Mitford. 1804. was It shall only be added on this head, that the very important price of Scotch Poetry me hear of, namely the Romance "Sir. Tristiem" by the celebrated Homas Lerment the nimer founded on British Poetry. Tristam being one of Arthi's Knights. This poem, so highly celebrated at the was written about 1270, but scions how to be unfortunatity. lost." Maitland Presby Pinkerton. 1. lix. tome The Campbells hist. of the Prely of Scotlands. p.52. and Morton's Hist: of Engl. Portry (New Ea: ) bol. 1. p. 78. 181 — 198. proving this Poor not the the work of Thomas the Rhymer. Lee Chalmers edib. ir D. Leads Quarterly Res. 2o. vii. p. 143. for an bok. 111.8.199. and Tomign acet of a German bersien. of this Prem, published by Professer von der Hagen. Sea Lockhart's Life Weath. Oct. 1. p. 334. on this work. & p. 413.-7. Ed is p. 20, Guest's H. of English Rythms. Vol. II. p.174. Whether treeldon told the tale. in prop erbers Rom ances he have to mean s of arcatering: from her the Westonerland Pact hand thestory, a this seen, the the ex text this Oblya hins!' Rescued by W. Taylor, in Critical Rev. 3. 1804. c. Life 11.b.39. Wysis M. Jestt, actory accurately; he had permeso 4.343. The Partical Romanus de Instan, in French, in Anglohorman. andin Grack, comport in xii, a xiii lents. echitial by I. Michel 2 vol. 1835. . See Sibolios Four, for a German Premali brisham. ul. 3. p. 126. 3.p.126. n sutings ed. Member. l. 1. p. 57. Laing's See Lockharts Life of Sert. l. 1. p. 331.387; 415-6. SIR TRISTREM; Metrical Romance of The Thirteenth Century s BY THOMAS OF ERCILDOUNE, CALLED THE RHYMER. EDITED FROM THE AUCHINLECK MS. BY WALTER SCOTT, ESQ. ADVOCATE. Now, hold your mouth, pour charitie, Both Knight and Lady fre, And herkneth to my spell; Anon I wol you tel.-CHAUCER. EDINBURGH: Printed by James Ballantyne, FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. EDINBURGH, 1804. 280.1. 265 |