Identifier: gri_33125012902363 (find matches)
Title: The book of British ballads
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889
Subjects: Ballads, English
Publisher: London : J. How
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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he admired. Lewis had, about this period,announced the publication of a work, the title of which sufficiently indicates itscharacter—Tales of Wonder,—and to this work Scott readily agreed to contribute.It was published in two volumes, in the year 1801; and contained, among others,the ballads of Glenfinlas and the Eve of Saint John, by Sir Walter—composi-tions which he can scarcely be said to have afterwards surpassed. The encourage-ment the young author here met with, led to the collection and subsequent publicationof the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, originally printed by James Ballantyne,at Kelso. What great events from little causes flow!—possibly if Monk Lewishad never existed as a versifier, the genius of Scott might have been directed intosome less serviceable channel; for, mainly out of the trivial circumstances herebriefly recorded, he gradually, and almost insensibly, engaged himself in that speciesof literary employment—modern imitations of the ancient ballad.
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R Redgrave, A.K.A_.de: Walmsk-y, sc. Sbtr glgtltfiorn.

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