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

Jamieson Robert 1780?-1844

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES 3§allat>0popular AND FROM TRADITION, MANUSCRIPTS, AND SCARCE EDITIONS; with TRANSLATIONS OF SIMILAR PIECES FROM THK Ancient £Dam0& language, AX1) A FEW ORIGINALS BY THE EDITOR. BY ROBERT JAMIESON A. M. & F. A. S. VOL. I. EDINBURGH: RINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. E 1) NI B UUG U CA DE I. L A N I) 1) A V I A N D ; ES, JOHN LONDON..MURRAY, 1 806*. TO HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF GORDON, &c. &c. &c. THESE OFANCIENT SCOTISH POETRYRELIQUES ARE INSCRIBED THE EDITOR; BECAUSE HEP. GRACE'S TASTE WILL DISCOVER rnriR merit through the rust of time; HER PATRIOTISM WILL APPLAUD THEIR PRESERVATION" J AND HFR ELEVATED RANK AND CHARACTER WILL EXTEND TO TIIT'MDISTINGUISHED WHICH THEY MAYTHAT PROTECTION JUSTLY CLAIM FROM THE EMINENT AMONG OU R Sisters, The Twa Brothers, 59 or the Bride's . . . 66The Cruel Brother, Testament, 73Lady Maisry, SOClerk Saunders, neither use the stolon himself, nortjoods XVI with a and asLo meet receiver; every pro-hopes have borne Misterduction of his must inevitably washis there no ofmark, it,Ritson, upon danger ofMr Ritson being guilty forgery. and his I shall no-OfMr Pinkerton ballads, say the extreme to the ad-It is inmortifyingthing. inmirers of and to find them suchlearning,genius bad as the and of Mrcompany, genius learning both in andPinkerton in,always appear public pri- vate.

Sujets

• English poetry
• Ballads
• Danish literature
• Songs
• Scotland

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 23
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
AT LOS ANGELES3§allat>0popular
AND
FROM
TRADITION, MANUSCRIPTS,
AND
SCARCE EDITIONS;
with
TRANSLATIONS OF SIMILAR PIECES
FROM THK
Ancient £Dam0& language,
AX1)
A FEW ORIGINALS BY THE EDITOR.
BY
ROBERT JAMIESON
A. M. & F. A. S.
VOL. I.
EDINBURGH:
RINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO.
E 1) NI B UUG U CA DE I. L A N I) 1) A V I A N D
; ES,
JOHN LONDON..MURRAY,
1 806*.TO
HER GRACE
THE
DUCHESS OF GORDON,
&c. &c. &c.
THESE
OFANCIENT SCOTISH POETRYRELIQUES
ARE INSCRIBED
THE EDITOR;
BECAUSE
HEP. GRACE'S TASTE WILL DISCOVER
rnriR merit through the rust of time;
HER PATRIOTISM WILL APPLAUD
THEIR PRESERVATION"
J
AND
HFR ELEVATED RANK AND
CHARACTER WILL EXTEND TO TIIT'MDISTINGUISHED
WHICH THEY MAYTHAT PROTECTION JUSTLY
CLAIM FROM THE EMINENT AMONG OU R
<COTISH MATRON'S.