The Book Of British Ballads Classic Reprint

Author : Samuel Carter Hall
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1334367892

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The Book of British Ballads (Classic Reprint) by Samuel Carter Hall Pdf

Excerpt from The Book of British Ballads Mr. S. C. Hall, the editor of this collection of British Ballads, gave a two-page introduction to each selection. These introductions have been abridged for the present edition. The source, both immediate and remote, of the poems, approximate date of their composition, historical foundation, if any were to be found, and the names Of the authors, when known, have been given. Comparisons with more or less kindred ballads, and all historical or legendary matter merely suggested by, but not vital to, the subject of the poem, have been omitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1331148170

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The Book of British Ballads by Anonim Pdf

Excerpt from The Book of British Ballads: First Series National Ballads, and I care not who makes the Laws," - it requires no argument to prove their powerful influence over the thoughts and feelings of all classes - the cultivated as well as the uncultivated. It is not too much to say, that in "uncivill ages" no source of instruction was so fertile, - and no missionary so effective in moulding the general sentiment, as "the blinde crowder" - it may have been, - "who, with no rougher voice than rude style," stirred up the sympathies of the multitude, and moved even the great heart of Sidney, "more than with a trumpet." Nor can he be considered a visionary, who would draw conclusions, as to the pre-eminently moral character of Great Britain, from the fact, that the songs which encourage virtue and justice, uphold heroic fortitude, and inculcate, as an axiom, that "God defends the right," have been, in all ages, the chiefest "darlings of the common people." The Editor has here endeavoured to form a selection that shall be agreeable and interesting to the general reader, and not unsatisfactory to the antiquary and the scholar. It has been, however, an essential part of his design, to collect only the Ballads that appear most worthy of preservation, - and not to reprint those which have no stronger recommendation than their rarity; - rejecting none, because they are already sufficiently known, and accepting none, because they are merely scarce. It was his duty to decline no labour that might give completeness to his task; and to omit no opportunities of consulting available sources of information, whether accessible to all readers, or to be obtained only by patient industry and careful search. His plan, in its several details, it is unnecessary for him to explain, inasmuch as it is here sufficiently developed. It will be perceived, that he has not modernised the orthography; believing, that "these old and antique songs" will be most readily welcomed in their ancient dress, - "The garb our Muses wore in former years." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Arthur Rackham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1331251486

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Some British Ballads (Classic Reprint) by Arthur Rackham Pdf

Excerpt from Some British Ballads About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : R. Brimley Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 026746066X

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A Book of British Ballads (Classic Reprint) by R. Brimley Johnson Pdf

Excerpt from A Book of British Ballads Ballad-collectors, however, have never strictly regarded any one of these definitions, and to me their catholicity seems worthy of imitation. I have demanded no more of a ballad than that it should be a simple spirited narra tive; and, though excluding the pure lyrics and metrical romances found in Percy's Reliques or elsewhere, I have been guided in doubtful cases rather by intuition than by rule; having included poems written in every variety of metre except blank verse, and even the latter may seem to be represented by Blake's F air Elinor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Reginald Brimley Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 1331255236

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Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern (Classic Reprint) by Reginald Brimley Johnson Pdf

Excerpt from Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern For forty days and forty nights He wade thro' red blue to the knee, And he saw neither sun nor moon, But heard the roaring of the sea. Thomas the Rhymer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George Barnett Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0260996939

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Illustrated British Ballads, Old and New (Classic Reprint) by George Barnett Smith Pdf

Excerpt from Illustrated British Ballads, Old and New Commencement of the eighth century, that he could find no mode of commanding the attention of his townsmen so efficacious as that of standing on the bridge and singing a ballad which he had composed. Certainly the ballads of a nation hold a distinct and important place in its literature, and can be made the vehicle for inculcating the highest morality and the loftiest sentiments. In the early ages of our own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0484292994

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The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads (Classic Reprint) by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale Pdf

Excerpt from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads She that will but now discover Where the winged wag doth hover, Shall to-night receive a kiss, How, or where herself would wish But, who brings him to his mother, Shall have that kiss, and another. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James Pinckney Kinard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1331704022

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Old English Ballads (Classic Reprint) by James Pinckney Kinard Pdf

Excerpt from Old English Ballads Unlike the earlier collections of ballads, this little volume is offered to the public without apology for the poems; they have long since established themselves in the body of our literature. Many teachers, however, have been unable to put them into the hands of their pupils for want of a cheap yet faithful text, and this edition is offered in the hope of answering such a need. The little trouble necessary for mastering the somewhat antiquated forms of the language will be amply repaid by the fuller knowledge that will be gained of the real thought and feeling of our ancestors. I am indebted to Professor Frederick Tupper, Jr., of the University of Vermont, for many valuable suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James Pinckney Kinard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Ballads, English
ISBN : NYPL:33433112032572

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Old English Ballads by James Pinckney Kinard Pdf

Author : T. W. H. Crosland
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0365004669

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English Songs and Ballads (Classic Reprint) by T. W. H. Crosland Pdf

Excerpt from English Songs and Ballads The body subject is T o fickle Fortune's power, And to a million of mishaps Is casual every hour And Death in time doth change It to a clod of clay Whenas the mind, which is divine, Runs never to decay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Tristram Potter Coffin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1396352449

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The British Traditional Ballad in North America (Classic Reprint) by Tristram Potter Coffin Pdf

Excerpt from The British Traditional Ballad in North America Two major steps are to be taken in assembling the evidence which may eventually bring us closer to the solution of these problems: the collection of texts, and the detailed study and correlation of the material collected. The first step is nearly completed in this country. Under the impetus supplied by the great students of the last two generations, Child himself, Kittredge, Barry, John Lomax, Hudson, Belden, and their fellows, the surviving songs of American and Anglo - American balladry are nearly all in print, on records, or in the various archives in a large variety of forms. Although further collection will and should continue, its hey - day is past. In the words of a Tennessee informant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Allingham
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0365298344

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The Ballad Book by William Allingham Pdf

Excerpt from The Ballad Book: A Selection of the Choicest Old Ballads And louted low doun on his knee Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven! For thy peer on earth could never be.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Dallam Armes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0483097160

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Old English Ballads and Folk Songs by William Dallam Armes Pdf

Excerpt from Old English Ballads and Folk Songs: Selected and Edited Das Volk dichtet on a rational basis. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads of the first (now made generally accessible by the publication by Houghton, Mifilin, and Company of the Cambridge edition under the editorial supervision of Mrs. Helen Child Sargent and Professor Kittredge) and The Beginnings of Poetry (the Macmillan Company) of the second are books that should be owned, read, and reread by every teacher of literature. And to my friend and colleague, Dr. Walter Morris Hart, whose extensive knowledge of ballads and ballad literature en abled him to give me many helpful suggestions, I grate fully express my obligations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Francis James Child
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 025960013X

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint) by Francis James Child Pdf

Excerpt from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 8 Ballads Of this description are peculiarly liable to interpolation and debasement, and there are two passages, each occurring in sev eral versions, which we may, without strain ing, set down to some plebeian improver. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Francis James Child
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0365406171

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3 of 5 by Francis James Child Pdf

Excerpt from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3 of 5: Part II There attributed to Jacques de Vitry, but not found in his Exempla. Professor Crane informs me that, though the Scala Celi cites Jacques de Vitry sixty-two times, only fourteen of such exempla occur among J. De V.'s. A boon, a boon our gracious king, That you sent so hastily.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.