Geschichte der Poesie und Beredsamkeit seit dem Ende des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts: EnglandJ.F. Röwer, 1810 - Literature |
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Abhandlung Addison alten Ambrose Philips Ausgabe Beifall bekannt Beredsamkeit berühmt besonders Bouterwek's Carl's Charakter chen Cultur Delicatesse Dichtungsarten didaktischen dieſe dramatischen Dryden Dryden's eben Edmund Smith Einfluß einige eleganten England englis engliſchen englischen Dichter englischen Litteratur englischen Poesie englischen Theater epis ersten Erzählungen feiner finden französischen ganzen Gefühl Geist geistreichen gemeinen Genies Geschmack Glück Graf großen Grundsäßen Hauses Stuart Herzog von Buckingham Hofe Horace Walpole Irländer Jahre Jahrhunderts John John Ogilvie komischen konnte Kritik Kunst läßt Leben Lehrgedicht lich Lieder ließ litterarischen Lond London Lord Lustspiele lyrischen machte Manier Mann moralischen muß Nahmen Nation Natur neueren Octavbånden Partei Periode Phantasie poetischen politischen Pope Pope's Prose Protestantismus Publicum Redek Romane Satyre Schauspiele schen Schottland Schriften Schriftsteller ſein ſeinen seis ſelbſt seyn ſich ſie Sitten Sprache Steele Styls Swift Talente Theil Trauerspiele übrigen verdient vers Versen Verstand viel vorzüglich wenig Werke Werth Whigs wollte Works Zeitalter Zeitraums
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