The book of British ballads . RENNET HALL. We copy this ballad fromHerds collection of Ancient and ModernScottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, &c. where itfirst appeared, unaccompanied, however, by note or com-ment, and leaving little room for doubt that it was theproduction of a modern pen, — written belike (we quotefrom Motherwell) by the ingenious hand to whom we are in-debted for the Ballads of Duncan and Kenneth, whichappear in the same work, and which, by the way, we may bepardoned for saying, are but indifferent imitations of the AncientBallad style.* It was reprinted by Ritson, who considere
The book of British ballads . RENNET HALL. We copy this ballad fromHerds collection of Ancient and ModernScottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, &c. where itfirst appeared, unaccompanied, however, by note or com-ment, and leaving little room for doubt that it was theproduction of a modern pen, — written belike (we quotefrom Motherwell) by the ingenious hand to whom we are in-debted for the Ballads of Duncan and Kenneth, whichappear in the same work, and which, by the way, we may bepardoned for saying, are but indifferent imitations of the AncientBallad style.* It was reprinted by Ritson, who considered it to have been suggestedby one composed at the time, a few stanzas of which were fortunately remem-bered by the Rev. Mr. Boyd, translator of Dante, and were obliginglycommunicated to the Editor by his very ingenious and valuable friend, J. AValker, Esq. These stanzas we have introduced in a note. The ballad ofwhich Ritson gave a fragment has, however, been since rescued entire. It is entitledthe Fire of Frendraug
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