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... Colin Clout : ' Colin ' had been the French poet Marot's pastoral name for himself and Colin Clout was that of the English poet Skelton under King Henry VIII . ( Spenser's devising draws all these into one name - idea . ) Historical ...
... Colin Clout : ' Colin ' had been the French poet Marot's pastoral name for himself and Colin Clout was that of the English poet Skelton under King Henry VIII . ( Spenser's devising draws all these into one name - idea . ) Historical ...
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... ( Colin ) November Thenot Colin crowned ( Dido , Lobbin ) December Colin couplets 4 stress lines uncouth ( fable same ) rusticall Irish dialect stanzas 6 line pentameter iambic abbaba stately variation on ababbcbc pentameters , iambic ...
... ( Colin ) November Thenot Colin crowned ( Dido , Lobbin ) December Colin couplets 4 stress lines uncouth ( fable same ) rusticall Irish dialect stanzas 6 line pentameter iambic abbaba stately variation on ababbcbc pentameters , iambic ...
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... Colin in his laye speaks as the master of ceremonies , who in the may play was called the foreman or crier of the play . Stanza by stanza , in invocation , exhortation , benediction , demonstration , interrogation , narration ...
... Colin in his laye speaks as the master of ceremonies , who in the may play was called the foreman or crier of the play . Stanza by stanza , in invocation , exhortation , benediction , demonstration , interrogation , narration ...
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