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1 Page 18 . How Coventry was made free , & c . This popular legend does not
seem to have the slightest historical foundation . William of Malmsbury , and other
church historians , relate the munificent gifts of Leofric and his wife Godifa , such
...
1 Page 18 . How Coventry was made free , & c . This popular legend does not
seem to have the slightest historical foundation . William of Malmsbury , and other
church historians , relate the munificent gifts of Leofric and his wife Godifa , such
...
Page 142
CG Page 89. A pleasant song between Plain Truth and Blind Ignorance . Percy
calls the language put into the mouth of “ Ignorance ” the Somersetshire dialect ,
and supposes the scene to be Glastonbury Abbey ; but the so - presumed ...
CG Page 89. A pleasant song between Plain Truth and Blind Ignorance . Percy
calls the language put into the mouth of “ Ignorance ” the Somersetshire dialect ,
and supposes the scene to be Glastonbury Abbey ; but the so - presumed ...
Page 146
Page 21. In Greece . This is the same tune as Queen Dido ” . See Musical
Illustrations to Percy's Reliques : it is still a popular ballad tune , and in the north
of England “ The Bowes Tragedy " , and other dolorous ditties , are chanted to it
by ...
Page 21. In Greece . This is the same tune as Queen Dido ” . See Musical
Illustrations to Percy's Reliques : it is still a popular ballad tune , and in the north
of England “ The Bowes Tragedy " , and other dolorous ditties , are chanted to it
by ...
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Contents
POLITICAL BALLADS PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND DURING | 11 |
A SELECTION OF LATIN STORIES | 28 |
THE KEEN OF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND | 46 |
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 30 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 30 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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