Ebook Ancient Danish Ballads

But injudicious as his alterations often were, we owe a deep obligation to the venerable pastor for having rescued from Oblivion these very characteristic ancient pieces, that have not only given his readers the innocent entertainment he intended them, but been a fountain of fine poetry to Danish writers of succeed ing generations. For what Percy's Reliques effected in this country, its ballad literature has done in at least an equal degree for Denmark.