Poetry

Story-Telling Ballads

Subtitle: Selected and Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Boys' and Girls' Own Reading

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STORY-TELLING BALLADS THE FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ILLUSTRATIONS THE SALT BLUE SEAS

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A-HARROWING O’ THE BORDER

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BRAVE HEARTS AND PROUD

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LAYS O’ FAËRIE

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LAYS O’ WONDER

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MERRY GESTES PART I—WHEREIN KING ALFRED FIGHTS FOR HIS DINNER PART II—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BECOMES A SHEPHERD PART III—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BURNS THE CAKES PART IV—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BLOWS HIS BUGLE-HORN SAD GESTES

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PRETTY MAYS AND KNIGHTS SO BOLD

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FOR HALLOWEEN AND MIDSUMMER EVE

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ALL UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE

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O’ PILGRIMAGE AND SOULS SO STRONG

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SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS OF POETRY HOURS PROGRAMME FOR A YEAR OF BALLAD-READING AND STUDY GLOSSARY AND INDEXES

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1. Front matter 2. STORY-TELLING BALLADS 3. THE FOREWORD 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5. ILLUSTRATIONS 6. THE SALT BLUE SEAS 7. PART I 8. PART II 9. PART III 10. A-HARROWING O’ THE BORDER 11. PART I 12. PART II 13. BRAVE HEARTS AND PROUD 14. PART I 15. PART II 16. PART I 17. PART II 18. LAYS O’ FAËRIE 19. PART I 20. PART II 21. LAYS O’ WONDER 22. PART I 23. PART II 24. PART I 25. PART II 26. PART III 27. PART IV 28. PART I 29. PART II 30. PART III 31. PART I 32. PART II 33. PART III 34. PART IV 35. MERRY GESTES 36. PART I—WHEREIN KING ALFRED FIGHTS FOR HIS DINNER 37. PART II—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BECOMES A SHEPHERD 38. PART III—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BURNS THE CAKES 39. PART IV—WHEREIN KING ALFRED BLOWS HIS BUGLE-HORN 40. SAD GESTES 41. PART I 42. PART II 43. PRETTY MAYS AND KNIGHTS SO BOLD 44. PART I 45. PART II 46. PART I 47. PART II 48. PART III 49. PART I 50. PART II 51. PART III 52. PART I 53. PART II 54. PART I 55. PART II 56. PART III 57. FOR HALLOWEEN AND MIDSUMMER EVE 58. PART I 59. PART II 60. PART I 61. PART II 62. PART III 63. ALL UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE 64. PART I 65. PART II 66. PART III 67. PART IV 68. PART I 69. PART II 70. PART III 71. PART IV 72. O’ PILGRIMAGE AND SOULS SO STRONG 73. PART I 74. PART II 75. PART III 76. SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS OF POETRY HOURS 77. PROGRAMME FOR A YEAR OF BALLAD-READING AND STUDY 78. GLOSSARY AND INDEXES

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