Reliques of ancient English poetry [4th ed] [Vol 1] [T81998] [ECCO]
- DMI number:
- 1402
- Publication Date:
- 1794
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 3
- ESTC number:
- T81998
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW112646255
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO - BOD
- Full Title:
- RELIQUES | OF | ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY. | CONSISTING OF | Old Heroic BALLADS, SONGS, and other | PIECES of our earlier POETS, | Together with some few of later Date. | THE FOURTH EDITION. | VOLUME THE FIRST. | [ornament] | LONDON: | PRINTED BY JOHN NICHOLS, | FOR F. AND C. RIVINGTON. | MDCCXCIV.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of ballads, Collection of songs, and Collection of translations/imitations
- Format:
- Octavo
- Bibliographic details:
- The miscellany was originally compiled by Thomas Percy; the advertisement to this edition is signed by his nephew (also called) Thomas Percy.
- Comments:
- Separated into three books: 'Book the First', 'Book the Second (Containing Ballads that illustrate Shakespeare.)' and 'Book the Third'. With glossary (pp. 365-381). Illustrations: opening plate, title page, vii, 1, 127, 265, 382. Contents: Latin verse p. xxxv, pp. lix-lx, p. xcviii, p. 96; French verse pp. lix-lx, p. lxxvii, p. lxxxix, p. xcii; Spanish verse pp. 354-358 (even pages).
- Other matter:
- Prefatory: dedication and advertisement signed by Thomas Percy [6pp], preface [8pp], essay 'On the Ancient English Minstrels' [34pp], 'Notes and Illustrations referred to in the Foregoing Essay' [52pp], errata for all three volumes [4pp], contents and epigraph from Sidney's Defence of Poetry [4pp]. End matter: additional note [1pp].
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [2nd ed] [Vol 1] [T83735] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1767
- ESTC No:
- T83735
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [2nd ed] [Vol 2] [T83735] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1767
- ESTC No:
- T83735
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [2nd ed] [Vol 3] [T83735] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1767
- ESTC No:
- T83735
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [3rd ed] [Vol 1] [T82693] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1775
- ESTC No:
- T82693
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [3rd ed] [Vol 2] [T82693] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1775
- ESTC No:
- T82693
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [3rd ed] [Vol 3] [T82693] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1775
- ESTC No:
- T82693
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Dublin] [Vol 1] [T83734] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1766
- ESTC No:
- T83734
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Dublin] [Vol 2] [T83734] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1766
- ESTC No:
- T83734
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Dublin] [Vol 3] [T83734] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1766
- ESTC No:
- T83734
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 1] [T84265] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1790
- ESTC No:
- T84265
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 2] [T84265] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1790
- ESTC No:
- T84265
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 3] [T84265] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1791
- ESTC No:
- T84265
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Vol 1] [T84936] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1765
- ESTC No:
- T84936
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Vol 2] [T84936] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1765
- ESTC No:
- T84936
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Vol 3] [T84936] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1765
- ESTC No:
- T84936
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [4th ed] [Vol 2] [T81998] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1794
- ESTC No:
- T81998
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Volume from the same edition
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [4th ed] [Vol 3] [T81998] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1794
- ESTC No:
- T81998
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Volume from the same edition
- Comments:
- Editor:
- Thomas Percy
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Printer:
- John Nichols
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- C. Rivington
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- F. Rivington
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Christofre him served longe
- Page No:
- p.lxxxiv
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Downe came a lady faire and free
- Page No:
- p.xc
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Menstrelles that walken fer and wyde
- Page No:
- p.cii
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The lady that was so faire and bright
- Page No:
- p.xc
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The ladye fayre of hew and hyde
- Page No:
- p.xci
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When meate and drinke is great plentye
- Page No:
- p.cii
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- These venerable ancient song enditers
- Page No:
- opening plate
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Rowe.
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Rowe
- First Line:
- Al maner mynstralcye
- Page No:
- pp.cv-cvi
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- John Lidgate
- Attributed To:
- John Lydgate
- First Line:
- For though that the best harper upon live
- Page No:
- p.lxix
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Chaucer
- Attributed To:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- First Line:
- I will make no vain carpinge
- Page No:
- p.ci
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Chaucer
- Attributed To:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- First Line:
- Stoden the castell all aboutin
- Page No:
- pp.lxix-lxx
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Chaucer's Third Boke of Fame
- Attributed To:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- First Line:
- There sawe I syt in other ses
- Page No:
- p.lxx
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Chaucer
- Attributed To:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- First Line:
- Your beauty lady fair
- Page No:
- p.xxxv
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Dr. Burney
- Attributed To:
- Dr Charles Burney
- First Line:
- The Perse owt of Northombarlande
- Page No:
- pp.4-17
- Poem Title:
- I. The Ancient Ballad of Chevy-Chase.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Yt felle abowght the Lamasse tyde
- Page No:
- pp.21-34
- Poem Title:
- II. The Battle of Otterbourne.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The rain rins doun through Mirryland toune
- Page No:
- pp.39-41
- Poem Title:
- III. The Jew's Daughter, A Scottish Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In Ireland ferr over the sea
- Page No:
- pp.42-59
- Poem Title:
- IV. Sir Cauline.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- But as extremes are short of ill and good
- Page No:
- p.50
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Dryden
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- First Line:
- Quhy dois zour brand sae drap wi' bluid
- Page No:
- pp.59-61
- Poem Title:
- V. Edward, Edward, A Scottish Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I wyll not ones stirre off this grounde
- Page No:
- p.62
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hearken to me gentlemen
- Page No:
- pp.64-76
- Poem Title:
- VI. King Estmere.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The king sits in Dumferling toune
- Page No:
- pp.79-81
- Poem Title:
- VII. Sir Patrick Spence, A Scottish Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hear undernead dis laitl stean
- Page No:
- p.82
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Lythe and lysten gentylmen
- Page No:
- p.83
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When shaws beene sheene and shradds full fayre
- Page No:
- pp.84-94
- Poem Title:
- VIII. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I wayle I wepe I sobbe I sigh ful sore
- Page No:
- pp.96-105
- Poem Title:
- IX. An Elegy on Henry Fourth Earl of North-Umberland.
- Attribution:
- John Skelton
- Attributed To:
- John Skelton
- First Line:
- I loked about and saw a craggy roche
- Page No:
- pp.106-108
- Poem Title:
- X. The Tower of Doctrine.
- Attribution:
- Stephen Hawes
- Attributed To:
- Stephen Hawes
- First Line:
- On yonder hill a castle standes
- Page No:
- pp.109-117
- Poem Title:
- XI. The Child of Elle.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- It fell about the Martinmas
- Page No:
- pp.119-126
- Poem Title:
- XII. Edom O'Gordon, A Scottish Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- This memoriall men may have in mynde
- Page No:
- pp.131-132
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The father of Robin a forester was
- Page No:
- p.154
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- With loynes in canvas bow case tyde
- Page No:
- p.155
- Poem Title:
- "The long vacation in London"
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Sir William Davenant
- First Line:
- Mery it was in grene forest
- Page No:
- pp.156-185
- Poem Title:
- I. Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I lothe that I did love
- Page No:
- pp.186-189
- Poem Title:
- II. The Aged Lover Renounceth Love.
- Attribution:
- Lord Vaux
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Vaux
- First Line:
- Have you not heard these many years ago
- Page No:
- pp.190-192
- Poem Title:
- III. Jephthah Judge of Israel.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hey jolly Robin tell to me
- Page No:
- p.193
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A Robyn | Jolly Robyn | Tell me how thy leman doeth
- Page No:
- pp.194-195
- Poem Title:
- IV. A Robyn Jolly Robyn.
- Attribution:
- Sir Thomas Wyat [with reservations]
- Attributed To:
- Sir Thomas Wyatt
- First Line:
- Where gripinge grefes the hart would wounde
- Page No:
- p.197
- Poem Title:
- V. A Song to the Lute in Musicke.
- Attribution:
- Richard Edwards
- Attributed To:
- Richard Edwards
- First Line:
- I read that once in Affrica
- Page No:
- pp.199-204
- Poem Title:
- VI. King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- This winters weather itt waxeth cold
- Page No:
- pp.205-207
- Poem Title:
- VII. Take thy Old Cloak About Thee.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A poore soule sat sighing under a sicamore tree
- Page No:
- pp.208-213
- Poem Title:
- VIII. Willow, Willow, Willow.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- My mother had a maid called Barbara
- Page No:
- p.208
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- First Line:
- All this beheard three wighty yeomen
- Page No:
- p.214
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When Arthur first in court began
- Page No:
- pp.214-219
- Poem Title:
- IX. Sir Lancelot Du Lake.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- There dwelt a man in Babylon
- Page No:
- p.220
- Poem Title:
- The Ballad of Constant Susanna.
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- First Line:
- Farewell dear love since thou wilt needs begone
- Page No:
- pp.221-222
- Poem Title:
- X. Corydon's Farewell to Phillis.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In Venice towne not long agoe
- Page No:
- pp.224-231
- Poem Title:
- XI. Gernutus the Jew of Venice.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Come live with me and be my love
- Page No:
- pp.234-236
- Poem Title:
- XII. The Passionate Shepherd to his Love.
- Attribution:
- Marlow, and Raleigh
- Attributed To:
- Christopher MarloweSir Walter Ralegh [Raleigh]
- First Line:
- You noble minds and famous martiall wights
- Page No:
- pp.238-243
- Poem Title:
- XIII. Titus Andronicus's Complaint.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Take oh take those lips away
- Page No:
- p.244
- Poem Title:
- XIV. Take Those Lips Away.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- King Leir once ruled in this land
- Page No:
- pp.245-252
- Poem Title:
- XV. King Leir and His Three Daughters.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Crabbed age and youth
- Page No:
- pp.253-254
- Poem Title:
- XVI. Youth and Age.
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- First Line:
- Now as fame does report a young duke keeps a court
- Page No:
- pp.255-258
- Poem Title:
- XVII. The Frolicksome Duke, or The Tinker's Good Fortune.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- It was a friar of orders gray
- Page No:
- pp.259-264
- Poem Title:
- XVIII. The Friar of Orders Gray.
- Attribution:
- the Editor
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Percy
- First Line:
- For Witherington my heart is woe
- Page No:
- p.266
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The dint it was both sad and sore
- Page No:
- p.266
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Of fifteen hundred archers of England
- Page No:
- p.268
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Of fifteen hundred Scottish spears
- Page No:
- p.268
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- God prosper long our noble king
- Page No:
- pp.270-282
- Poem Title:
- I. The More Modern Ballad of Chevy Chace.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The glories of our birth and state
- Page No:
- pp.284-285
- Poem Title:
- II. Death's Final Conquest.
- Attribution:
- James Shirley
- Attributed To:
- James Shirley
- First Line:
- Listen lively lordings all
- Page No:
- pp.288-295
- Poem Title:
- III. The Rising in the North.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Gernons fyrst named of Brutys bloude of Troy
- Page No:
- pp.293-294
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- How long shall fortune faile me nowe
- Page No:
- pp.297-307
- Poem Title:
- IV. Northumberland Betrayed By Douglas.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I am no such pil'd cynique to beleeve
- Page No:
- pp.307-308
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- My mind to me a kingdom is
- Page No:
- pp.308-311
- Poem Title:
- V. My Mind To Me A Kingdom Is.
- Attribution:
- William Byrd
- Attributed To:
- William Byrd
- First Line:
- Impatience chaungeth smoke to flame
- Page No:
- pp.312-320
- Poem Title:
- VI. The Patient Countess.
- Attribution:
- W. Warner
- Attributed To:
- William Warner
- First Line:
- Ye shall well heare of a knight
- Page No:
- p.321
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Listen to mee my lovely shepheards joye
- Page No:
- p.321
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Michael Drayton
- Attributed To:
- Michael Drayton
- First Line:
- Farre in the countrey of Arden
- Page No:
- pp.322-326
- Poem Title:
- VII. Dowsabell.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Adieu fond love farewell you wanton powers
- Page No:
- p.327
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Farewell to Love.
- Attribution:
- Beaumont and Fletcher
- Attributed To:
- Francis BeaumontJohn Fletcher
- First Line:
- Come worthy Greeke Ulysses come
- Page No:
- pp.328-332
- Poem Title:
- IX. Ulysses and the Syren
- Attribution:
- Daniel
- Attributed To:
- Samuel Daniel
- First Line:
- It chanced of late a shepherd swain
- Page No:
- pp.333-335
- Poem Title:
- X. Cupid's Pastime.
- Attribution:
- Francis Davison
- Attributed To:
- Francis Davison
- First Line:
- How happy is he born or taught
- Page No:
- pp.335-336
- Poem Title:
- XI. The Character of a Happy Life.
- Attribution:
- Sir Henry Wotton
- Attributed To:
- Sir Henry Wotton
- First Line:
- The queen of scots possessed nought
- Page No:
- p.337
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Gilderoy was a bonnie boy
- Page No:
- pp.338-341
- Poem Title:
- XII. Gilderoy.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Away let naught to love displeasing
- Page No:
- pp.342-343
- Poem Title:
- XIII. Winifreda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In aunciente days tradition showes
- Page No:
- pp.345-347
- Poem Title:
- XIV. The Witch of Wokey.
- Attribution:
- Dr. Harrington of Bath
- Attributed To:
- Dr Henry Harington
- First Line:
- O solitude romantic maid
- Page No:
- p.348
- Poem Title:
- Ode on Solitude
- Attribution:
- Dr. James Grainger
- Attributed To:
- James Grainger
- First Line:
- The north east wind did briskly blow
- Page No:
- pp.349-351
- Poem Title:
- XV. Bryan and Pereene, A West-Indian Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Dr. James Grainger.
- Attributed To:
- James Grainger
- First Line:
- Gentle river gentle river
- Page No:
- pp.355-359 (odd pages)
- Poem Title:
- XVI. Gentle River, Gentle River ['Rio verde, rio verde']. Translated from the Spanish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Softly blow the evening breezes
- Page No:
- pp.360-364
- Poem Title:
- XVII. Alcanzor and Zayda, A Moorish Tale, Imitated from the Spanish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Yee that frequent the hilles
- Page No:
- p.372
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Turberville
- Attributed To:
- George Turbervile [Turberville]
- First Line:
- Amongst the Monsters that we find
- Page No:
- p.380
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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