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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... poetical creed approaches much nearer to Chaucer's than did that of either Dryden or Pope , more confidence might be placed in his version , both in the simplicity of the letter and in the integrity and fine humanity of the spirit . But ...
... poetical creed approaches much nearer to Chaucer's than did that of either Dryden or Pope , more confidence might be placed in his version , both in the simplicity of the letter and in the integrity and fine humanity of the spirit . But ...
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... poetical history . He was born in 1490 , and educated at St Andrews , long the most distinguished of the Scottish universities . He afterwards went abroad to France and Ger- many ; but he could not have been long on his travels , as ...
... poetical history . He was born in 1490 , and educated at St Andrews , long the most distinguished of the Scottish universities . He afterwards went abroad to France and Ger- many ; but he could not have been long on his travels , as ...
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... poetical . He afterwards wrote The Monarchie , or sketches of all kingdoms , political , moral , and satirical . That both his con- ceptions and language were occasionally⚫highly poetical , will be better 78 HISTORY OF EARLY.
... poetical . He afterwards wrote The Monarchie , or sketches of all kingdoms , political , moral , and satirical . That both his con- ceptions and language were occasionally⚫highly poetical , will be better 78 HISTORY OF EARLY.
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... poetical , will be better learned by the following single stanza than from many pages of his works . It is a Farewell to the Royal Castle and Palace of Stirling , in which he and his young sovereign had spent many happy days : — Adew ...
... poetical , will be better learned by the following single stanza than from many pages of his works . It is a Farewell to the Royal Castle and Palace of Stirling , in which he and his young sovereign had spent many happy days : — Adew ...
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... poetical genius . The wars of the houses of York and Lancaster involved the nation in con- tinual distraction . The spirit of religious persecu- tion , then first let loose , fastened on the noblest victims ; and a vindictive crusade ...
... poetical genius . The wars of the houses of York and Lancaster involved the nation in con- tinual distraction . The spirit of religious persecu- tion , then first let loose , fastened on the noblest victims ; and a vindictive crusade ...
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