Author: Walter ScottPublisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Lyrics and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott
Author: Walter ScottPublisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Lyrics and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott (Classic Reprint)
Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331719533
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Excerpt from The Lyrics and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott The critic who would praise without reserve the poetry of Scott, has not only all the other critics against him, but has to reckon with Sir Walter himself. He frankly stated that he never cared much for his own poetry: he did not think it of sufficient excellence for his children to read, but regarded it as a 'light horse' kind of rhyme, fit for young men fond of adventure and of the open air. In his address to William Erskine, his friend and adviser, in the Preface to the Third Canto of Marmion, he speaks as all honest poets must speak to all such friends. These are continually asking a man not to be himself, not to do what heaven has given him the power of doing, but to attempt something else. Erskine wanted Scott to study the classics. 'Vos exemplaria Graeca Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
Author: Walter ScottPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364239193
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: Containing Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, Lady of the Lake, Don Roderick, Rokeby, Ballads, Lyrics, and Song; With a Life of the Author John Rutherford, maternal udfather to the subject of this memoir, and one of t e pupils of Beer haave, was the first professor of the practice of ph sic in the universit of Edinburgh, to which office was elected in 17 and which he mi ed in 1766, in favour of the celebrated Dr Johnwife, the other of Sir Walter, was Jean Swinton, ter of Swinton of Swinton, in Berwickshire, one of the oldest families in Scotland, and at one period very powerful. Sir 'alter has ih troduced a chivalric representative of this race into his drama of Halidon Hill. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy (Classic Reprint)
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332486352
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Excerpt from Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy He did not: he did obtain the Whole ballad from Hogg, who got it from recitation - as I believe, and try to prove, and as Scott certainly believed. The facts in the case exist in published works, and in manuscript letters of Ritson to Scott, and Hogg to Scott, and in the original ms. Of the song, with a note by Hogg to Laidlaw. If we are interested in the truth about the matter, we ought at least to read the very accessible material before bringing charges against the Sheriff and the Shepherd of Ettrick. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Ballads and Lyrical Pieces
Author: Walter Scott, SirPublisher: Gadow Press
ISBN: 9781406717884
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This antiquarian volume contains a complete manual of the art of angling for roach, with comments on methodology, equipment, tactics, and other information useful to the roach fisherman. Written in simple, plain language and including much in the way of practical instructions and useful tips and hints, this text will prove invaluable to the roach fisherman, and makes for a great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of this book include: The Roach, Descriptive, Statistical, Roach Waters, The Roach Fisherman, Baits and Ground-Baits, Major Tactics and Major Considerations, Methods and Styles, Odds and Ends In Lighter Vein, and Hempseed Fishing for Roach. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.
Songs and Lyrics of Sir Walter Scott
Author: Sir Walter ScottThe Poems and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott, Vol. 4 of 6 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Walter ScottPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528182461
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Excerpt from The Poems and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott, Vol. 4 of 6 Life of Scott, especially dwelling on Laird N ippy, Mr. Laidlaw, the duke's tenant at the Peel Mr. Laidlaw's wife was a woman of superior mind and manners, a great reader, and one of the few to whom Scott liked lending his books. Though it has nothing to do with Rokeby, I cannot help adding that Mrs. Laidlaw, being a kinswoman of my grandfather, bequeathed to him all Scott's poems, given to her, with autograph inscriptions, by the author. My Rokeby, therefore, reaches me at first hand, with the legend, which Mr. Morritt tells, of the lady who, being accused of witchcraft, turned by her curse the Laidlaws into a landless name. Mr. Morritt was a man of cultivated tastes, and wrote in defence of the Unity of the Homeric poems, against Wolf and others. This was not a theme about which Scott knew anything, or cared much; but he Visited Rokeby, and was delighted with the scenery of Teesdale, more romantic, with cliffs and woods, than that of his own Tweed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Ballads and Lyrical Pieces (Classic Reprint)
Author: Walter ScottPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334365362
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Excerpt from Ballads and Lyrical Pieces Coronach is the lamentation for a deceased warrior, sung by the aged of the clan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Walter Scott
Author: Sir Walter Scott