Category: Poetry

The Serpent Knight, and Other Ballads

Borrow, George, 1803-1881; Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937 [Editor]· 1 chapters· 2,915 words

_Note_.--The above Ballad is a later, and greatly improved, version of one which appeared under the title _The Merman_ only, in the _Romantic Ballads_ of 1826. The introduction of the incident of the changing by magic of the horse into a boat, furnishes a reason for the catast...

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_Note_.--The above Ballad is a later, and greatly improved, version of one which appeared under the title _The Merman_ only, in the _Romantic Ballads_ of 1826. The introduction...