Ballads Quotes
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1805). “Taming of the shrew. Winter's tale. Comedy of errors”, p.267
Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time.
"Maxims". No. 220,
Samuel Lover (1868). “The Poetical Works of Samuel Lover”, p.41
More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels.
John Selden, Richard Milward (1821). “Seldeniana: with a biographical preface”, p.80
I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true.
'The Winter's Tale' (1610-1) act 4, sc. 3, l. [262]