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Verses to Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . Description
and Praise of his Love , Geraldine . . . . . . 111 SIR THOMAS WYATT . . . . . To bis
Mistress . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 On his Returne from Spaine . . . . Of the Mean and
Sure ...
Verses to Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . Description
and Praise of his Love , Geraldine . . . . . . 111 SIR THOMAS WYATT . . . . . To bis
Mistress . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 On his Returne from Spaine . . . . Of the Mean and
Sure ...
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512 The Voice of Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Miss LANDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 Ballad of Cresentius . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib . Extracts from the Improvisatrice .
512 The Voice of Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Miss LANDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 Ballad of Cresentius . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib . Extracts from the Improvisatrice .
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ed than to classic models ; and though it is as impossible to discover the
particular source to which a poet owes his first inspiration , as to tell to what
fertilizing shower or nourishing dew of a long favourable spring the tree has put
forth its buds ...
ed than to classic models ; and though it is as impossible to discover the
particular source to which a poet owes his first inspiration , as to tell to what
fertilizing shower or nourishing dew of a long favourable spring the tree has put
forth its buds ...
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His berde was well begonning for to spring . His throte was as a trompet
thondiring . Upon his hede he wered , of laurer grene A garlond freshe , and
lustie for to sene . Upon his honde he bore for his delite An egle tame , as ony
lilie white .
His berde was well begonning for to spring . His throte was as a trompet
thondiring . Upon his hede he wered , of laurer grene A garlond freshe , and
lustie for to sene . Upon his honde he bore for his delite An egle tame , as ony
lilie white .
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It opens with a fine description of the return of spring . The young May , who is
personified with many touches of beauty , stands by the bed of the poet , and com
. mands him to rise to sing her praises , as had been his wont in former years .
It opens with a fine description of the return of spring . The young May , who is
personified with many touches of beauty , stands by the bed of the poet , and com
. mands him to rise to sing her praises , as had been his wont in former years .
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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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