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, by J. J. |
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... dead , and draws his sword to kill himself , first addressing a farewell to Troy and his family . The whole scene is delicately touched . And thou , citie , in which I live in wo , And thou Priam , and brethren all ifere , ( d ) And ...
... dead , and draws his sword to kill himself , first addressing a farewell to Troy and his family . The whole scene is delicately touched . And thou , citie , in which I live in wo , And thou Priam , and brethren all ifere , ( d ) And ...
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... dead ? Of Christendom he ber the flower ; The pope is to his chaumbre wende For dole he mihte ne speke na more ; Ant aftur cardinales he sende ( a ) Sithes , often . That muche couthen of Cristes lore . Both the lasse ENGLISH POETRY . 17.
... dead ? Of Christendom he ber the flower ; The pope is to his chaumbre wende For dole he mihte ne speke na more ; Ant aftur cardinales he sende ( a ) Sithes , often . That muche couthen of Cristes lore . Both the lasse ENGLISH POETRY . 17.
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... dead schort tyme befor , Quairthrom her dolour was the moir ; But yet she tuik some comforting To heir the plesent dulce talking Of this young squiyer . ( a ) Ewes , The Squire relates his adventures in France ; and then 80 HISTORY OF ...
... dead schort tyme befor , Quairthrom her dolour was the moir ; But yet she tuik some comforting To heir the plesent dulce talking Of this young squiyer . ( a ) Ewes , The Squire relates his adventures in France ; and then 80 HISTORY OF ...
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... dead pause . But it will be found , that the growth , dif- fusion , and refinement of national literature depend on causes very different from those which operate on great individual genius , and that the number of cultivated men ...
... dead pause . But it will be found , that the growth , dif- fusion , and refinement of national literature depend on causes very different from those which operate on great individual genius , and that the number of cultivated men ...
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... dead of night , Or dwelling of some sleepy Sybarite ; The marble pavement hid with desert weed , With house - leek , thistle , dock , and hemlock seed . * * * * * * Look to the tower'd chimnies , which should be The wind - pipes of good ...
... dead of night , Or dwelling of some sleepy Sybarite ; The marble pavement hid with desert weed , With house - leek , thistle , dock , and hemlock seed . * * * * * * Look to the tower'd chimnies , which should be The wind - pipes of good ...
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