CONTENTS “I love a ballad but even too well; if it be doleful matter, merrily set down, or a very pleasant thing indeed, and sung lamentably.” A Winter’s Tale, Act iv. sc. 3. p. vCONTENTS. p. v BALLADES IN BLUE CHINA. PAGE PAGE Ballade of Theocritus 15 15 Ballade of Cleopatra’s Needle 17 17 Ballade of Roulette 19 19 Ballade of Sleep 21 21