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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... mind of such original strength had probably never before been sent forth to expatiate in so wide a field of observation . It is stated by Warton , the historian of English poetry , that at the marriage of Violante , the daugh- ter of ...
... mind of such original strength had probably never before been sent forth to expatiate in so wide a field of observation . It is stated by Warton , the historian of English poetry , that at the marriage of Violante , the daugh- ter of ...
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... minds at this time , that this author , in a poem entitled the Battle of Jerusalem , makes Pi- late challenge our Saviour to single combat ! The procession of Olympias , in the Life of Alexander , whoever be its author , may serve as a ...
... minds at this time , that this author , in a poem entitled the Battle of Jerusalem , makes Pi- late challenge our Saviour to single combat ! The procession of Olympias , in the Life of Alexander , whoever be its author , may serve as a ...
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... mind The wavering of this wretched world of sorrow ! To God be humble , to thy friend be kind , And with thy neighbours gladly lend and borrow : His chance to - night , it may be thine to - morrow . Be blithe in heart for any aventure ...
... mind The wavering of this wretched world of sorrow ! To God be humble , to thy friend be kind , And with thy neighbours gladly lend and borrow : His chance to - night , it may be thine to - morrow . Be blithe in heart for any aventure ...
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... mind were good sense , humour , and knowledge of the bad side of humanity . His satires and invective , with all their defilements , are more agreeable than his ele- giac strains . He denounces the syde taillis of the women with much ...
... mind were good sense , humour , and knowledge of the bad side of humanity . His satires and invective , with all their defilements , are more agreeable than his ele- giac strains . He denounces the syde taillis of the women with much ...
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... mind can sustain ; and telling her that he has committed a crime , for which he must suffer death or fly , bids her farewell . Her reply to this alarming intelligence is as follows : - SHE . O Lord , what is thys worldys blysse , That ...
... mind can sustain ; and telling her that he has committed a crime , for which he must suffer death or fly , bids her farewell . Her reply to this alarming intelligence is as follows : - SHE . O Lord , what is thys worldys blysse , That ...
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