Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... taken from two MS . folios ! So it is ; but it must be borne in mind , that in Mr. Buchan's books there are , in addition to the Ballads , several poems , songs , satires , & c . , which , however curious and valuable , do not fall ...
... taken from two MS . folios ! So it is ; but it must be borne in mind , that in Mr. Buchan's books there are , in addition to the Ballads , several poems , songs , satires , & c . , which , however curious and valuable , do not fall ...
Page 130
... taken from some much older and better edition than any which has come to our hands . In the modern broadside the ballad is in four parts , whereas , in our older one , there is no such divi- sion , but a word at the commencement of each ...
... taken from some much older and better edition than any which has come to our hands . In the modern broadside the ballad is in four parts , whereas , in our older one , there is no such divi- sion , but a word at the commencement of each ...
Page 201
... taken down from the singing of an old blind fiddler , “ who , ” says Mr. Sandys , “ used to accompany it on his instru- ment in an original and humorous manner ; a representative of the old minstrels ! " LAST New - Year's day , as I've ...
... taken down from the singing of an old blind fiddler , “ who , ” says Mr. Sandys , “ used to accompany it on his instru- ment in an original and humorous manner ; a representative of the old minstrels ! " LAST New - Year's day , as I've ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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