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... contain the quint- essence , the poetic elements of each copy con- sulted ; but in this general resemblance to all , it loses its particular affinity to any one . Its indi- viduality entirely disappears ; and those features by which ...
... contain the quint- essence , the poetic elements of each copy con- sulted ; but in this general resemblance to all , it loses its particular affinity to any one . Its indi- viduality entirely disappears ; and those features by which ...
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... Danish ballads , which in many respects bear a strong re- semblance to those of Scotland , and which extend over a period of several centuries , from the thir- " teenth to the eighteenth , are contained in that well INTRODUCTION . xxi.
... Danish ballads , which in many respects bear a strong re- semblance to those of Scotland , and which extend over a period of several centuries , from the thir- " teenth to the eighteenth , are contained in that well INTRODUCTION . xxi.
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William Edmondstoune Aytoun. teenth to the eighteenth , are contained in that well - known and admirable compilation ... contain are by no means uniform . I have already said that my object is to frame as complete a collection as lies in ...
William Edmondstoune Aytoun. teenth to the eighteenth , are contained in that well - known and admirable compilation ... contain are by no means uniform . I have already said that my object is to frame as complete a collection as lies in ...
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... contained in Herd's collection , viz . " Hardy- knute , " " Kenneth , " and " Duncan , " and who will moreover compare them with such genuine an- tiques as " The Battle of Otterburn , " or " Anne of Lochroyan , " cannot fail to ...
... contained in Herd's collection , viz . " Hardy- knute , " " Kenneth , " and " Duncan , " and who will moreover compare them with such genuine an- tiques as " The Battle of Otterburn , " or " Anne of Lochroyan , " cannot fail to ...
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... contained in another ; which , after all , has been the universal practice of editors . I confess that I have a per- sonal interest in vindicating this practice , because several of the ballads which appear in these volumes , and which ...
... contained in another ; which , after all , has been the universal practice of editors . I confess that I have a per- sonal interest in vindicating this practice , because several of the ballads which appear in these volumes , and which ...
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