The Golden Pomp: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrrey to Shirley (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 2018 - 438 páginas Excerpt from The Golden Pomp: A Procession of English Lyrics From Surrrey to Shirley In saying that no single piece has been selected for its rarity, I should be sorry to seem for a moment to pretend to any unusual acquaintance with the byways of Elizabethan poetry; for indeed I have done little more than exercise a right of choice in gardens prepared by such distinguished Elizabethan scholars as Mr. A. H. Bullen and Doctors Hannah and Grasart. My debt to Mr. Bullen's volumes of 'lyrics from the Elizabethan song-books, ' apparent to the initiated on every third or fourth page, is acknowledged from time to time in the Notes: to acknowledge it every where was impossible. T 0 Dr. Grosart I am particularly obliged, who, on hearing that this anthology was contemplated. 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. |
