 ... a cast of style and measure very different from that of contemporary poets of a higher class : many phrases and idioms, which the Minstrels seem to have appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable licence of varying the accent of words at pleasure,...  Ueber Unserung & Verbreitung des Reimes - Page 90by Woldemar Masing - 1866 - 140 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable license of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhimcs ; as Coimlrie harper battel morning Lad'te singer damsel loving, instead of country, lady, harper,... | |
 | Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pages
...of • Way's Fabliaux, volume i., page 151. London, 1815. C varying the accent of words at pleasure in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes as Conntrie harper hattel morning, singer damsel living, instead of country, lidy, hdrper, singer,... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1827 - 566 pages
...varying the accent of words at plea• Way'i Fabliaux, volume i, page 151. c London, 1816. I xvu sure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes as Countrie harper battel morning, Ladle unger dim»«J living, instead of country, lady, hdrper,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1844 - 400 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable licence of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly...in the rhimes ; as Countrie harper battel morning Ladle sing&r damse1 loving, instead of "country," "lady," "harper," "singer," &e. This liberty is but... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1846 - 302 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable license of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes ; as, Countrie, harper, battel, morning, Ladie, singer, damsel, living, instead of country,... | |
 | English poetry - 1858 - 396 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable licence of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes; as Countrie harpSr battSl morning Ladie singer damsel loving, instead of country, lady, harper,... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1864 - 380 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable licence of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhyme, as CountriJ, harper, battel, morning, Ladte, ginger, damsel, living, instead of cotintry, lady,... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1873 - 554 pages
.... V * Way's Fabliaux, volume i.. page 151. London, 1815. C varying the accent of words at pleasure in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes as Countrifc harpir hattil morning, singtr damsel living, instead of coiintry, lady, harper,... | |
 | Thomas Percy, Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1876 - 572 pages
...between the present Lord Douglas, and the late Duke and Dutchess of Northumberland. of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhimes ; as Countrie harpb- battll morning Ladle siitg&r damsel loikng, instead of country, lady, harper, stnger, &c. This... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1876 - 630 pages
...appropriated to themselves, and a very remarkable license of varying the accent of words at pleasure, in order to humour the flow of the verse, particularly in the rhymes ; as also help to account for the superior skill and fame of our northern Miii'trels and Harpers... | |
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