10. To Althea from Prison. By Col. Lovelace 11. The Downfall of Charing-Cross 22. The Shepherd's Resolution. By Geo. Wither. 23. Queen Dido, or the Wandering Prince of Troy An ordinary SONG or BALLAD, that is the delight of the common people, cannot fail to please all such readers as are not unqualified for the entertainment by their affectation or their ignorance; and the reason is plain, because the same paintings of Nature which recommend it to the most ordinary reader, will appear beautiful to the most refined. ADDISON, in SPECTATOR, No. 70. |