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John Ball did not press me to move forward, but held up his hand as if to bid me hearken. The folk and guests there had already shaken themselves down since our departure, and were gotten to be reasonably merry it seemed; for one of the guests, he who had spoken of France before, had fallen to singing a ballad of the war to a wild and melancholy tune.
By 'Silly Billy' Morris refers to King William IV (reigned 1830-37), as appears in the version of John Ball revised for book publication. That king could suitably have been so called on account of his hearty but uncouth manners and intellectual oddity: see descriptions of him in Charles Greville's diary, under 16, 20, 25, 30 July 1830, in ...
The moon was half-way up the heavens now, and the short summer night had begun, calm and fragrant, with just so much noise outside our quiet circle as made one feel the world alive and happy. We waited silently until we had heard John Ball and the story of what was to do; and presently he began to speak. "Good people, it is begun, but not ended.
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A historical socialist fantasy by W. Morris, published in 1888. It takes the form of a dream in which the narrator is carried back to the early stages of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381; he encounters the ‘hedge‐priest’ John Ball, and in their final night‐long dialogue Morris both satirizes the 19th‐cent. present and offers hope for a future.
A Dream of John Ball and A King's Lesson by William Morris. Publication date 1903 Topics
Un rêve de John Ball (en anglais A Dream of John Ball) est un roman de science-fiction publié par l'artiste britannique William Morris en 1888. Son personnage central est le prêtre John Ball, une figure importante de la révolte des paysans survenue en Angleterre en 1381, et qui s'est fait connaître par ses sermons protestant contre l'attitude des plus riches.
