Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Volume 1Gould and Lincoln, 1856 |
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... thought that the great end was gained . It is not necessary here to present arguments establishing that there are faculties for cognising the beautiful in art , thought , and feeling , as well as for perceiving and enjoying the truths ...
... thought that the great end was gained . It is not necessary here to present arguments establishing that there are faculties for cognising the beautiful in art , thought , and feeling , as well as for perceiving and enjoying the truths ...
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... thought very necessary even to discourses from the pulpit , and when all the fables that could be gleaned from ancient writings , or from the relations of tra- vellers , were collected into story books , and preserved by the learned for ...
... thought very necessary even to discourses from the pulpit , and when all the fables that could be gleaned from ancient writings , or from the relations of tra- vellers , were collected into story books , and preserved by the learned for ...
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... thought ; No longer then after Death they sought , But each of them so glad was of the sight , For that the florins been so fair and bright , That down they set them by the precious hoard : The worst of them he spake the firsté word ...
... thought ; No longer then after Death they sought , But each of them so glad was of the sight , For that the florins been so fair and bright , That down they set them by the precious hoard : The worst of them he spake the firsté word ...
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... thought ; No longer then after Death they sought , But each of them so glad was of the sight , For that the florins been so fair and bright , That down they set them by the precious hoard : The worst of them he spake the firsté word ...
... thought ; No longer then after Death they sought , But each of them so glad was of the sight , For that the florins been so fair and bright , That down they set them by the precious hoard : The worst of them he spake the firsté word ...
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... thought to aspy Ilis cause , and go'th in company . This angel with his words wise Opposeth them in sundry wise ; Now loud words and now soft , That made them to disputen oft ; And each his reason had , And thus with tales he them led ...
... thought to aspy Ilis cause , and go'th in company . This angel with his words wise Opposeth them in sundry wise ; Now loud words and now soft , That made them to disputen oft ; And each his reason had , And thus with tales he them led ...
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afterwards Anglo-Saxon anon beauty Ben Jonson Cædmon Cæsar called Canterbury Tales Chaucer court dance death delight doth dread Earl England English eyes Faery Queen fair Fawdon fayre fear flowers frae genius GEOFFREY CHAUCER give gold grace gude hand hast hath heard heart heaven Henry Henry VIII hire holy honour JOHN GOWER Jonson king lady language Latin Layamon learned live look Lord merry micht mind mony nature never night noble Petrarch play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor Queen rede reign rich richt Robert Curthose saith Saracens Scotland Shakspeare sing song soul sould Discretion Spenser St Serf sweet Tabard tell thee ther thine thing thought tongue translation truth tway unto verse Wace wald Wallace wanton wassail weel Wel coude Wickliffe wind wine withouten wolde words worthy writers youth