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Page iii
... and to form as it were an index to our poetical literature out of its own choicest
materials . The occasional appearance of cheap reprints of valuable old works ,
and of selections like the present , is one of the most important features in
modern ...
... and to form as it were an index to our poetical literature out of its own choicest
materials . The occasional appearance of cheap reprints of valuable old works ,
and of selections like the present , is one of the most important features in
modern ...
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Instead of pampering the insatiable appetite for novelty , and preferring fleeting
fashion to permanent excellence , it is the duty of the selectors for this important
class of readers to endeavour to raise their poetical feelings to a higher standard
...
Instead of pampering the insatiable appetite for novelty , and preferring fleeting
fashion to permanent excellence , it is the duty of the selectors for this important
class of readers to endeavour to raise their poetical feelings to a higher standard
...
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... when the Reformation ushered in the most poetical period of the English
annals , the reign of Elizabeth . Even on the true fountain - head of our national
poetry , antiquaries , in a question which is interesting to themselves alone , are
widely ...
... when the Reformation ushered in the most poetical period of the English
annals , the reign of Elizabeth . Even on the true fountain - head of our national
poetry , antiquaries , in a question which is interesting to themselves alone , are
widely ...
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... and near him we may still find his brother the Ploughman , notwithstanding the
increase of wealth , the turnip . husbandry , and the thrashing machine . The
stories related by the characters in the Canterbury Tales comprehend poetical
merit ...
... and near him we may still find his brother the Ploughman , notwithstanding the
increase of wealth , the turnip . husbandry , and the thrashing machine . The
stories related by the characters in the Canterbury Tales comprehend poetical
merit ...
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... and as his poetical creed approaches much nearer to Chaucer ' s than did that
of either Dryden or Pope , more confidence might be placed in his version , both
in the simplicity of the letter and in the integrity and fine humanity of the spirit .
... and as his poetical creed approaches much nearer to Chaucer ' s than did that
of either Dryden or Pope , more confidence might be placed in his version , both
in the simplicity of the letter and in the integrity and fine humanity of the spirit .
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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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