 | John Colin Dunlop - 1814 - 424 pages
...modern writer, it is said that lays were originally from Britany, but that they were composed on all subjects : — Some beth of war, and some of woe,...mirth also, And some of treachery and of guile, Of old adventures that fell while, And some of bourdes and ribaudry, And many there beth of Faery ; Of all... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - 1816 - 518 pages
...that lays were originally from Britany, but that they were composed on all subjects : — Some bctb of war, and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also, And some of treachery and of guile, Of old adventures that fell while, And some of bourdes and ribauldry, And many there beth of Faery; Of all... | |
 | Matilda Betham - 1816 - 578 pages
...ancient times, lays, intended to bo accompanied by the harp, were composed, on all sorts of subji-cts. Some beth of war, and some of woe.; And some of joy and mirth also ; . * i And some of treachery and of guile ; Of old aventures that foil while; And some of bourdes... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1825 - 838 pages
...gloom. I shall add another description of the various subjects of minstrelsy from the Lay le Frainc. " Some beth of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also ; M 4 CHAP. Minstrels played on various musical instru— ments during dinner, and chaunted or recited... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1825 - 442 pages
...gloom. I shall add another description of the various subjects of minstrelsy from the Lay le Fraine. " Some beth of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also ; M 4 . CHAP. Minstrels played on various musical initru— — merits during dinner, and chaunted... | |
 | 740 pages
...efforts of the early poets ; as the " Lay le Fraine" expresses it, their songs were various : " Some be of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also, And tome of treachery and of guile, Of old adventures that fell erewhile ; And some of cowrdes and treachery,... | |
 | 1868 - 738 pages
...efforts of the early poets ; as the " Lay le Fraine" expresses it, their songs were various : " Some be of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also, And tome of treachery and of guile, Of old adventures that fell erewhile ; And some of cowrdes and treachery,... | |
 | 1843 - 1056 pages
...universal dominion. The subjects illustrated are as various as those of the ancient lays of Brittany : " Some beth of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also, And some of treachery and guile, Of old adventures that fell while, And some of bourdesand ribauldry, And some there be of Faery... | |
 | 1843 - 520 pages
...universal dominion. The subjects illustrated are as various as those of the ancient lays of Brittany : " Some beth of war and some of woe, And some of joy and mirth also, And some of treachery and guile, Of old adventures that fell while, And some of bourdes and ribauldry, And some there be of Faery... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1844 - 542 pages
...gloom. I shall add another description of the various subjects of minstrelsy from the Lay le Fraine. " Some beth of war and some of woe And some of joy and...also ; And some of treachery and of guile, Of old adventures that fell while; And some of jests and ribaudy ; And many there belh of fairy ; Of all things... | |
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of war, and some of woe ; And some of joy and mirth also ; And some of treachery and of guile; Of old aventures that fell ere while ; And some of bourdes' and ribaudy ;* And many there beth of fairy : Of all thinges that men seth, Most of love, forsooth,... 
