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... . ' London , printed for T. Carnan , 1770. 2 vol . 8vo.- Torfæi Prefat . ad Orcad . Hist.- Pref . to ' Five pieces of Runic Poetry , ' & c . с a few stanzas on occasion . I have no doubt AN ESSAY ON THE ANCIENT MINSTRELS . xxxiii.
... . ' London , printed for T. Carnan , 1770. 2 vol . 8vo.- Torfæi Prefat . ad Orcad . Hist.- Pref . to ' Five pieces of Runic Poetry , ' & c . с a few stanzas on occasion . I have no doubt AN ESSAY ON THE ANCIENT MINSTRELS . xxxiii.
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... stanzas on occasion . I have no doubt but most of the old heroic Ballads in this collection were composed by this order of men . For although some of the larger metrical Romances might come from the pen of the monks or others , yet the ...
... stanzas on occasion . I have no doubt but most of the old heroic Ballads in this collection were composed by this order of men . For although some of the larger metrical Romances might come from the pen of the monks or others , yet the ...
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... stanzas , 34 , 125 , 140 , 196 , & c . These are all studied compositions , in which the story is invented with more skill and ingenuity , and the style and colouring are of superior cast , to such as can with sufficient probability be ...
... stanzas , 34 , 125 , 140 , 196 , & c . These are all studied compositions , in which the story is invented with more skill and ingenuity , and the style and colouring are of superior cast , to such as can with sufficient probability be ...
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... Stanza 27 . In a Poem of Adam Davie , ( who flourished about 1312 ) we have this Distich , ' Merry it is in halle to here the harpe , The Minstrelles synge , the Jogelours carpe . ' T. Warton . I. p . 225 . So William of Nassyngton ...
... Stanza 27 . In a Poem of Adam Davie , ( who flourished about 1312 ) we have this Distich , ' Merry it is in halle to here the harpe , The Minstrelles synge , the Jogelours carpe . ' T. Warton . I. p . 225 . So William of Nassyngton ...
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... stanzas , in long lines , as he found it in the old written copy : but it is usual to find the dis- tinction of stanzas neglected in ancient MSS ; where , to save room , two or three verses are frequently given in one line undivided ...
... stanzas , in long lines , as he found it in the old written copy : but it is usual to find the dis- tinction of stanzas neglected in ancient MSS ; where , to save room , two or three verses are frequently given in one line undivided ...
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Page xciv - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
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