Kentish Poets. A series of writers in English poetry, natives or residents in the county of Kent; with specimens of their compositions and some account of their lives and writings. By R. F.1821 |
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... poet , Sir Thomas Wyatt must be content to hold an inferior , though a respectable rank . In every thing that constitutes the claim to distinction , he was surpassed by his friend and contemporary , the celebrated Earl of Surrey . He ...
... poet , Sir Thomas Wyatt must be content to hold an inferior , though a respectable rank . In every thing that constitutes the claim to distinction , he was surpassed by his friend and contemporary , the celebrated Earl of Surrey . He ...
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... poet , Chaucer not excepted , whose works may be read at the present day without disgust . He is also the first of our poets who attempted a great variety of metre ; in this attempt for a beginner he was eminently successful , and has ...
... poet , Chaucer not excepted , whose works may be read at the present day without disgust . He is also the first of our poets who attempted a great variety of metre ; in this attempt for a beginner he was eminently successful , and has ...
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... ! And wilt thou leave me thus ? And have no more pity , On him that loveth thee ? Alas ! thy cruelty ! And wilt thou leave me thus ? Say nay , say nay ! The Poet sheweth how he is forsaken of Fortune , SIR THOMAS WYATT . 28.
... ! And wilt thou leave me thus ? And have no more pity , On him that loveth thee ? Alas ! thy cruelty ! And wilt thou leave me thus ? Say nay , say nay ! The Poet sheweth how he is forsaken of Fortune , SIR THOMAS WYATT . 28.
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Rowland FREEMAN. The Poet sheweth how he is forsaken of Fortune , who sometime favoured him . They flee from me , that sometime did me seek , With naked foot stalking in my chamber , I have seen them gentle , tame and meek , That now are ...
Rowland FREEMAN. The Poet sheweth how he is forsaken of Fortune , who sometime favoured him . They flee from me , that sometime did me seek , With naked foot stalking in my chamber , I have seen them gentle , tame and meek , That now are ...
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... poet and excellent states- man , though not a native of Kent , yet demands in this place , an ample notice ; being the first of an illustrious line , who have for more than two centuries , honoured that county by selecting it as their ...
... poet and excellent states- man , though not a native of Kent , yet demands in this place , an ample notice ; being the first of an illustrious line , who have for more than two centuries , honoured that county by selecting it as their ...
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