, 1873-01-19
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
English Folk-Songs---Bucko
and Tom Paine.
New Poem 10y Whittier---Goethe's
"Correspondenco With
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4 Plea for a Postal Telegraph.
Nnch 1e.s is known shout the early lays o'
English 1nipstrels and bards than their oeansS
warants. Germans. With their singular aon''s
for studying while they worship, hare reapeo' 10
4he frnits Of loving devotion to theil ',cn
stores of melodies, countless conect'ons "a 4o1A
.onos and balIada which have for many genera
.+ions cc,ncnted the sympathies OF the people,
Enc1isb nuslc. J. z. Blake thinks. in his
aESo11su FoLK-soSes, /
+ha oneninc article of tho January Attanhc,-
r.nnot ba compared for beauty with the Ger
man: but it has beauty and strength Of 1ts
ovn which We ought to lore as the Germans &c
theirs, AID it would be well for us II Ene'ai'o
and this country rang nowwith people .nus1o'
IN good, and merry, and hale "lti:n'' IS u So4o
In this paper, Mr.. Blake gives the history -
English minstrelsy. and specimens OF tne Ens
1ish folk-music, most OF which no 1ah.' ..on
rh,nne1rs .Muec Of tho G1den Time Eng
t,na Was foremost among tho musical countries
of the world, and its peasantry we're IT'S mosA
,nrsica1 class. "By tho laws Of Wales, sass
ChanneI. aa harp VAS one Of the three Things
+h,. we're necessary to constitute gentleman
or fraemnn: and mono could pretend 70 1n"'
-tersrter who had not one OF these 1aSoF1te H.
etruments or could not play upon 1t. 1opie'1as
slaves from pretending to be gentlemen IL "as
expressly forbidden to teach OF to permit tnen4
to play upon tho harp; and none OUT 'no nAne'
the Kings musicians, aud gentlemen "e'e
allowed to have harps in their possession. =
gentleman's harp vas not liable TO be seized toi
debt: because the want OF 1t would nave
reduced him from his rank to that OF save
Tho old English poets snrpa's 81 o'nei7 ~
their constant aud enthusiastic mention o1 'uo~
p, sic, and Chappeu remarks that Chaneef poesn'
form almost complete treatise upon tne .us
lsh music Of his day. Everybody ssng ID 'nose
days. Country eqnircs in the fourteenth centu''
could pass the day in singing or playing the nnle;
and some could "a songes we'll make nnd 1ndlte'
rha most attracti7e accomplishment IN young
lady was to be able 10 sing we'll, and it afforded
abest chance OF her obtaining an eligible NUS
hand. Tho cultivation Of music extended 10
ererr cless. Later, Henry VIII. %as himself no
mean composer for the day, and, acco1u1ng ~
Ho1,in,hed. "exercised himself daily in shoot
ing. singing, dancing, wrestling, casting OF tno
har. p1aviug at the recorders, flute, Eirgnals, IN
setting of songs aad making Of balads'
Erasmus writes of the English, that they can
,.1aim as their peculiar distinctions beauty, mu-
sio and well-furnisled tables, To sung al sa9o'
ga 40 usual an accomplishment OF gentlemen
In those days, that to be deficient IN thas fe-
spect was considered q serious dra"bacK 70 SUI
cess IN life. Shelton, in his "Bowge at Court,
introduces Haryey Halter as ono who canho1 a:I
sing Is Oh the bOokc, Dull liz tAuo cApAs|e~"N N
desire to learn
: woldo to God it would please you Some day
A halade boke before me for to iaJ,
:, And lerno ne for to esnge re, nh "a, on s9''
And when {ayle bcbbe 1Ec OIL the uol-
It hard to believe that, less than 3oo years
aro. music uas the chief employment OF leisure,
tie most sought Of all accomplishments tno
11niyereal recreation Of chance moments.
.yot on1v n eaye Chappel twas it necessary quat.
caon for adies and gentlemen by even ne 1s 'l "
London advertised the musical 9binee o. IL ;node VI
bsndmen. In Deloneys History Of the Gentle GEait
- oay an 1nposer. because be could Mother Sing
sound the trumpet ply upon the ue nor
1.na fal,ads: carers whisted; each trado and ever
the beggars had their special songs the -
ieitors Iand i vas not an uncommon instrument fo
women to play upon during Or near shis ped,o aI
sina a9 customers wese the necessary furniture q th
ess 6as stsoe eaus asa ~
e. e. 1nst9nnens ne ne"'paPsf q muae, Tnoy hs
music At dinner music ut snppet ,nbt - musio
9s4n music at tu1sfs n Work Das0 sna
ley In his dialogue entitled "lntrodneaon =. 1i
nnded and anu music-1oo1s, according to custom. teiD
brought to the table the mistress Of The house ! pr,
ssns:d sps hut wnen sfer many
fegnedly that could o every one beg1n 70 e
brought up That shame Of mine ig9o1a1cs
ont mine CID 5re1a, Mazter 4ontrca u
omnsas e 8nna Genonan ileaa to ie able so sting
cart sre and drs sght md wthal to play tne san
*n.ded that they[vlo love not muatc] are BY natu1
nnry disposed, and Of such british STUPIDITY th
scarce anything else that ts good and u "
fuo ts to be found In theln.'
Mr.. Blake gives extracts from the faSoI1
songe and ballads of those early Gays, anu anu
nany cases accompanies them ny tne t,es eeorn To-
x;nonle but beautiful strains to which thoy Wo
1unR. Altogether this inakea ono OF the ne .
Charming magazine-articles wo hare seen l
many . long day. Some OF these 90 songs1 ~4gs1,a
md and & % John ~ Dory." One Of the ieagt knoy
1nd nost beautiful is Lo7e Will Find Out
Way" Another. quaint and full OF ire
= "rns hunt is up, the hunt is up.
Asake, my Indy free, ,.--,
The sun hath risen, from out his prison,
Beneath the 9fstening Sea.
THE hunt Is up, the hunt Is up,
Awake, my lady bright,
Tnemorning lark Is high, to marx
The coming Of daylight
"rhe hunt is up, tho hunt is up,
Awake, my lady fair,
The kline and sheep, but now asleep,
Efpwsei In the morning tir.
"Tne hunt is up the hunt is up,
Awake, my lady gay,
The stars ure led to tie ocean bed,
And it IL now broad day.
"Ths hunt is up, the hunt is up,
Awake, my lady ehecn,
The hills look out, and the woods about
Are d1ost in lovely green.
"Ine hunt il up, the hunt sup,
Awake, my Lady dear.
morn tn spring ts the sweetest Thing,
Coneth In all the year.
"Tbe hunt Is up, the hunt Is up,
Aweke. my lady Bweat,
come to thy bower, ut this loved hour,
Ms oan true lovo to greet"
BURKE AID TOM PAINE.