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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... CHAUCER , which can either interest the general reader , or gratify a liberal cu- riosity . His genius rose at once on his native land , like the morning - star after a long night of obscu- rity ; and on his death the splendour of this ...
... CHAUCER , which can either interest the general reader , or gratify a liberal cu- riosity . His genius rose at once on his native land , like the morning - star after a long night of obscu- rity ; and on his death the splendour of this ...
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