Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language;Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row., 1811 - English poetry |
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To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; George Ellis. EDINBURGH : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. 1L1264 CONTENTS OF VOL . III . REIGN of King James.
To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; George Ellis. EDINBURGH : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. 1L1264 CONTENTS OF VOL . III . REIGN of King James.
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... King James I. - Reign of King Charles I. - Reign of King Charles II . Conclusion Alphabetical List of the Specimens page 1 151 353 417 441 SPECIMENS , & c . James I. VOL . III.
... King James I. - Reign of King Charles I. - Reign of King Charles II . Conclusion Alphabetical List of the Specimens page 1 151 353 417 441 SPECIMENS , & c . James I. VOL . III.
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... king- dom , was subjected , as Ireland has since been , to the worst of all governments , being abandoned to the conflict of rival families , who were alternately sup- ported by the English administration , so that it ex- hibited a ...
... king- dom , was subjected , as Ireland has since been , to the worst of all governments , being abandoned to the conflict of rival families , who were alternately sup- ported by the English administration , so that it ex- hibited a ...
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... king ; I ravish'd am ! can the world bring More joy , than still to laugh and smile , In pleasant toys time to beguile ? Do not , O do not trouble me , So sweet content I feel and see . All my joys to this are folly , None so divine as ...
... king ; I ravish'd am ! can the world bring More joy , than still to laugh and smile , In pleasant toys time to beguile ? Do not , O do not trouble me , So sweet content I feel and see . All my joys to this are folly , None so divine as ...
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... course , When he that steers will have his will , And drive them where he list perforce ? So Reason shews the truth in vain Where fond Desire as king doth reign . 1 An Altar and Sacrifice to Disdain , for freeing him FRANCIS DAVISON . 15.
... course , When he that steers will have his will , And drive them where he list perforce ? So Reason shews the truth in vain Where fond Desire as king doth reign . 1 An Altar and Sacrifice to Disdain , for freeing him FRANCIS DAVISON . 15.
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