Mythology & Folklore
Arthur O'Bower has broken his band
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Arthur O'Bower has broken his band,
He comes roaring up the land;--
The King of Scots, with all his power,
Cannot turn Arthur of the Bower!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [A storm of wind.]
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