Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 84
... English border origin , and so far from connecting it with the à - Becket family , he thought " Bei- chan " was a corruption of " Buchan , " a common Border sir- name , not being aware of the Northumbrian tradition , that the hero was ...
... English border origin , and so far from connecting it with the à - Becket family , he thought " Bei- chan " was a corruption of " Buchan , " a common Border sir- name , not being aware of the Northumbrian tradition , that the hero was ...
Page 85
Percy Society. the hero's name was pronounced . An English traditional version of the ballad , communicated by the editor of ... English and Scotch . When applied to a " porter , " as we find it in many old ballads , it sounds NOTES . 85.
Percy Society. the hero's name was pronounced . An English traditional version of the ballad , communicated by the editor of ... English and Scotch . When applied to a " porter , " as we find it in many old ballads , it sounds NOTES . 85.
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... English Henrys , " and Scott remarks that it seems to be the most modern in which the harp as a Border instrument of music is found to occur . " " The whole incident , " observes Chambers , " surely implies a very early and primitive ...
... English Henrys , " and Scott remarks that it seems to be the most modern in which the harp as a Border instrument of music is found to occur . " " The whole incident , " observes Chambers , " surely implies a very early and primitive ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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