English and Scotch Historical BalladsArthur Milman |
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Page 4
... forces of nature is less prominent , and the popular ' spirit world ' of 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 ...
... forces of nature is less prominent , and the popular ' spirit world ' of 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 ...
Page 13
... force its way into the remote recesses of the mountains , and the poetry of the period sets before us a living picture of a time full of romantic incidents and materials for poetry : when the bold , adventurous spirit of the Middle Ages ...
... force its way into the remote recesses of the mountains , and the poetry of the period sets before us a living picture of a time full of romantic incidents and materials for poetry : when the bold , adventurous spirit of the Middle Ages ...
Page 14
... forces which were then at strife and struggling for the mastery . Once more , and for the last time , the Jacobite rebellions of the eighteenth century produced a new crop of political and heroic ballads , in which the expiring spirit ...
... forces which were then at strife and struggling for the mastery . Once more , and for the last time , the Jacobite rebellions of the eighteenth century produced a new crop of political and heroic ballads , in which the expiring spirit ...
Page 44
... force , or rung by unseen hands , they were believed to be the messengers of impending change , to toll the passing bell of a dying saint , or to welcome the approach of some faithful servant of God . On the death , for instance , of ...
... force , or rung by unseen hands , they were believed to be the messengers of impending change , to toll the passing bell of a dying saint , or to welcome the approach of some faithful servant of God . On the death , for instance , of ...
Page 71
... forces , commanded by Prince Edward , and the barons , in the reign of Henry III . , which took place August 4 , 1265 , in some large fields near the town , and ended in the total defeat of the latter . 13. Ere Tuesday's sun its course ...
... forces , commanded by Prince Edward , and the barons , in the reign of Henry III . , which took place August 4 , 1265 , in some large fields near the town , and ended in the total defeat of the latter . 13. Ere Tuesday's sun its course ...
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