 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...consequence of — the eulogium passed by Sir Philip Sidney on the older ballad. Sidney's words were : ' I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas, that I found not my heart more moved than with a trumpet ; and yet it is sung by some blind crowder with no rougher voice than... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...of aneient poetry. *' Certainly," says the brave knight, ll I must confess my own barhnrniisncss ; I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas, that I found not my heart more moved than with a trumpet. And vet it is sung by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1833 - 474 pages
...of Sir Philip Sidney.2 1 [See The Spectator, No. 70 and 74.] 8 [I never heard the old song of Percie and Douglas, that I found not my heart moved more than with the sound of a trumpet ; and yet it is sung but by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than rude... | |
 | 1859 - 980 pages
...Poesie," he says : "Certainly I must confess my own barbarouaness; I never heard the old song of Percie and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is iung but by some blind crouder, with a rougher voice than rude style, — which being so evil appareled... | |
 | 1849 - 782 pages
...there quoted, which, obviously referred to the old ballad — " 1 never heard the old song of Peirce and Douglas, that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it ia sung but by some blinde crowder, with no rougher voice than rude style; which beeiug so evil apparelled... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...all his works. Sir Philip Sidney, in his discourse of poetry, speaks of it in the following words: ' Addison more moved than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung by some blind crowder with no rougher voice than... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...all his works. Sir Philip Sidney, in his discourse of poetry, speaks of it in the following words: ' I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas, that I found not my heart more moved than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung by some blind crowder with no rougher voice than... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...history of ancient poetry. "Certainly," says the brave knight, "I must confess my own barbarousness; I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas, that I found not my heart more moved than with a trumpet. And yet it is sung by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than... | |
 | Henry Neele - English poetry - 1839 - 264 pages
...Sidney, no incompetent judge, has said, " I never heard the old song of Percie and Douglas, that I have found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung but by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than rude style ; which being so evil apparelled,... | |
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