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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... and other “ Lyric singers of our high - souled land ”since their place is
necessarily occupied by yet nobler names — by those of Dunbar , James I . ,
Douglas , Barbour , and Lyndsay - names that ought to be better known among
us . To that ...
... and other “ Lyric singers of our high - souled land ”since their place is
necessarily occupied by yet nobler names — by those of Dunbar , James I . ,
Douglas , Barbour , and Lyndsay - names that ought to be better known among
us . To that ...
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But Chaucer was eminently what the old romances call “ a man of middle earth ; ”
and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field
better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his HISTORY OF ...
But Chaucer was eminently what the old romances call “ a man of middle earth ; ”
and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field
better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his HISTORY OF ...
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... better been at “ hame , ” is exactly the same with that of sage Dan Robert . After
the Reformation , a satirical poet says ,With us it was merry When we went to
Bery , * And to our Lady of Grace ; To the blond of Hayles , Where no good cheer
...
... better been at “ hame , ” is exactly the same with that of sage Dan Robert . After
the Reformation , a satirical poet says ,With us it was merry When we went to
Bery , * And to our Lady of Grace ; To the blond of Hayles , Where no good cheer
...
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Thereto he strong was as a champioun , And knew wel the tavèrnes in every toun
, And every hosteler and gay tapstère , Better than a lazar or a beggère , For unto
swiche a worthy man as he Accordeth nought , as by his facultè , To haven ( h ) ...
Thereto he strong was as a champioun , And knew wel the tavèrnes in every toun
, And every hosteler and gay tapstère , Better than a lazar or a beggère , For unto
swiche a worthy man as he Accordeth nought , as by his facultè , To haven ( h ) ...
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His pourchas ( 6 ) was wel better than his rent . And rage he coude as it hadde
ben a whelp , In lovèda yes , ( c ) ther coude he mochel help . For ther was he nat
like a cloisterere , With thredbare cope , as is a poure scolere , But he was like a ...
His pourchas ( 6 ) was wel better than his rent . And rage he coude as it hadde
ben a whelp , In lovèda yes , ( c ) ther coude he mochel help . For ther was he nat
like a cloisterere , With thredbare cope , as is a poure scolere , But he was like a ...
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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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