. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . V IvOVEWELIvS FIGHT. [This ballad, written in 1725, soon after the battle ofMay 8th, in that year, was said by a contemporary writerto be the most beloved song in all New England,though Chevy Chace had been known there almost aswell as in old England. The name of the author is lost tous, but his work has been preserved in Penhallows His-tory of the Wars of New England with the Eastern In-dians, 1726. The ballad is rude and d
. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . V IvOVEWELIvS FIGHT. [This ballad, written in 1725, soon after the battle ofMay 8th, in that year, was said by a contemporary writerto be the most beloved song in all New England,though Chevy Chace had been known there almost aswell as in old England. The name of the author is lost tous, but his work has been preserved in Penhallows His-tory of the Wars of New England with the Eastern In-dians, 1726. The ballad is rude and destitute of poeticquality ; but it has extraordinary interest as the earliestAmerican war ballad known to us as having been dear tothe hearts of the people who sang or recited it. It hasinterest, also, as a reflection of manners. The commen-dation bestowed upon the chaplain for scalping Indiansas well as killing them is suggestive.—Editor.] 13
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