Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads Songs An
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" 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.
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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
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