Popular Ballads and Songs: From Tradition, Manuscripts and Scarce Editions; with Translations of Similar Pieces from the Ancient Danish Language, and a Few Originals by the Editor, Том 2A. Constable and Company, 1806 - Всего страниц: 409 |
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... thing , 19. Heich how , my Johnie , lad , • 20. The unmarried Mother's Song , · • 21. As I cam to this warld to little bilive , 22. Ho , Jenny , are ye wauken yet , 23. Too truly men do oft complain , 24. O ****** , and are honour ...
... thing , 19. Heich how , my Johnie , lad , • 20. The unmarried Mother's Song , · • 21. As I cam to this warld to little bilive , 22. Ho , Jenny , are ye wauken yet , 23. Too truly men do oft complain , 24. O ****** , and are honour ...
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... Eldyn , or Eildon tree of Erceldoune ; and is probably a mistake of the English transcriber for Elric Birke , Ther the space of dayes thre He herd the noyse 18 daff'd among the hay-cocks, My Wife's a winsome wee thing,
... Eldyn , or Eildon tree of Erceldoune ; and is probably a mistake of the English transcriber for Elric Birke , Ther the space of dayes thre He herd the noyse 18 daff'd among the hay-cocks, My Wife's a winsome wee thing,
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... things . 66 Although , " says the editor of 1695 , " the per- sonages of this tale are foreigners ; yet have I ad- mitted it into this collection of Danish ballads , be- cause it is old , and still popular among us . I have also heard ...
... things . 66 Although , " says the editor of 1695 , " the per- sonages of this tale are foreigners ; yet have I ad- mitted it into this collection of Danish ballads , be- cause it is old , and still popular among us . I have also heard ...
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... have come out , of nearly the same form and quality . It is to be lamented , that the editor did not oftener step out of his way , ( as in the case of " Skiön Anna , " ) in order to give us good · things ; or that he , or some other 87.
... have come out , of nearly the same form and quality . It is to be lamented , that the editor did not oftener step out of his way , ( as in the case of " Skiön Anna , " ) in order to give us good · things ; or that he , or some other 87.
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... things ; or that he , or some other industrious com- piler , had not resumed the subject on a more ex- tended plan , before these perishable tales of other times were irretrievable . But perhaps it may not yet be too late ; something ...
... things ; or that he , or some other industrious com- piler , had not resumed the subject on a more ex- tended plan , before these perishable tales of other times were irretrievable . But perhaps it may not yet be too late ; something ...
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