tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post109294257483472231..comments2023-09-23T12:27:48.199+01:00Comments on John Clare Weblog: The Cottager (III)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-1092944629971574512004-08-19T20:43:00.000+01:002004-08-19T20:43:00.000+01:00One of the oldest of English ballads, Chevy Chase ...One of the oldest of English ballads, Chevy Chase recounts a stag hunt on Cheviot. Praised by writers Sir Philip Sydney, Ben Jonson and Joseph Addison, the precise events described in the ballad are uncertain but clearly relate to the bitter rivalry between the Percy and Douglas families.Arborfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378273311339123481noreply@blogger.com