The book of British ballads . J. craukliu del. Fred, branston HIS singular and very remarkable composition isthe production of Mr. William Motherwell. Itwas written, avowedly, as an imitation of the old style; and, as with most imitators, the pecu-liarities and defects of the originals have been ex-aggerated, while the simplicity and truth by which theyare invariably characterised are far less faithfully will be unnecessary to pass any remarks upon thePoem; and our space may be advantageously occupied bysome particulars relative to the brief life of its author, ofwhom at present
The book of British ballads . J. craukliu del. Fred, branston HIS singular and very remarkable composition isthe production of Mr. William Motherwell. Itwas written, avowedly, as an imitation of the old style; and, as with most imitators, the pecu-liarities and defects of the originals have been ex-aggerated, while the simplicity and truth by which theyare invariably characterised are far less faithfully will be unnecessary to pass any remarks upon thePoem; and our space may be advantageously occupied bysome particulars relative to the brief life of its author, ofwhom at present far too little is known. He was one of many who pass a lifeof industry and labour, profitable more to others than to themselves, but ofwhom the world know nothing until the ear is deaf to the voice of the charmer. William Motherwell was born in Glasgow (where his father was an iron-monger) on the 13th of October, 1797. The family belongs to Stirlingshire,where the elder branches have resided, for several generations, on a small pro-perty of their own, called Mu
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