English and Scotch Historical BalladsArthur Milman |
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... England , even in the remotest times , has less of the awful horror which is characteristic of that of the Northmen . The best English ballads are singularly free from supernatural influence . Love potions and magic runes are of rare ...
... England , even in the remotest times , has less of the awful horror which is characteristic of that of the Northmen . The best English ballads are singularly free from supernatural influence . Love potions and magic runes are of rare ...
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... England and in Germany . In Germany , great popular heroic epics were born of the ancient traditionary popular songs . To these in England we find no parallel ; but , on the other hand , a multitude of adventures and detached episodes ...
... England and in Germany . In Germany , great popular heroic epics were born of the ancient traditionary popular songs . To these in England we find no parallel ; but , on the other hand , a multitude of adventures and detached episodes ...
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... England we revert to the peculiarities which more especially distinguish it from that of Scot- land and other nations , we shall notice the following among others , whether as regards form or substance . An English ballad bears usually ...
... England we revert to the peculiarities which more especially distinguish it from that of Scot- land and other nations , we shall notice the following among others , whether as regards form or substance . An English ballad bears usually ...
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... England does a traditional memory of the old ballads yet survive . The only things that still retain a similar character , and may be in any degree compared with them , are the songs and carols which are sung to this day in Cornwall and ...
... England does a traditional memory of the old ballads yet survive . The only things that still retain a similar character , and may be in any degree compared with them , are the songs and carols which are sung to this day in Cornwall and ...
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... England . The Lowlanders did not indeed adopt all the superstitious belief of the Gael , but yet there are a mass of marvellous and popular traditions which are common to them both . To these , supported as they are by the full power of ...
... England . The Lowlanders did not indeed adopt all the superstitious belief of the Gael , but yet there are a mass of marvellous and popular traditions which are common to them both . To these , supported as they are by the full power of ...
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