Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets: Together with Some Few of Later Date, Volume 1J. Nichol, 1858 - Ballads, English |
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... character of the " Ancient Minstrel . " Percy bowed to this accusation , and afterwards modified his state- ment ; but indignantly repelled the charge of fraud , asserting that his " emendations of old and mutilated ballads were open ...
... character of the " Ancient Minstrel . " Percy bowed to this accusation , and afterwards modified his state- ment ; but indignantly repelled the charge of fraud , asserting that his " emendations of old and mutilated ballads were open ...
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... character of the iron North , with its gloomy forests , gloomier snows , and its mid- night winter sky , heavy - laden with stars - were stern in their subjects and in their mode of song : they interwove such phi- losophy , morality ...
... character of the iron North , with its gloomy forests , gloomier snows , and its mid- night winter sky , heavy - laden with stars - were stern in their subjects and in their mode of song : they interwove such phi- losophy , morality ...
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... . In proof that the character of the minstrel was on the whole an honourable one , we have the fact that it was assumed both before and after the Norman conquest by the most distinguished xviii LIFE OF THOMAS PERCY .
... . In proof that the character of the minstrel was on the whole an honourable one , we have the fact that it was assumed both before and after the Norman conquest by the most distinguished xviii LIFE OF THOMAS PERCY .
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... character in the cell of the immortal Friar Tuck , and makes him at once the composer and the singer of a spirited crusading ballad . It seems probable from the mixture of Latin words in the minstrel dialect , that it sprang up in ...
... character in the cell of the immortal Friar Tuck , and makes him at once the composer and the singer of a spirited crusading ballad . It seems probable from the mixture of Latin words in the minstrel dialect , that it sprang up in ...
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... character of an able commentator as well as to that of a compiler and a poet . To omit that part of the work which cost him so much care , and which contains so much curious information , were as wise as to print LIFE OF THOMAS PERCY . xxi.
... character of an able commentator as well as to that of a compiler and a poet . To omit that part of the work which cost him so much care , and which contains so much curious information , were as wise as to print LIFE OF THOMAS PERCY . xxi.
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Adam Bell agayne ancient Anglo-Saxon appears archar arrowe awaye ballad Bards called castle Cloudeslè Comedy copy daughter daye dear doth Douglas Du Cange Earl Earl of Northumberland edition editor Edom Eldridge English Erle Estmere fast fayre folio hand harp Harper hart hast hath Henry Hist intitled John king king Estmere knighte kyng lady ladye lord Metrical Romances Minstrels Mither myght never noble Northumberland Otterbourn owre Patrick Spence PC.-Ver Percy Persè play poem poet poetry praye printed Provençal quoth reign Robin Hood ryde Saracens sayd saye Scotland Scots Scottish Shakespeare shalt shee shew shold sing slayne song sonnes stanzas sworde syr Cauline the[y thee ther theyr thou thow thre Tyll unto whan willow wold word writer wyfe wyll Wyllyam Wyth yemen yere
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