Reliques of Ancient English Poetry
Subtitle: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets. Volume 2
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: April 10, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781402173806
Subjects: poetry,songs,reliques,old heroic ballads,earlier poets,ancient English poetry; Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors); Poetry / General
First sentence: "A BALLAD made by one of the adherents to Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, soon after the battle of Lewes, which was fought May 14, 1264,"-affords a curious specimen of ancient satire, and shows that the liberty, assumed by the good people of this realm, of abusing their kings and princes at pleasure, is a privilege of very long standing.