Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 93
... theft is laid at London , but Carlisle , we are inclined to think , is the true reading . The great distance between Scotland and London , and the nature of the roads in times 66 of old , would render the event an improbable NOTES . 93.
... theft is laid at London , but Carlisle , we are inclined to think , is the true reading . The great distance between Scotland and London , and the nature of the roads in times 66 of old , would render the event an improbable NOTES . 93.
Page 96
... nature of the punishment of the heroine , affords a strong presumption of the antiquity of the whole composition . The " lindie ” is the lime or linden- tree , a tree which figures in the burdens of the old Scalds . The word is derived ...
... nature of the punishment of the heroine , affords a strong presumption of the antiquity of the whole composition . The " lindie ” is the lime or linden- tree , a tree which figures in the burdens of the old Scalds . The word is derived ...
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... nature to particularize . The tune to which King used to sing it , is the same as that of The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood . The ballad is old , and can be traced to the sixteenth century . It is evidently the ballad alluded to in An ...
... nature to particularize . The tune to which King used to sing it , is the same as that of The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood . The ballad is old , and can be traced to the sixteenth century . It is evidently the ballad alluded to in An ...
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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