The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-05


sell and Monmouth are still preserved.
But the great effective force of the ballad
sinrefs WIS directed against the roigning
family. The decisive effects nj the dog
grel Verses called the Lillihuiiefo are al-
thentlcated by history. Lord Wharton.
the author of the song, boasted that he had
fhymed King James out of his dominons
and the testimony of the gravcst writers of
the time shcw that there WIS no exaggera-
ton IN the boast The tide OF popular Ia
Your and ballad singing flowed ON lin. side
Of the newly -cstablishcd dynasty. Tic
queen had absolutely patroniscd The ballad
singers she did not hesitate To- ayow. even
ON state occasions, "A preference for the
simple ballads that charmed her early
Years, 10 tie elaborate compositions Of the
most esteemed masters OF the time. (G)
We are Ia look upon the ballad singers
from tins time forth in the lighl of u cor
poratlon. Custom had established yearly
festivals for them in the classic reaions of
st. Giles, which were much frequonted by
some of the wits of the day--SNift, GAY, !
BoEugbruke, Steele, Sc From these high
followers oil the MUSES. yearly c"htmgcuts
ot ballads were expected. Swift conirac-
ted Ia furnish the humorous songs. Gay,
who, a. Goldsmth observed of hun, had
happy strain Of ballad HinkaHg, was set
down for the pathetic ones. Those of q
miscellaneous character were divided n
innnrl,n,t,es e,e, fhi,' gs;.nds cnnl1 in
ducc pone IA attruJ ,,,. ~ ibesr os.nn,=
hlirs II, ,v,s bo,,,.,.,. ,,r,,,.,;I,J a., "a |
write m cni.,,,h far; vo,,,,.. ,.r,,t,r. INN,
la, had O., ,.,.l t;,,,,.s -, ..,,l l,.ra ,,,a
who wa. Lnn,,, 4, ba, c5,,,,,.,,,,,,,. md, |
the file of CI,r,nL, Shn ,y,s n,,ch q.
ynured hv s,,,,,. ,r H.. ,,..., I'D hni fn, |
her ,ttochn,c,,t ia d. III, ~, Lall. oi,,,.
or n,i,bt viii b.r I,.a,,,,. and ,ccnn,nl,si.
mrnts have rise, +, for,in. ,rhr fnlIon |
inc is = f,,e,no.t ortI,. n,,;i,nb ,,,d ,.,,.
have il merely from n,d,l,nn .,n9s,no1
he held answcr,lfr lar !. =. g, comm, -, |
r,rrect nrn1nrl,,o " : =
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u,'ti,, ,ll ,,,..,a
b,rlb |
Though poor had Vel the loniest barls in. |
,pir'd
Though far was set hN her own srN admir- /; |
But NorI@A wa the "oman that did praise,
ana oN"i aQd @ay The bafas That IoF hef
,'! s.,,a..,
Io,ld s,, ~ ., ~ " -
Plead II ,l,n.c,n,c ,,,,ieh lords and nnc,s
Ioy.d.
Where by the humble pcasant.thrnup appro-
yrG.7
GAY and Swift had naturally \ relish for
low .ori,ty, and we're hailed h, the fatcr-
ni;y and sistrrbood "a the most precious
sources of proft. Am,ur.t other songs
which Snilt sent into ,hc world through
t.. medium of the ballad. singers, was "A
81 ere satlre on the Duke OF Marlborough,
b gaining Our Johnny Is come from the
ar. The sonS DIRE" much attention IN
'.' o''''''' '''o ' ~ '''e H''on6'o' ~
sI''', ''e"t 'e"'h9i ,ne '',tho,' III NV pi''''
~ lhe aeeoillpilslea pdeh'Ss. one re-
NAMED impiacaolc unlll the publication oi
""lll'tr' Mh'4 s'le oh'rea her irlenash'p
!" .o"l"' il''' h'7 'fh nu way ne b'e
=" opera VS. originally WIi''rn, we
n''' on way own 'oihofl'9'] |" eti'
ol'ie the marriage Oh James cha"'rf ana
won 10y. mere was young ''sa'ure
amongst ihe be'au-slnE'r5. now Known 10
'''' N"IId by no "ih'r ii'it thah 'h'ia'
VINO drew mueh attention at 'hl' 'ime ny
me sweetness anu paihos ol ii'i tones, sue
was me "l'S'nai singer "i b,aeh-'y yea gu
SAN ana on' Oh TWO song, "lLl'h Mele al
ltr"afo' introduced INTO ,ne ht6sf >
opera fat FER commend ,non IL F."
h'Iiaf h"it't MS Tie 'nrnm%iahcr al h'f
p''iaS ,"r many years "et'' ,;'' "il''' VI
--'''' '''i'' - '''''''='''''' ''''
The poor glrl stfalrd lor some tune, du-
rig which his Iordahii had not Srrn her
and il was after that interval, that, having
mct her, hr addressed 10 her the tc,.rr
lines. b,ginniIg
80, 49,. .........,....,
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And concluding thus,