The History of English Poetry,: From the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century. To which are Prefixed, Three Dissertations: 1. Of the Origin of Romantic Fiction in Europe. 2. On the Introduction of Learning Into England. 3. On the Gesta Romanorum, Volume 3Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside., 1824 - English poetry |
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... French version of a Latin paraphrase , and into English prose , which he printed in the year 1483. He calls , in his preface , the measure , used by Burgh , the BALAD ROYAL . Caxton's translation , which super- seded Burgh's work , and ...
... French version of a Latin paraphrase , and into English prose , which he printed in the year 1483. He calls , in his preface , the measure , used by Burgh , the BALAD ROYAL . Caxton's translation , which super- seded Burgh's work , and ...
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... French translations . That of Mathu- rine Corderoy is dedicated to Robert Stephens . In the British Museum , there is a French translation by Helis de Guincestre , or Winchester ; made , perhaps , at the time when our country- men ...
... French translations . That of Mathu- rine Corderoy is dedicated to Robert Stephens . In the British Museum , there is a French translation by Helis de Guincestre , or Winchester ; made , perhaps , at the time when our country- men ...
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... French than in Latin . Caxton in the preface to his aforesaid translation affirms , that Poggius Florentinus , whose library was furnished with the most valu- able authors , esteemed CATHON GLOSED , that is , Cato with notes , to be the ...
... French than in Latin . Caxton in the preface to his aforesaid translation affirms , that Poggius Florentinus , whose library was furnished with the most valu- able authors , esteemed CATHON GLOSED , that is , Cato with notes , to be the ...
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... French and Latine . profession . The poem begins thus . [ I transcribe from a good manuscript , MSS . Rawlins . Bibl . Bodl . papyr . fol . ] Mi dere sones , where ye fare , by frith , or by fell1 , Take good hede in his tyme how Tris ...
... French and Latine . profession . The poem begins thus . [ I transcribe from a good manuscript , MSS . Rawlins . Bibl . Bodl . papyr . fol . ] Mi dere sones , where ye fare , by frith , or by fell1 , Take good hede in his tyme how Tris ...
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... French romance , yet not of very high antiquity . It is written in the stanza of Chaucer's sir THOPAS1 . The incidents are for the most part those trite expedients , which almost constantly form the plan of these metrical narratives . I ...
... French romance , yet not of very high antiquity . It is written in the stanza of Chaucer's sir THOPAS1 . The incidents are for the most part those trite expedients , which almost constantly form the plan of these metrical narratives . I ...
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Page 189 - Sometime, we see a cloud that's dragonish, A vapour, sometime, like a bear, or lion, A tower'd citadel, a pendant rock, A forked mountain, or blue promontory With trees upon't, that nod unto the world, And mock our eyes with air: thou hast seen these signs; They are black vesper's pageants.
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Page 219 - Weep with me, all you that read This little story : And know, for whom a tear you shed Death's self is sorry. 'Twas a child that so did thrive In grace and feature, As heaven and nature seemed to strive Which owned the creature.
Page 420 - Afflictive want, or hunger's pressing pain ? Those limbs, in lawn and softest silk array'd, From sunbeams guarded, and of winds afraid ; Can they bear angry Jove ? can they resist The parching dog-star, and the bleak north-east ? When...
Page 339 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul towards the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
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Page 461 - Set forth and allowed to be sung in all churches, of all the people together, before and after morning and evening prayer, and also before and after sermons ; and moreover in private houses, for their godly solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodly songs and ballads, which tend onely to the nourishing of vice, and corrupting of youth.
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