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 1 |
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... copies . The instances , being frequently trivial , are not always noted in the margin , but the alteration hath never been made without good reason ; and especially in such pieces as were extracted from the folio Manuscript so often ...
... copies . The instances , being frequently trivial , are not always noted in the margin , but the alteration hath never been made without good reason ; and especially in such pieces as were extracted from the folio Manuscript so often ...
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... copies , or the imperfect recitation of illiterate singers ; so that a considerable portion of the song or narrative ... copied from a reciter 2 Thus we find in the fol . MS . " His visage waxed pan and wale . " Hence the public may ...
... copies , or the imperfect recitation of illiterate singers ; so that a considerable portion of the song or narrative ... copied from a reciter 2 Thus we find in the fol . MS . " His visage waxed pan and wale . " Hence the public may ...
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... copies ; though often , for the sake of brevity , one or two of these only are mentioned , where yet assistance was ... copied only from illiterate transcripts , or the imperfect recitation of itinerant ballad - singers , " have , as ...
... copies ; though often , for the sake of brevity , one or two of these only are mentioned , where yet assistance was ... copied only from illiterate transcripts , or the imperfect recitation of itinerant ballad - singers , " have , as ...
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... Copy , " or the like . Yet it has been his design to give sufficient intimation where any considerable liberties were taken with the old copies , and to have retained , either in the text or margin , any word or phrase which was antique ...
... Copy , " or the like . Yet it has been his design to give sufficient intimation where any considerable liberties were taken with the old copies , and to have retained , either in the text or margin , any word or phrase which was antique ...
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... copies of the old pieces , it is evident they made no scruple to alter each other's productions ; and the reciter added or omitted whole stanzas according to his own fancy or convenience . In the early ages , as was hinted above , the ...
... copies of the old pieces , it is evident they made no scruple to alter each other's productions ; and the reciter added or omitted whole stanzas according to his own fancy or convenience . In the early ages , as was hinted above , the ...
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Adam Bell agayne ancient Anglo-Saxon appears archar arrowe awaye ballad bard called castle Cloudeslè Comedy copy daughter daye deare doth Douglas Du Cange Earl of Northumberland Editor Edom Eldridge English Erle Fair Emmeline fast father fayre folio hand harpe harper hart hast hath Henry Hist John King knighte kyng Estmere lady ladye Little John lord mentioned Minstrels mither myght never noble Otterbourn owre Patrick Spence Percy Persè play play-houses Players poem poet praye printed Queen quoth reign Robin Hood romances ryde sayd saye Scotland Scots Scottish Shakspeare Shakspeare's shalt shee shold sing slaine slayne song sonnes stanzas swordes syr Cauline thee ther theyr thou thow thre Tyll unto Vide whan willow wold word writers wyfe wyll Wyllyam Wyth yemen yere zour
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Page cxx - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Page 234 - Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. A gown made of the finest wool, Which from our pretty lambs we pull, Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold.
Page 332 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 253 - Crabbed age and youth Cannot live together ; Youth is full of pleasance, Age is full of care: Youth like summer morn, Age like winter weather ; Youth like summer brave, Age like winter bare. Youth is full of sport, Age's breath is short, Youth is nimble, age is lame : Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold ; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
Page 306 - Content I live, this is my stay; I seek no more than may suffice ; I press to bear no haughty sway; Look, what I lack my mind supplies. Lo, thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring.
Page 208 - My mother had a maid call'd Barbara : She was in love ; and he she lov'd prov'd mad, And did forsake her : she had a song of " willow ;" An old thing 'twas, but it express'd her fortune, And she died singing it...
Page 252 - Crabbed age and youth cannot live together Youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare; Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame. Age, I do abhor thee; youth, I do adore thee; O, my love, my love is young!
Page 282 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 235 - Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten.
Page 234 - With coral clasps and amber studs : And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me and be my Love.