The ancient and modern ballads of Chevy ChaseWith notes, music, and new pictures by TF . @^<^|5HE spelling in both ballads hasbeen modernized, it is believed,^^ for the first time, and the ballads,especially the more ancient, ren-dered more generally intelligible. Prece-dents for the change may be found in theworks of Shakspere and others. The modernspelling has been adopted only in those caseswhere it could be done without destroyingthe rhythm, or actually changing the worditself. Where the phrase or word was soantiquated as not to seem quite intelligible,the meaninty has been oiven. If vo
The ancient and modern ballads of Chevy ChaseWith notes, music, and new pictures by TF . @^<^|5HE spelling in both ballads hasbeen modernized, it is believed,^^ for the first time, and the ballads,especially the more ancient, ren-dered more generally intelligible. Prece-dents for the change may be found in theworks of Shakspere and others. The modernspelling has been adopted only in those caseswhere it could be done without destroyingthe rhythm, or actually changing the worditself. Where the phrase or word was soantiquated as not to seem quite intelligible,the meaninty has been oiven. If vouns;readers still find the older ballad hard to iv PREFACE. understand, then they can at once betakethemselves to the modern version at p. 40. Dr. Percys introductions have been re-printed because it did not appear easy towrite others better or more complete. F. CHEVY CHASE. Slow and plaintively. From ChappelVs Collectinn ofAncijiit English Melodies. yt -N*,- fcfc 5=^=^=^=3^ God prosper long- our no-ble King; Our I f (r.^.^-z—rz-^-^ J-r-^ ^ -#-;—?^ 1
Size: 2575px × 970px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookidancientmoder, bookyear1844
