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... of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone
(of Edinburgh.) Page OVAAJ A W I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 270 JONATHAN SWIFT Verses on his own Death . . . . 40The City Shower .
... of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, John Johnstone
(of Edinburgh.) Page OVAAJ A W I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 270 JONATHAN SWIFT Verses on his own Death . . . . 40The City Shower .
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462 To a Highland Girl . . . . . . . . . THOMAS CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . Description of
Wyoming . Death of Gertrude . . . 467 Song of Outalissi . . . . . . Ye Mariners of
England . . . . . . . . On Visiting a Scene in Argyleshire . . . . . . Sir Walter SCOTT .
462 To a Highland Girl . . . . . . . . . THOMAS CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . Description of
Wyoming . Death of Gertrude . . . 467 Song of Outalissi . . . . . . Ye Mariners of
England . . . . . . . . On Visiting a Scene in Argyleshire . . . . . . Sir Walter SCOTT .
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His genius rose at once on his native land , like the morning - star after a long
night of obscurity ; and on his death the splendour of this illus . trious dawn
suffered an eclipse of nearly two centuries , when the Reformation ushered in the
most ...
His genius rose at once on his native land , like the morning - star after a long
night of obscurity ; and on his death the splendour of this illus . trious dawn
suffered an eclipse of nearly two centuries , when the Reformation ushered in the
most ...
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It is conjectured by some antiquaries , that De Brunne wrote the English
Romance of Caur de Lion , though there seems to be no foundation for the
supposition . Among the earliest productions of the English muse , is an Elegy on
the Death of ...
It is conjectured by some antiquaries , that De Brunne wrote the English
Romance of Caur de Lion , though there seems to be no foundation for the
supposition . Among the earliest productions of the English muse , is an Elegy on
the Death of ...
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Gower was blind for some years before his death , which calamity appears to
have been the frequent fate of poets . His tomb , decorated with his volumes and
his effigy , the head garlanded with roses , is still to be seen in the church of St
Mary ...
Gower was blind for some years before his death , which calamity appears to
have been the frequent fate of poets . His tomb , decorated with his volumes and
his effigy , the head garlanded with roses , is still to be seen in the church of St
Mary ...
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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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