Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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He was also the friend of Petrarch , and probably of Boccaccio , the daily witness
and sharer in court pageants , the companion of the most polished persons of
Edward ' s court , the favourite poet of that magnificent prince , the kinsman of
John ...
He was also the friend of Petrarch , and probably of Boccaccio , the daily witness
and sharer in court pageants , the companion of the most polished persons of
Edward ' s court , the favourite poet of that magnificent prince , the kinsman of
John ...
Page 12
It has a chorus , Blow , northern wynd , send Thou me my suetinge ; blow ,
Northern wynd , blow , blow , blow . Every charm is ascribed to the person of his
mistress by the poet . She is , moreover , the ruby of riches — the crystal of
clearness ...
It has a chorus , Blow , northern wynd , send Thou me my suetinge ; blow ,
Northern wynd , blow , blow , blow . Every charm is ascribed to the person of his
mistress by the poet . She is , moreover , the ruby of riches — the crystal of
clearness ...
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The person who first held this office , termed Henry the Versifier , was a native of
France , as were all the minstrels at . tached to the court ; so that it is probable he
did as little for the native muses as Blondel , Fouquett , and Fayditt , the ...
The person who first held this office , termed Henry the Versifier , was a native of
France , as were all the minstrels at . tached to the court ; so that it is probable he
did as little for the native muses as Blondel , Fouquett , and Fayditt , the ...
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This was about the year 1280 ; and twenty - three years before a person of more
talent and celebrity , Robert de Brunne , as he is called from the monastery in
which he resided , began to write in verse in his native language , avowedly for
the ...
This was about the year 1280 ; and twenty - three years before a person of more
talent and celebrity , Robert de Brunne , as he is called from the monastery in
which he resided , began to write in verse in his native language , avowedly for
the ...
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Chaucer ' s begging Monk is a still more irresistible person ; and , were he alive ,
the Society for the Conversion of the Jews would consider him invalu . able :“
Yeve me then of thy golde to make our cloyster , " Quod he , “ for many a muscle ...
Chaucer ' s begging Monk is a still more irresistible person ; and , were he alive ,
the Society for the Conversion of the Jews would consider him invalu . able :“
Yeve me then of thy golde to make our cloyster , " Quod he , “ for many a muscle ...
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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