords and ladies gay, To the greenwood haste away; We can show you where he lies, Fleet of foot and tall of size." A Cotswold Village Why, aren't you happy here in the merry greenwood under the trees? Young Robin Hood He rangèd west, he rangèd east, And far and wide ranged he;He took his bite out of every beast Lives under the greenwood tree. Andromeda and Other Poems And not content with the denial, he supplemented it by a laugh as he added, "When birds go to the greenwood, they must take the chance of meeting the goshawk." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Under the greenwood wilt thou lie, Nor shall thou there unheeded die. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Oh, it is good to ride and run, To roam the greenwood wild and free; To hunt, to idle in the sun, To leap into the laughing sea. Ballads of a Bohemian "He says, sir, that he was taken prisoner by Robin Hood's men a week ago, and that he has just come from the camp under the greenwood tree, and has brought you news, master." Young Robin Hood "The bramble, the bramble, the bonny forest bramble, Doth make a jest Of silken vest, That will through greenwood scramble: The bramble, the bramble, the bonny forest bramble." Maid Marian “What make ye here, my merry men, among the greenwood shaws?” sang the voice. The Black Arrow Maid Marian bade me tell you, if I ever saw you, that she must return to Queen Eleanor's court, but she could never forget the happy days in the greenwood. Robin Hood They had scarce departed, ere a sudden procession moved from under the greenwood branches, swept slowly round the silvan amphitheatre, and took the same direction with Rowena and her followers. Ivanhoe As it is, Master Sheriff, you come here alone with your guide, and I bid you welcome to our greenwood home. Young Robin Hood Had either been less sylvan, the other might have been more saintly; but they will now never hear matins but those of the lark, nor reverence vaulted aisle but that of the greenwood canopy. Maid Marian Here, where in happier times the huntsman's horn Echoing from far made sweet midsummer eves, Now serried cannon thunder night and morn, Tearing with iron the greenwood's tender leaves. Poems Now, therefore, bring it and your dogs and repair with us to the greenwood. Robin Hood And then in his turn he winded the call till all the greenwood rang. Ivanhoe Ranging, she wandered to a shady font; Where, worn and troubled, she, in weary wise, Lit from her courser and disarmed her front, And, couched upon the greenwood, closed her eyes. Orlando Furioso The friar went on,— An archer keen I was withal, As ever did lean on greenwood tree; And could make the fleetest roebuck fall, A good three hundred yards from me. Maid Marian In the coarsest ballads of the greenwood men are admired most when they defy, not only the king, but what is more to the point, the hero. Heretics "Once more will I cross this much beforded stream, and go with you to the good greenwood!" Robin Hood "It is true as the gospel of Saint Nicodemus," said the Prior; "he swore, with many a cruel north-country oath, that he would hang me up on the highest tree in the greenwood." Ivanhoe Nor were poets and romancers from over sea—in their seeming simple paper covers, but with, oh, such complicated and subtle insides!—absent from the court which Nicolete held here in the greenwood. Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance Good morrow, good brothers," said bold Robin Hood, "And what make you in the good greenwood, Singing hey down, ho down, down, derry down! Maid Marian After work, came the recreations, dancing and playing in the greenwood, and the "harvest home." Good Stories for Holidays And thus the gate was reached, and the long road leading up the hill, and at last the protecting greenwood itself. Robin Hood I would I were free, To squander my life in the greenwood with thee. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon A greenwood shade, for long religion known, Stands by the streams that wash the Tuscan town, Incompass'd round with gloomy hills above, Which add a holy horror to the grove. The Aeneid English "Then give me some money," said bold Robin Hood, "For none can I find in the good greenwood, All on the fallen leaves so brown." Maid Marian Two more shots and two flashes from the dense heart of greenwood. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu But 'twould never do to have this tale get abroad—even in the greenwood—how that we could not hold our own with the odds in our favor. Robin Hood Long he abode in that chamber looking at the arras, and wondering whether the sitter in the ivory throne would be any other than the thrall in the greenwood cot. The Well at the World's End: a tale One summer's night and one whole day they pass Betwixt the greenwood shades, and cut the liquid glass. The Aeneid English Her genius then is that of the greenwood divinities, who, at certain times of the year, were intoxicated by the odour of the meadows and the sap of the woods. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings In heath and under greenwood tree, There is the joy I choose for me! The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II Meanwhile let us have some pastime under the greenwood tree. Robin Hood Lads, I need not tell you why I left fair Shirley and the good greenwood. The Armourer's Prentices Once a fowler, young and artless, To the quiet greenwood came; Full of skill was he and heartless In pursuit of feathered game. Songs and Other Verse He raised his master in his arms, And set him on his knee; And Robin's eyes beheld the skies, The shaws, the greenwood tree. A Little Book of Western Verse Softwood or greenwood cuttings are usually made of wood that is mature enough to break when it is bent sharply. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) The greenwood rang with the noise of the fray. Robin Hood The nightingale and babble-wren Were in the English greenwood then, And you heard one of these? Georgian Poetry 1913-15 With that the storm-king hurled a mighty thunderbolt at the oak-tree, and the brave, strong monarch of the greenwood was riven. A Little Book of Profitable Tales But the deer draw to the shady pool, The birds sing blithe and free, And the wild-flow'rs bloom o'er a hidden tomb Under the greenwood tree. A Little Book of Western Verse One to two joints is the proper length of a greenwood cutting. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) But even as he spoke, Robin found the moment's grace for which he longed; and immediately grasped his horn and blew the three well-known blasts of the greenwood. Robin Hood As Robin Hood in the forest stood All under the greenwood tree, There he was aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be. The Book of Old English Ballads An old ballad written before the Reformation has for a refrain: Sing go trix, Trim go trix, Under the greenwood tree. A Nonsense Anthology "Now mark this arrow; where it falls, When I am dead dig deep, And bury me there in the greenwood where I would forever sleep." A Little Book of Western Verse Naught that the King could say would tempt Robin Hood back again, and he dwelt in the greenwood for two and twenty years after he had run away from Court. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Little recked she that he was, even then, grinding sword-points and sharpening arrows out in the good greenwood, while whistling blithely or chatting merrily with the good Friar Tuck. Robin Hood And then having ended this merry wedding, The bride looked like a queen; And so they returned to the merry greenwood, Amongst the leaves so green. The Book of Old English Ballads What hast thou learned by field and hill, By greenwood path, and by singing rill`? Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Bolder grown, By thy compassion to an outlaw shown, The outlaw's meal beneath the forest shade, The outlaw's couch far in the greenwood glade, I offered. Poems "Welcome," they said, "our dear master, back to the greenwood tree"; and they threw off their caps and fell on their knees before him in delight at his return. The Elson Readers, Book 5 It was Maid Marian, come back again to the greenwood! Robin Hood Thick rolls the mist, that smokes and falls in dew; The trees and greenwood wear the deepest green. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript Last year's greenwood is this year's hardwood; and the Christian, in like manner, has to 'grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and Saviour.' Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts A bow for me, a bow for me, All underneath the greenwood tree, Where slaves are men, and men are free; Give me a bow! The Geste of Duke Jocelyn "Mercy I grant," then said the King; "and therefore I came hither, to bid you and your men leave the greenwood and dwell in my Court with me." The Elson Readers, Book 5 "That is all, Robin," she ended simply; "and that is why I donned again my page's costume and came to you in the greenwood." Robin Hood Suddenly the forest was full of two policemen; there was something about their appearance in and relation to the greenwood that reminded me, I know not how, of some happy Elizabethan comedy. Tremendous Trifles A general burst of minstrelsy succeeded to the acclamations, and rock and greenwood rang to harp and pipes, as lately to shout and yell of woe. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day She came to me i' the greenwood as I sat a-fishing. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn It is the greenwood, somewhat out from London. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Master," quoth he, "be ruled by me and stir not from the greenwood. Robin Hood When they were in the gay greenwood, They heard the mavis sing; When they were up aboon the brae, They heard the kirk bells ring. Ballad Book "Under the greenwood tree—" the notes came gay and sweet. The Nest Builder Why then, Sir Fool, an thou wilt tarry here in the good greenwood a while, may Love guide thee. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn They tell of contests in archery, for which the English were famous; of wrestling and swimming matches; of outlaws and dwellers in the greenwood. The Elson Readers, Book 5 |
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