The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1J. Cochrane, 1835 - Ballads, English |
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Page ii
... notes of natural poetry ” * to the praise of their Creator , who had placed them in the midst of such blessings ; and so Milton has poetically , and per- haps , correctly described them . To some discon- solate swain who was desirous of ...
... notes of natural poetry ” * to the praise of their Creator , who had placed them in the midst of such blessings ; and so Milton has poetically , and per- haps , correctly described them . To some discon- solate swain who was desirous of ...
Page iv
... notes wild , in untutored verse , the sweetness of her mind and the graces of her person ; he was the shepherd that Spenser and Pope sung of : " A shepherd boy , he seeks no better name . " It is to the pastoral life of England and ...
... notes wild , in untutored verse , the sweetness of her mind and the graces of her person ; he was the shepherd that Spenser and Pope sung of : " A shepherd boy , he seeks no better name . " It is to the pastoral life of England and ...
Page ix
... note of old ballads , " Lythe and listen lordins free , " proves that they were not constantly in the habit of addressing a class of men humble like themselves . Fortunately for this theory , as objections have been made to the word ...
... note of old ballads , " Lythe and listen lordins free , " proves that they were not constantly in the habit of addressing a class of men humble like themselves . Fortunately for this theory , as objections have been made to the word ...
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The earliest English song , " with or without musical notes , " is preserved among the Harleian MSS . [ No. 978 ] it is written in praise of the cuckoo ; Ritson refers it to about the year 1250 , while Sir John Hawkins gives it to the ...
The earliest English song , " with or without musical notes , " is preserved among the Harleian MSS . [ No. 978 ] it is written in praise of the cuckoo ; Ritson refers it to about the year 1250 , while Sir John Hawkins gives it to the ...
Page xix
... notes , undoubtedly written during the reign of Henry VIII . The songs found in it are of no great merit , even the industrious Ritson , a lover of every stanza , and christening it , " Mutual Affection , " what sacrilege ! See the ...
... notes , undoubtedly written during the reign of Henry VIII . The songs found in it are of no great merit , even the industrious Ritson , a lover of every stanza , and christening it , " Mutual Affection , " what sacrilege ! See the ...
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