{"product_id":"everlasting-circle","title":"Everlasting Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy one man, my two men shall mow me down my meadows, \u003cbr\u003eMy three men, my four men shall carry my grass away,\u003cbr\u003eMy four, my three, my two, my one, nay not mo,\u003cbr\u003eFor to mow my hay and carry it away\u003cbr\u003eOn a beautiful midsummer's day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Idiom of the People \u003c\/b\u003e(1958), James Reeves revisited the manuscripts of the folklorist Cecil Sharp to produce a selection of traditional English verse undiluted by early twentieth-century propriety. \u003cb\u003eThe Everlasting Circle\u003c\/b\u003e (1960), his successor volume, takes a similarly faithful approach to the folk-verse collections of Sabine Baring-Gould, H. E. D. Hammond and George B. Gardiner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestored to their original vitality, the lyrics assembled here sing out joyfully and strong. Songs familiar to us still - 'The Cuckoo', 'The Carpenter's Wife - sit alongside lesser-known verse in a vibrant collection of England's folk heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258410127704,"sku":"9780571245710","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571245710.jpg?v=1777704329","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/everlasting-circle","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}