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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... Farmer's Boy ...... 412 DR JOHN LEYDEN ...... 415 Ode to an Indian Gold Coin ................................ 416 From Scenes of Infancy . 418 Page JOHN KEATS ......... Extract from Hyperion .......... LORD BYRON xii CONTENTS .
... Farmer's Boy ...... 412 DR JOHN LEYDEN ...... 415 Ode to an Indian Gold Coin ................................ 416 From Scenes of Infancy . 418 Page JOHN KEATS ......... Extract from Hyperion .......... LORD BYRON xii CONTENTS .
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... LORD BYRON . 419 420 423 Description of Rome ........ Song of the Greek Bard .... ... ib . 426 Description of a Grecian Holiday ... First Love .... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY 429 435 437 Love's Philosophy .................. ... Lines to an ...
... LORD BYRON . 419 420 423 Description of Rome ........ Song of the Greek Bard .... ... ib . 426 Description of a Grecian Holiday ... First Love .... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY 429 435 437 Love's Philosophy .................. ... Lines to an ...
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... lords . The Saxon tongue and manners , which were falling in- to contempt among the noble and polite even before the Norman accession - the English even then send- ing their youth to France for education - were now consigned to the ...
... lords . The Saxon tongue and manners , which were falling in- to contempt among the noble and polite even before the Norman accession - the English even then send- ing their youth to France for education - were now consigned to the ...
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... Saxon social pledge De Brunne says , Of that wassaille men told grete tale , And wassaille when they were at ale ; ( a ) Very becoming . ( b ) Lord . And drinkhaille to them that drank ; Thus was wassaille 16 HISTORY OF EARLY.
... Saxon social pledge De Brunne says , Of that wassaille men told grete tale , And wassaille when they were at ale ; ( a ) Very becoming . ( b ) Lord . And drinkhaille to them that drank ; Thus was wassaille 16 HISTORY OF EARLY.
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... Lord of Palatie , Agen another hethen in Turkie : And evermore he hadde a sovereine pris . ( ƒ ) And though that he was worthy he was wise , And of his port as meke as is a mayde . He never yet no vilanie ne sayde In alle his lif , unto ...
... Lord of Palatie , Agen another hethen in Turkie : And evermore he hadde a sovereine pris . ( ƒ ) And though that he was worthy he was wise , And of his port as meke as is a mayde . He never yet no vilanie ne sayde In alle his lif , unto ...
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