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Contemporary with Chaucer was John Gower , a poet of some celebrity . The
date of his birth is not ascertained ; but he died in 1408 , some years after
Chaucer . It is said that there is a flattering tradition in the Stafford family that he
was of Sti ...
Contemporary with Chaucer was John Gower , a poet of some celebrity . The
date of his birth is not ascertained ; but he died in 1408 , some years after
Chaucer . It is said that there is a flattering tradition in the Stafford family that he
was of Sti ...
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... he seems to have experienced Spenser ' s fate , and felt the bitterness which
dictated his memorable lines :To speed to - day , to be put back to - morrow , To
waste long years in discontent and sorrow . Dunbar died in 1530 , the Muse
having ...
... he seems to have experienced Spenser ' s fate , and felt the bitterness which
dictated his memorable lines :To speed to - day , to be put back to - morrow , To
waste long years in discontent and sorrow . Dunbar died in 1530 , the Muse
having ...
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During the regency of the Duke of Albany , he found it necessary to seek
protection at the court of Henry VIII . , and died in London of the plague in 1521 .
His original works are King Hart , an allegorical romance on human life , in which
a ...
During the regency of the Duke of Albany , he found it necessary to seek
protection at the court of Henry VIII . , and died in London of the plague in 1521 .
His original works are King Hart , an allegorical romance on human life , in which
a ...
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The Lord Lyon died at the Mount , near Cupar , in 1553 . His credit at court
decreased after the death of his royal master ; but he was still occasionally
employed in public affairs . ( a ) Feigningly . ( d ) Throat . what may ( 8 )
Pretended .
The Lord Lyon died at the Mount , near Cupar , in 1553 . His credit at court
decreased after the death of his royal master ; but he was still occasionally
employed in public affairs . ( a ) Feigningly . ( d ) Throat . what may ( 8 )
Pretended .
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verning passion of Skelton . His turbulence and scurrility , which kept him
embroiled through life , drove him at last to claim the protection of the sanctuary
of Westminster ; in which the first English libeller died in merited contempt and
obscurity .
verning passion of Skelton . His turbulence and scurrility , which kept him
embroiled through life , drove him at last to claim the protection of the sanctuary
of Westminster ; in which the first English libeller died in merited contempt and
obscurity .
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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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