A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous, Volumen1Ambrose Philips J. Roberts; and sold, 1723 |
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... Poets , old Homer , if we may trust an- cient Records , was nothing more than a blind Ballad - finger , who writ Songs of the Siege of Troy , and the Adventures of Ulyffes ; and playing the Tunes upon his Harp , fung from Door to Door ...
... Poets , old Homer , if we may trust an- cient Records , was nothing more than a blind Ballad - finger , who writ Songs of the Siege of Troy , and the Adventures of Ulyffes ; and playing the Tunes upon his Harp , fung from Door to Door ...
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... Poets , Entertainment was thought comple unless whilst the Company was carouzin there was a Harper in the Room fingi old Songs ; at least written upon old Su jects . Thus we find Virgil in the A count he gives of Dido's treating A neas ...
... Poets , Entertainment was thought comple unless whilst the Company was carouzin there was a Harper in the Room fingi old Songs ; at least written upon old Su jects . Thus we find Virgil in the A count he gives of Dido's treating A neas ...
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... Poet here , is his Partiality ; fo hehas beftow'd Half the Song upon our Eng lifh Hero , whilft the other Six have but on Half between them all . OW of the Seven Champions here , My Purpose is to write ; Now To fhew how they with Sword ...
... Poet here , is his Partiality ; fo hehas beftow'd Half the Song upon our Eng lifh Hero , whilft the other Six have but on Half between them all . OW of the Seven Champions here , My Purpose is to write ; Now To fhew how they with Sword ...
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... Poet , nor the Song to be a Piece of Criti- cifm , but a Satyr : And to prove this , they tell you , That in Days of Old , a certain Gentleman , a Member of the Law , and here reprefented by the Dragon , being left Guar- dian to Three ...
... Poet , nor the Song to be a Piece of Criti- cifm , but a Satyr : And to prove this , they tell you , That in Days of Old , a certain Gentleman , a Member of the Law , and here reprefented by the Dragon , being left Guar- dian to Three ...
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... Poet had read the Story of Baucis and Philemon ; but thus much I dare affert , That in the Defcription of the Shepherdandhis Wife's Manner of Living , their Fare on better Days , & c . he truly comes up to the Spirit of Ovid , and does ...
... Poet had read the Story of Baucis and Philemon ; but thus much I dare affert , That in the Defcription of the Shepherdandhis Wife's Manner of Living , their Fare on better Days , & c . he truly comes up to the Spirit of Ovid , and does ...
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Againſt Alack Arthur a Bland Ballad beſt bold Robin Hood bonny Dundee bonny Lafs Bow'r brave call'd Champion cry'd Dame Daughter dear doth Dragon Duke Duke of Hereford dy'd e're Earl Earl Marshal England faid fair fame Fane Shore Father feen felf fent fhall fight firſt flain fome foon fought ftill fuch fweet gallant George Griffel Hand hang'd Heart Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Horfely Houſe King Alfred King Henry Knight Lady laſt likewiſe Little John Lord Love marry'd Maſter merry moft moſt muſt never Noble paſs Piercy pleaſant Pleaſure Poet preſently Prince Queen quoth quoth ſhe quoth the Miller Richard Robin Hood Rofamond Rofe Royal ſaid ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe Shepherd ſhould ſmall Song ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrong Stutly ſweet Sword thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thou shalt Thouſand thro unto whofe Wife young
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Página 225 - Did cover them with leaves. And now the heavy wrath of God Upon their uncle fell ; Yea, fearful fiends did haunt his house, . His conscience felt an hell : His barns were fired, his goods consumed, His lands were barren made, His cattle died within the field, And nothing with him stayed.
Página 266 - On whom he placed his chief delight; Her beauty was beyond compare, She was both virtuous and fair. There was a young man living by, Who was so charmed with her eye, That he could never be at rest ; He was by love so much possest.
Página 12 - The like was never scene. Most curiously that bower was built Of stone and timber strong, An hundered and fifty doors Did to this bower belong : And they so cunninglye contriv'd With turnings round about, That none but with a clue of thread, Could enter in or out.
Página 113 - And take your bows with speed: " And now with me, my countrymen, Your courage forth advance; For never was there champion yet, In Scotland or in France, " That ever did on horseback come, But if my hap it were, I durst encounter man for man, With him to break a spear.
Página 222 - But if the children chance to die, Ere they to age should come, Their uncle should possess their wealth; For so the will did run. "Now, brother...
Página 69 - It rains, and it blows, but call for more ale, And lay some more wood on the fire. And now call ye Little John hither to me, For little John is a fine lad, At gambols and juggling, and twenty such tricks, As shall make you both merry and glad.
Página 116 - He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long Up to the head drew he...
Página 222 - The one a fine and pretty boy, Not passing three years old ; The other a girl more young than he, And framed in beauty's mould.
Página 115 - In faith I will thee bring Where thou shalt high advanced be, By James, our Scottish king. " Thy ransom I will freely give, And this report of thee, Thou art the most courageous knight, That ever I did see.
Página 74 - Of bride-cake, and so came away. Now, out, alas ! I had forgotten to tell ye, That marry'd they were with a ring : And so will Nan Knight, or be buried a maiden, And now let us pray for the king...