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" ... 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 90
by Woldemar Masing - 1866 - 140 pages
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Reliques of ancient English poetry, by T. Percy, ed. by J. V. Prichard, Volume 1

English poetry - 1876 - 552 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 harper battel morning Latlie singer damsel loving instead of country, lady, harper,...
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Ancient Songs and Ballads from the Reign of King Henry the Second to the ...

Joseph Ritson - 1877 - 558 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 singer damsel loving m instead of country, lady, harper, singer," &c. — This liberty seems,...
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Ancient Songs and Ballads from the Reign of King Henry the Second to the ...

1877 - 552 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 battil morning Ladle singer damsel loving instead of country, lady, harper, singer," &c. — This liberty...
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Die geistlichen Schauspiele

Ludwig Rovenhagen - 1879 - 56 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 countries, harper, battel, morning instead of countries, harper etc. Er glaubt, dies sei...
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Alt-englische dramen ...

Ludwig Rovenhagen - 1879 - 52 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 countries, harper, battel, morning instead of countries, harper etc. Er glaubt, dies sei...
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Alt-englische dramen

Ludwig Rovenhagen - 1879 - 82 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; äs countries, harper, battel, morning instead of countries, harper etc. Er glaubt, dies sei...
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Reliques of ancient English poetry, by T. Percy

English poetry - 1880 - 486 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 Countrle harplr battel morning Ladle singlr riamsll loving instead of country, Iddy, hArper,...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ..., Volume 1

Thomas Percy - 1886 - 566 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 Countrle harper battel morning Latfic singer damsel fovlug, instead of country, lady, harper, singer,...
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Percy's Reliques of ancient English poetry nach der ersten ausgabe ..., Volume 1

Thomas Percy - 1893 - 566 pages
...propriated 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 Countrle harper baftel morning 25 J.iidie singer damsel loving, instead of country. lady, harper, singer,...
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