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, |
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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
literature . It is that careless scattering of the good seed by the way - side , which
must ...
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
literature . It is that careless scattering of the good seed by the way - side , which
must ...
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The enemies are scattered as leaves on the side of the hills driven by hurri .
canes . He is a warrior , like the surge on the beach that covers the wild salmons .
Her eye was piercing like that of the hawk ; her face shone like the pearly dew on
...
The enemies are scattered as leaves on the side of the hills driven by hurri .
canes . He is a warrior , like the surge on the beach that covers the wild salmons .
Her eye was piercing like that of the hawk ; her face shone like the pearly dew on
...
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... by a small river fair , On either side where wild deer made repair , Set watches
out that wisely could them keep , To supper went , and timeously they sleep . Of
meat and sleep they cease with suffisaunce . The night was mirk ; overdrave the ...
... by a small river fair , On either side where wild deer made repair , Set watches
out that wisely could them keep , To supper went , and timeously they sleep . Of
meat and sleep they cease with suffisaunce . The night was mirk ; overdrave the ...
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Of wood - craft coude ( m ) he wel alle the usage . Upon his arme he bare a gaie
bracer , ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c
) Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime .
Of wood - craft coude ( m ) he wel alle the usage . Upon his arme he bare a gaie
bracer , ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c
) Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime .
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... John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) And on that other side a gaie daggère ,
Harneised wel , and sharpe as point of spere : A Cristofre on his brest of silver
shene . An horne he bare , the baudrik was of grene , A forster was he sothely as
I gesse .
... John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) And on that other side a gaie daggère ,
Harneised wel , and sharpe as point of spere : A Cristofre on his brest of silver
shene . An horne he bare , the baudrik was of grene , A forster was he sothely as
I gesse .
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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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