Romantic Ballads

About this eBook

Translator

Borrow, George, 1803-1881

Title

Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces

Credits

Transcribed from the 1913 Jarrold and Sons edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Subject

Danish poetry -- Translations into English

Category

Text

eBook-No.

2430

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2430

Release Date

December 1, 2000

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ROMANTIC BALLADS, TRANSLATED FROM THE DANISH; AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES;
2. 2.The Original Title Page. 200 copies by subscription
3. 3.The London (John Taylor) Title Page. 300 copies including those bearing the imprint of Wightman & Cramp.
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.FROM ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, TO GEORGE BORROW,
6. 6.THE DEATH-RAVEN. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER.
7. 7.FRIDLEIF AND HELGA. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER.
8. 8.SIR MIDDEL. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
9. 9.ELVIR-SHADES. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER.
10. 10.THE HEDDYBEE-SPECTRE. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
11. 11.SIR JOHN. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
12. 12.MAY [3] ASDA. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER.
13. 13.AAGER AND ELIZA. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
14. 14.SAINT OLUF. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
15. 15.THE HEROES OF DOVREFELD. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
16. 16.SVEND VONVED. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
17. 17.THE TOURNAMENT. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
18. 18.VIDRIK VERLANDSON. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
19. 19.ELVIR HILL. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
20. 20.WALDEMAR’S CHASE.
21. 21.THE MERMAN. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
22. 22.THE DECEIVED MERMAN. FROM THE OLD DANISH.
23. 23.MISCELLANIES. — CANTATA. — ONE VOICE. — A SECOND VOICE. — CHORUS. — ONE VOICE. — MANY VOICES. — LOUD CHORUS. — MAIDENS. — MATRONS. — CHORUS OF MEN. — ONE VOICE. — UNIVERSAL CHORUS. — SOLO. — CHORUS. — A VOICE. — YOUTHFUL MAIDENS. — SUDDEN CHORUS OF THE SLAIN WARRIORS IS HEARD FROM ON HIGH. — THE HAIL-STORM. FROM THE NORSE. — THE ELDER-WITCH. — ODE. FROM THE GÆLIC. — BEAR SONG. FROM THE DANISH OF EVALD. — NATIONAL SONG. FROM THE DANISH OF EVALD. — THE OLD OAK. — LINES TO SIX-FOOT THREE. — NATURE’S TEMPERAMENTS. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER. — SADNESS. — GLEE. — MADNESS. — THE VIOLET-GATHERER. FROM THE DANISH OF OEHLENSLÆGER. — ODE TO A MOUNTAIN-TORRENT. FROM THE GERMAN OF STOLBERG. — RUNIC VERSES. — THOUGHTS ON DEATH. FROM THE SWEDISH OF C. LOHMAN. — BIRDS OF PASSAGE. FROM THE SWEDISH. — THE BROKEN HARP. — SCENES. — THE SUICIDE’S GRAVE. FROM THE GERMAN.
24. 24.LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
25. 25.APPENDIX No. 1. A Bibliographical Note by Clement Shorter.
26. 26.APPENDIX No. 2. Facsimile of Borrow’s Manuscript from the Collection of Clement Shorter.
27. 27.Footnotes:

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