Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
The book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An was written by author Here you can read free online of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An a good or bad book?
Where can I read Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
What reading level is Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" He pitty thee as much, he sayd, And as much favor show to thee, As thou didst to the queenes chamberlaine, 55 That day thou deemedst him to die. * Throiigh halls and towers the king they ledd, Through towers and castles that were nye, Through an arbor into an orchard, There on a peare-tree hanged him hye. 60 When the governor of Scotland heard How that the worthye king was slaine ; He pursued the queen so bitterlye, That in Scotland shee dare not remaine.
But she is fledd into merry England, ...65 And here her residence hath taine ; And through the queene of Englands grace, In England now shee doth remaine.
* Pronounced after the northern manner dee.
214 XIV.
The following lines, if they display no rich vein of poetry, are yet so strongly characteristic of their great and spirited authoress, that the insertion of them will be par- doned. They are preserved in Puttenham's Arte of Eng- lish Poesie -. A book in which are many sly addresses to the queen's foible of shining as a poetess. The extraor- dinary manner in which these verses are introduced, shows what kind of homage was exacted from the courtly writers of that age, viz.
What to read after Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Percy to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" He pitty thee as much, he sayd, And as much favor show to thee, As thou didst to the queenes chamberlaine, 55 That day thou deemedst him to die. * Throiigh halls and towers the king they ledd, Through towers and castles that were nye, Through an arbor into an orchard, There on a peare-tree hanged him hye. 60 When the governor of Scotland heard How that the worthye king was slaine ; He pursued the queen so bitterlye, That in Scotland shee dare not remaine.
But she is fledd into merry England, ...65 And here her residence hath taine ; And through the queene of Englands grace, In England now shee doth remaine.
* Pronounced after the northern manner dee.
214 XIV.
The following lines, if they display no rich vein of poetry, are yet so strongly characteristic of their great and spirited authoress, that the insertion of them will be par- doned. They are preserved in Puttenham's Arte of Eng- lish Poesie -. A book in which are many sly addresses to the queen's foible of shining as a poetess. The extraor- dinary manner in which these verses are introduced, shows what kind of homage was exacted from the courtly writers of that age, viz.
What to read after Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Percy to read onlineMoreLess
Read book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
8 / 10
User Reviews: