Songs, ballads, and dialect verse

5 books

Barrack-room balladsRudyard Kipling · 1892A collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1892, written in the voices of British soldiers. The verses portray military life, campaigns abroad, and the hardships and camaraderie of the common rank-and-file soldier.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Lays of Ancient RomeThomas Babington Macaulay · 1842A collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay, published in 1842, recreating legendary ballads about early Roman history, including the stories of Horatius, the Battle of Lake Regillus, Virginia, and the Prophecy of Capys.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Poems and Songs of Robert BurnsRobert Burns · 1786A collection of poems and songs by Scottish poet Robert Burns, arranged chronologically from 1771 onward. It includes songs, ballads, epistles, elegies, epitaphs, and longer works such as Tam O' Shanter and Address to a Haggis.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset DialectWilliam Barnes · 1844This collection of poems by William Barnes, published in 1844, presents glimpses of rural life and landscape in Dorset. The work includes a word guide to help readers understand the local dialect used in the verses.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Songs and rhymes of a lead minerThomas Grierson Gracie · 1900A 1921 collection of songs, rhymes, and descriptive poems by Thomas Grierson Gracie, a self-taught lead miner from Wanlockhead, Scotland. Drawing on his mining life and local scenery, the pieces include war verses, memorials, dialect songs, and a personal preface.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية