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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With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) many days . Let us but imagine for a moment what a mine of wealth and enjoyment , what a golden ...
With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) many days . Let us but imagine for a moment what a mine of wealth and enjoyment , what a golden ...
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... poetry , which forms the grace and glory of Scotland , and of the early periods of English literature - the old ballads - I have no more adverted than to dramatic poetry . The lat- ter lay quite beyond the scope of my design ; for ...
... poetry , which forms the grace and glory of Scotland , and of the early periods of English literature - the old ballads - I have no more adverted than to dramatic poetry . The lat- ter lay quite beyond the scope of my design ; for ...
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With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) CONTENTS . HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY ............ EARL OF SURREY ............... .. Page 1 ...
With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) CONTENTS . HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY ............ EARL OF SURREY ............... .. Page 1 ...
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With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) 1 PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY .
With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) 1 PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY .
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With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY . THERE is little in the history of English ...
With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY . THERE is little in the history of English ...
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