Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page xi
... editors or authors connected with the " north countrie " ; and that little has in almost every instance been immediately discovered , and exposed as it ought to be . The Editor and Mr. Jerdan did not , however , forget that such charges ...
... editors or authors connected with the " north countrie " ; and that little has in almost every instance been immediately discovered , and exposed as it ought to be . The Editor and Mr. Jerdan did not , however , forget that such charges ...
Page xv
... editor trusts it may not be considered altogether out of place . It may be thought that the present volume is but a small instalment , when considered as taken from two MS . folios ! So it is ; but it must be borne in mind , that in Mr ...
... editor trusts it may not be considered altogether out of place . It may be thought that the present volume is but a small instalment , when considered as taken from two MS . folios ! So it is ; but it must be borne in mind , that in Mr ...
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... editor was present in 1835 at an harvest - home feast at Selborne , in Hampshire , when he heard the dialogue recited by two country - men , who gave it with considerable humour , and dramatic effect . It is said in a sort of chant , or ...
... editor was present in 1835 at an harvest - home feast at Selborne , in Hampshire , when he heard the dialogue recited by two country - men , who gave it with considerable humour , and dramatic effect . It is said in a sort of chant , or ...
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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