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Page 76
It is the first metrical translation of any classic into the English tongue , and is
admired both for its fidelity and spirit . To each book an original prologue is
prefixed ; some of which are highly extolled by Warton , who has given a prose
version of ...
It is the first metrical translation of any classic into the English tongue , and is
admired both for its fidelity and spirit . To each book an original prologue is
prefixed ; some of which are highly extolled by Warton , who has given a prose
version of ...
Page 82
... countryman would express unbounded and unqualified admiration of any
literary performance , the phrase is , — “ Ye ' ll find words there that ' s no in a '
Davie Lindsay ! " The Lord Lyon died at the Mount , near Cupar , in 1553 . His
credit at ...
... countryman would express unbounded and unqualified admiration of any
literary performance , the phrase is , — “ Ye ' ll find words there that ' s no in a '
Davie Lindsay ! " The Lord Lyon died at the Mount , near Cupar , in 1553 . His
credit at ...
Page 104
The romantic traditionary history of Surrey , which was handed down even to our
own day unquestioned , and received with admiration and delight , has been
grievously demolished of late by one of those lovers of accuracy in dates and ...
The romantic traditionary history of Surrey , which was handed down even to our
own day unquestioned , and received with admiration and delight , has been
grievously demolished of late by one of those lovers of accuracy in dates and ...
Page 106
... he admired and emulated the paladins of the age when love and arms went
hand in hand . In this campaign he still amused his leisure , or beguiled the
languor of absence , by pouring forth “ ditties highly penned " to his distant
mistress .
... he admired and emulated the paladins of the age when love and arms went
hand in hand . In this campaign he still amused his leisure , or beguiled the
languor of absence , by pouring forth “ ditties highly penned " to his distant
mistress .
Page 142
BORN 1554 - DIED 1586 . ing of love and admiration . Though his character was.
This noble soldier and accomplished gentleman was the son of Sir Henry Sydney
of Penhurst , in Kent . In his lifetime Sydney enjoyed a popularity both at home ...
BORN 1554 - DIED 1586 . ing of love and admiration . Though his character was.
This noble soldier and accomplished gentleman was the son of Sir Henry Sydney
of Penhurst , in Kent . In his lifetime Sydney enjoyed a popularity both at home ...
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| Title | 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, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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