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The decay of folk-song is the more regrettable, since Holland is rich in old ballads, some of which, handed down just as the people used to sing them centuries ago, are quaint, naive, and exceedingly pretty. The melodies have all been put to modern harmonies by able composers, and published for the use of the public. 'Het daghet in het oosten, Het lichtis overal,
This work was read with great applause by all who did not profess an open enmity to the author; and many of the reformed Divines allowed that the subject had never been handled with more learning and strength of argument. It was approved of by several learned men in Germany and England, particularly the famous Overal, Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry.
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