Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets. Volume 1 / edited by Thomas Percy, J.V. Prichard.

While visiting a friend, the writer and cleric Thomas Percy (1729-1811) noticed a neglected folio whose pages were being used by the maids to light the fire. Upon inspection, this manuscript was found to be a seventeenth-century collection of historical ballads. Following this discovery, Percy colle...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors:	Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811 (Editor), Prichard, J. V. (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:	Cambridge library collection. Literary studies.
Subjects:	English poetry > Early modern, 1500-1700. English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500. Ballads, English. English poetry > Early modern. English poetry > Middle English. 1100-1700