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                                                    Lyrics from 17th century ballad                                                    When canons are roaring, and bullets are flying,                                                 He that would honor win, must not fear dying ,                                                      Picture of the Battle of the White Mountain 1621, in public domain, courtesy of Wikipedia  Very glad to have come across the Passamezzo   v...

                                1869 Classic by R.D. Blackmore  Was lucky enough to be given the Penguin Classics edition prepared by R.D.Madison and Michelle Allen, from 2005. Drawn on their introduction for biographical information along with the  Victorian Web  entry.                                                       Poster for 1922 silent movie version I was wondering if anyone can name another novel by Richard Doderidge Blackmore (1825 -1900) besides Lorna Doone? Let alone one of his poems. But 'Lorna Doone' has been continually in print since 1869, has inspired 10 filmed versions, at least one TV series, and a musical. In fact the first movie version was Maurice Tourner's silent film of 1922. Set in the reign of Charles II and James II, the novel is c...