The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1J. Cochrane, 1835 - Ballads, English |
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Page iii
... Joys unfelt are never sung . " To come nearer our own day , and to illustrate our opinion , we are told by Burns himself , that he never had the least inclination of turning poet till he got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song ...
... Joys unfelt are never sung . " To come nearer our own day , and to illustrate our opinion , we are told by Burns himself , that he never had the least inclination of turning poet till he got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song ...
Page xvii
... joy ther lyves lede . Wo so lyst , & c . * In the reign of Edward IV . we have a ' balet ' by Anthony Woodvyle , Earl Rivers , written during his imprisonment in Pontefract castle , in the year 1483 , • * From MSS . More , F. f . 1. 6 ...
... joy ther lyves lede . Wo so lyst , & c . * In the reign of Edward IV . we have a ' balet ' by Anthony Woodvyle , Earl Rivers , written during his imprisonment in Pontefract castle , in the year 1483 , • * From MSS . More , F. f . 1. 6 ...
Page xxii
... joys and sweets should be . Among the Cottonian MSS . [ Vesp . A. 25. ] there is a " Dyttie to hey Downe , " which Percy inserted with a few alterations in the Reliques of Ancient Poetry . The volume contains " Divers things of Hen ...
... joys and sweets should be . Among the Cottonian MSS . [ Vesp . A. 25. ] there is a " Dyttie to hey Downe , " which Percy inserted with a few alterations in the Reliques of Ancient Poetry . The volume contains " Divers things of Hen ...
Page xxv
... joy and hartes delyght : In youth is pleasure , in youth is pleasure . These selections are among the very best speci- mens of our old songs that have come down to us . If they have all the simplicity of the old ballad , they lack ...
... joy and hartes delyght : In youth is pleasure , in youth is pleasure . These selections are among the very best speci- mens of our old songs that have come down to us . If they have all the simplicity of the old ballad , they lack ...
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But could Youth last , could Love still breed ; Had joys no date , had Age no need ; Then those delights my mind might move , To live with thee , and be thy love . [ Written , Isaak Walton informs us by Raleigh , " in his younger days ...
But could Youth last , could Love still breed ; Had joys no date , had Age no need ; Then those delights my mind might move , To live with thee , and be thy love . [ Written , Isaak Walton informs us by Raleigh , " in his younger days ...
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