Reliques

"Reliques" -- he applies the form of the English minstrel ballad to an imaginative re-creation of the lost popular poetry of early Rome.

A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century 1886

It was suggested by an old English ballad beginning “Gentle Herdsman,” shown him by Dr. Percy, who was at that time making his famous collection, entitled Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, which he submitted to the inspection of Goldsmith prior to publication.

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith 2004

It was suggested by an old English ballad beginning “Gentle Herdsman,” shown him by Dr. Percy, who was at that time making his famous collection, entitled Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, which he submitted to the inspection of Goldsmith prior to publication.

Oliver Goldsmith Irving, Washington 1849

English ballad beginning "Gentle Herdsman," shown him by Dr. Percy, who was at that time making his famous collection, entitled Reliques of Ancient

Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Washington Irving 1821

I annex copies of the two poems; Sir Walter's (so called) is taken from Percy's "Reliques," and Sylvester's is copied from his own folio.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Various

Scotch ancestors, or later in life from Percy's "Reliques" and other sources; and the musician will detect, in even the earliest compositions, a character and substance, a beauty of cadence and rhythmic ideality, which render in comparison much of our modern song-music tamer, if possible, than it now seems.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Various

There was a lingering old ballad or so in favor of the gallanter apprentices who tore out lions 'hearts and astonished gazing sultans; and in antiquarian corners, Percy's "Reliques" were preparing

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various

[110] Cromeck in his "Reliques," erroneously attributes this song to

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

"Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature Edwin Pearson

This poem is founded upon "The Rising in the North," a ballad given in the "Reliques," which recounts the insurrection of the Earls of

A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century 1886