Project Gutenberg 2002-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 149 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Ballades & Rhymes from Ballades in Blue China and Rhymes a la Mode Ballade of Theocritus -- Ballade of Cleopatra's needle -- Ballade of roulette -- Ballade of sleep -- Ballade of the midnight forest -- Ballade of the Tweed -- Ballade of the book-hunter -- Ballade of the voyage to Cythera -- Ballade of the summer term -- Ballade of the muse -- Ballade against the Jesuits -- Ballade of dead cities -- Ballade of the royal game of golf -- Double ballade of primitive man -- Ballade of autumn -- Ballade of true wisdom -- Ballade of worldly wealth -- Ballade of life -- Ballade of blue china -- Ballade of dead ladies -- Villon's ballade of good counsel -- Ballade of the bookworm -- Valentine in form of ballade -- Ballade of old plays -- Ballade of his books -- Ballade of the dream -- Ballade of the Southern Cross -- Ballade of Aucassin -- Ballade amoureuse -- Ballade of Queen Anne -- Ballade of blind love -- Ballade of his choice of a sepulchre -- Dizain -- A portrait of 1783 -- The moon's minion -- In Ithaca -- Homer -- The burial of Moliere -- Bion -- Spring -- Before the snow -- Villanelle -- Natural theology -- The Odyssey -- Ideal -- The fairy's gift -- Benedetta Ramus -- Partant pour la Scribie -- St. Andrew's Bay -- Woman and the weed. Transcribed from the 1911 Longmans, Green and Co. edition by David Price "Ballades & Rhymes from Ballades in Blue China and Rhymes à la Mode" by Andrew Lang is a collection of lyrical poetry crafted during the early 20th century. The work showcases a variety of ballades—a poetic form with a musical quality—alongside whimsical and reflective rhymes that explore themes such as nature, love, wisdom, and the passage of time. The collection celebrates the beauty of language and literary tradition while offering a playful yet profound examination of human experience and emotion. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the form and tone of Lang's work. It begins with a brief history of the ballade form and reflects on its revival in England, setting the stage for the ensuing poems. The initial ballade serves as a light-hearted invitation to find solace and joy in the verses, presenting a charming image of a "dainty troop" of ballades aimed at relieving the burdens of everyday life. As the reader progresses through the opening, they encounter glimpses of various subjects that will shape the collection, such as the beauty of ancient blue china, the allure of poetic endeavors, and an exploration of memory and nostalgia, all interwoven with a rich tapestry of rhyme and meter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry Ballades PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 221823 2025-08-02T05:42:40.755003 text/html 227006 2016-02-09T16:56:58 text/html 722925 2025-08-02T05:42:52.295015 application/epub+zip 718124 2025-08-02T05:42:44.556019 application/epub+zip 120305 2025-08-02T05:42:42.696989 application/epub+zip 799794 2025-08-02T05:42:55.451432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768315 2025-08-02T05:42:48.947972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172838 2022-09-02T07:43:41.617519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168512 2025-08-02T05:42:39.760995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168508 2016-02-09T16:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19656 2025-08-02T05:42:55.586408 application/rdf+xml 10191 2025-08-02T05:42:42.813992 image/jpeg 1995 2025-08-02T05:42:42.759966 image/jpeg 64681 2016-02-09T17:00:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 692152 2016-02-09T17:00:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 701820 2025-08-02T05:42:40.788975 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia