CHAPTER VII

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OLD BALLADS CONCLUDED.

Ballads of Chivalry 131 On Charlemagne 132 Historical Ballads 134 On Bernardo del Carpio 135 On Fernan Gonzalez 138 On the Infantes de Lara 139 On the Cid 140 On various Historical Subjects 145 Loyalty of the Ballads 145 Ballads on Moorish Subjects 146 On National Manners 148 Character of the Old Ballads 153 Their Nationality 154

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