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Download or read book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Vol 2 written by Thomas Percy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Vol. 2: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, (Chiefly of the Lyric Kind); Together With Some Few of Later Date Ejby on tbe Metre of Pierce Plowm': V'yfom l Tbe Complaint of C on/a'enu z Plain Trate and Blind Ignorance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Vol 2 written by Thomas Percy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Vol. 2: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together With Some Few of Later Date Gentle Herd/main tell to me 79 K. Edrward IV. And tbe Tanner qf Tamwort/z, 8 3 A; ye came from tbe flob' Land 9 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Vol 1 of 2 written by Thomas Percy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Vol. 1 of 2: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Ports; Together With Some Few of Later Date The greater part of them are extracted from an ancient folio ms. In the Editor's possession, which contains near two hundred Poems, Songs, and Metrical Romances. This manuscript was written about the middle Of the last century; but contains compositions Of all times and dates, from the ages prior to Chaucer, to the conclusion of the reign of Charles I.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Bishop Percy s Folio Manuscript Vol 2 written by Thomas Percy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript, Vol. 2: Ballads and Romances For the text Mr. Furnivall is, as before, mainly responsible, and has to thank Mr. W. A. Dalziel for his help in reading the copy and proof with the ms. The contractions of the ms. Are printed in italics in the text. To the Revs. Alexander Dyce, W. W. Skeat, J. Roberts, and Archdeacon Hale; to Messrs. Chappell, Bruce, T. Wright, Planch , and Jones, the Editors tender their thanks for help in divers ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Percy Bysshe Shelley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 of 2 Whose empire is the name thou weepest on, In my heart's temple I suspend to thee These Votive wreaths of withered memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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