Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces, of the Earlier Poets, with Some of Later Date, Not Included in Any Other EditionT.F. Bell, 1860 - 508 sidor |
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... English , or translated from the French to be sung to an English audience , are addressed to persons of high rank , as appears from their beginning thus- " Listen , lordings , " and the like . These were prior to the time of Chaucer ...
... English , or translated from the French to be sung to an English audience , are addressed to persons of high rank , as appears from their beginning thus- " Listen , lordings , " and the like . These were prior to the time of Chaucer ...
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... English writers insinuating the contrary . These last maintain that the English had the better of the day but night coming on , some of the northern lords , coming with the Bishop of Durham to their assistance , killed many of them by ...
... English writers insinuating the contrary . These last maintain that the English had the better of the day but night coming on , some of the northern lords , coming with the Bishop of Durham to their assistance , killed many of them by ...
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... English , says he , who stood with their bows ready bent , gave a general discharge of their arrows , which slew seven score spearmen of the enemy : but , notwith- standing so severe a loss , Douglas like a brave captain kept his ground ...
... English , says he , who stood with their bows ready bent , gave a general discharge of their arrows , which slew seven score spearmen of the enemy : but , notwith- standing so severe a loss , Douglas like a brave captain kept his ground ...
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ESSAY on the Ancient Minstrels in England | ix |
SERIES THE FIRST | xxii |
The ancient Ballad of ChevyChase | 52 |
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ... Thomas Percy Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1876 |
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