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A Book of Old English Ballads

George Wharton Edwards

In this selection... the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represent the range, the descriptive felicity, the dramatic power, and the genuine poetic feeling of a body of verse which is still, it is to be feared, unfamiliar to a large number of those to whom it would bring refreshment and delight. (Summary from introduction). Author - George Wharton Edwards. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

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United States

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In this selection... the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represent the range, the descriptive felicity, the dramatic power, and the genuine poetic feeling of a body of verse which is still, it is to be feared, unfamiliar to a large number of those to whom it would bring refreshment and delight. (Summary from introduction). Author - George Wharton Edwards. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Language:

English


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