The Book of Ballads / Eleventh Edition, 1870
by William Edmondstoune Aytoun Theodore Martin
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- THE BOOK OF BALLADS
- Edited by BON GAULTIER
- Illustrated by DOYLE, LEECH, CROMQUILL
- Eleventh Edition 1870
- THE BROKEN PITCHER
- DON FERNANDO GOMERSALEZ
- THE COURTSHIP OF OUR CID
- AMERICAN BALLADS
- THE FIGHT WITH THE SNAPPING TURTLE
- FYTTE FIRST
- FYTTE SECOND.
- THE LAY OF MR COLT.
- STREAK THE FIRST.
- STREAK THE SECOND.
- THE DEATH OF JABEZ DOLLAR
- THE ALABAMA DUEL
- THE AMERICAN'S APOSTROPHE TO BOZ
- MISCELLANEOUS BALLADS
- THE STUDENT OF JENA
- THE LAY OF THE JEBITE
- BURSCH GROGGNEBURG
- NIGHT AND MORNING
- THE BITTER BIT
- THE MEETING
- THE CONVICT AND THE AUSTRALIAN LADY
- DOLEFUL LAY OF THE HONORABLE J. O. UWINS
- THE KNYGHTE AND THE TAYLZEOUR'S DAUGHTER
- THE MIDNIGHT VISIT
- THE LAY OF THE LOVELORN.
- MY WIFE'S COUSIN
- THE QUEEN IN FRANCE
- PART I.
- PART II.
- THE MASSACRE OF MACPHERSON
- THE YOUNG STOCKBROKER'S BRIDE
- THE LAUREATES' TOURNEY
- FYTTE THE FIRST.
- FYTTE THE SECOND.
- THE ROYAL BANQUET
- THE BARD OF ERIN'S LAMENT
- THE LAUREATE
- A MIDNIGHT MEDITAION
- MONTGOMERY, A POEM.
- THE DEATH OF SPACE
- LITTLE JOHN AND THE RED FRIAR, A LAY OF SHERWOOD.
- FYTTE THE FIRST.
- FYTTE THE SECOND-
- THE RHYME OF SIR LAUNCELOT BOGLE.
- A LEGEND OF GLASGOW.
- THE LAY OF THE LOVER'S FRIEND
- FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
- TO BON GAULTIER.
- THE CADI'S DAUGHTER, A LEGEND OF THE BOSPHORUS.
- THE DIRGE OF THE DRINKER
- THE DEATH OF DUBAL
- EASTERN SERENADE
- DAME FREDEGONDE
- THE DEATH OF ISHMAEL.
- PARR'S LIFE PILLS
- TARQUIN AND THE AUGUR
- LA MORT d'ARTHUR
- NOT BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
- JUPITER AND THE INDIAN ALE
- THE LAY OF THE DONDNEY BROTHERS
- PARIS AND HELEN
- SONG OF THE ENNUYE
- CAROLINE
- FOUND IN MY EMPORIUM OF LOVE-TOKENS.
- THE MISHAP
- COMFORT IN AFFLICTION
- THE INVOCATION
- THE HUSBAND'S PETITION
- SONNET TO BRITAIN.
- THE END.
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