J. Wala al

Citrignin Joulji.

Tbose venerable anlioni Song-cndite's
Soaril many a pitch above our moilern writers:
Tiib rough majeartii, fore they moved the beart,
And wringth and nuture mint amends for dit.

CONSISTING OF
Old Heroic BALLADS, Songs, and other

PIECES of our earlier Poets,
Together with some few of later Date.

THE FOURTH EDITION.

VOLUME THE FIRST.

DURAT OPUS VATUM

LONDO, N.
PRINTED BY JOHN NICHOLS,
FOR F. AND C. RIVINGTON.

MDCCXCIV.

OF NORTHUMBERLAND,
IN HER OWN RIGHT
BARONESS PERCY,

&c. &c. &c.
WHO, BEING SOLE HEIRESS
TO MANY GREAT FAMILIES

OF OUR ANCIENT NOBILITY,
EMPLOYED THE PRINCELY FORTUNE,
AND SUSTAINED THE ILLUSTRIOUS HONOURS,
WHICH SHE DERIVED FROM THEM,

THROUGH HER, WHOLE LIFE

WITH THE GREATEST DIGNITY,

GENEROSITY, AND SPIRIT ;

AND WHO FOR HER MANY PUBLIC

AND PRIVATE VIRTUES

WILL EVER BE REMEMBERED

AS ONE OF THE FIRST CHARACTERS

OF HER TIME,

THIS LITTLE WORK WAS

ORIGINALLY DEDICATED :

AND, AS IT SOMETIMES

AFFORDED HER

AMUSEMENT,

AND WAS HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED

BY HER INDULGENT

APPROBATION,

IT IS NOW,
WITH THE UTMOST REGARD,
RESPECT, AND GRATITUDE,

CONSECRATED

TO HER BELOVED AND HONOURED

MEMORY.