John Nichols and Son, Printers, Ped Lion Passage, Fleet-street, London,

PRINTED FOR F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD,
AND LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,

PATERNOSTER ROW.

1812.

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BOOK THE FIRST.

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ESSAY

on the ancient Metrical Romances

2

1. The Boy and the Mantle ....

2. The Marriage of Sir Gawaine.

50

3. King Ryence's Challenge

64

4. King Arthur's Death. A Fragment

68

5. The Legend of King Arthur..

6. A Dyttie to Hey Downe

82

7. Glasgerion ...

84

8. Old Robin of Portingale

89

9. Child Waters..

95

10. Phillida and Corydon. By Nic. Breton 104

11. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard...

107

12. The Ew-bughts Matron. A Scottish Song .... 113

13. The Knight and Shepherd's Daughter..

115

14. The Shepherd's Address to his Muse. By N. Breton 120

15. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor...

122

16. Cupid and Campaspe. By John Lilye.... 126

17. The Lady turned Servingman

127

18. Gil (Child] Morrice. A Scottish Ballad 133

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BOOK THE SECOND.

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1. The Legend of Sir Guy...

143

2. Guy and Amarant. By Sam. Rowlands...... 152

3. The auld good Man. A Scottish Song

162

4. Fair Margaret and Sweet William

165

5. Barbara Allen's Cruelty

170

6. Sweet William's Ghost. A Scottish Ballad.... 173

7. Sir John Grehme and Barbara Allan. Ditto.. 176

8. The Bailiff*'s Daughter of Islington..

178

9. The Willow Tree. A Pastoral Dialogue...... 181

10. The Lady's Fall..

183

11. Waly waly, Love be bonny. A Scotish Song ... 190

12. The Bride's Burial

193

13. Dulcina

199

14. The Lady Isabella's Tragedy

202

15. A Hue and Cry after Cupid. By Ben Jonson .. 207

16. The King of France's Daughter

210

17. The Sweet Neglect. By Ben Jonson

219

18. The Children in the Wood ...

220

19. A Lover of late was I

228

20. The King and the Miller of Mansfield. ..... 230

21. The Shepherd's Resolution. By Geo. Wither.. 241

22. Queen Dido, or the Wandering Prince of Troy.. 244

23. The Witches Song By Ben. Jonson ... 250

24. Robin Good-fellow

254

25. The Fairy Queen

260

36° The Fairies Farewell. By Dr. Corbet, ., 263

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