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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149 The Shepherd to the Flowers . . . . . . . . ib . The Nymph ' s Reply to the
Passionate Shepherd . . . THOMAS LODGE . . . Rosalind ' s Madrigal . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib . From the Romance called Euphues ' s Golden Le . gacy .
149 The Shepherd to the Flowers . . . . . . . . ib . The Nymph ' s Reply to the
Passionate Shepherd . . . THOMAS LODGE . . . Rosalind ' s Madrigal . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib . From the Romance called Euphues ' s Golden Le . gacy .
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historian of gallantry and chivalry , travelled from one brilliant court to another
blazoning the magnificent spectacles which he promoted and witnessed , or at
the castle of Gaston de Foix , the flower of modern chivalry , read romances and ...
historian of gallantry and chivalry , travelled from one brilliant court to another
blazoning the magnificent spectacles which he promoted and witnessed , or at
the castle of Gaston de Foix , the flower of modern chivalry , read romances and ...
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The first productions of Chaucer were allegories ; for such was the taste of the
period in which he lived ; and his “ Flower and the Leaf ” will survive while the
language endures as the fairy dream of a youthful poet . But Chaucer was
eminently ...
The first productions of Chaucer were allegories ; for such was the taste of the
period in which he lived ; and his “ Flower and the Leaf ” will survive while the
language endures as the fairy dream of a youthful poet . But Chaucer was
eminently ...
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Of Christendom he ber the flower ; The pope is to his chaumbre wende For dole
he mihte ne speke na more ; Ant aftur cardinales he sende ( a ) Sithes , often .
That muche couthen of Cristes lore . Both the lasse ENGLISH POETRY . 17.
Of Christendom he ber the flower ; The pope is to his chaumbre wende For dole
he mihte ne speke na more ; Ant aftur cardinales he sende ( a ) Sithes , often .
That muche couthen of Cristes lore . Both the lasse ENGLISH POETRY . 17.
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... spray , Melland their notes with seemly soun , For softness of the sweet
seasoun ; And leaves of the branches spreeds , And bloomis bright beside them
breeds , And fieldis strewed are with flowers , Well savouring of ENGLISH
POETRY . 21.
... spray , Melland their notes with seemly soun , For softness of the sweet
seasoun ; And leaves of the branches spreeds , And bloomis bright beside them
breeds , And fieldis strewed are with flowers , Well savouring of ENGLISH
POETRY . 21.
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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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