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 character of the bard or scald soon merged in that of the priest ; and
devotional invocations , versified legends , and histories of saints , displaced the
heroic ballads and battlehymns of their northern ancestors , though the ancient
Gothic ...
The character of the bard or scald soon merged in that of the priest ; and
devotional invocations , versified legends , and histories of saints , displaced the
heroic ballads and battlehymns of their northern ancestors , though the ancient
Gothic ...
Page 15
... the private character of the prelate : - - He lovede moche to hear the harpe , For
man ' s witte yt maketh sharpe . Next hys chamber , besyde hys study , His harper
' s chamber was fast the by ; Many times by nightes and dayes , He had solace ...
... the private character of the prelate : - - He lovede moche to hear the harpe , For
man ' s witte yt maketh sharpe . Next hys chamber , besyde hys study , His harper
' s chamber was fast the by ; Many times by nightes and dayes , He had solace ...
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... used indirectly at very remote periods of English history , it was first vigorously
applied by Longlande and Wickliffe , and incidentally by Chaucer , who is not
without title to the character of an early reformer , which has been claimed for him
.
... used indirectly at very remote periods of English history , it was first vigorously
applied by Longlande and Wickliffe , and incidentally by Chaucer , who is not
without title to the character of an early reformer , which has been claimed for him
.
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Each pilgrim having engaged , at the suggestion of the host of the Tabard , to
relate a story , and every tale being most felicitously adapted to the character of
the narrator , the sentiment is as it were re - doubled , and the interest is never ...
Each pilgrim having engaged , at the suggestion of the host of the Tabard , to
relate a story , and every tale being most felicitously adapted to the character of
the narrator , the sentiment is as it were re - doubled , and the interest is never ...
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His genius has the accuracy of instinct in penetrating the hidden recesses of
character . His Wife of Bath has more genuine humour than Dame Quickly , and
more truth of character . The Knight is a model of the noble - minded soldier and ...
His genius has the accuracy of instinct in penetrating the hidden recesses of
character . His Wife of Bath has more genuine humour than Dame Quickly , and
more truth of character . The Knight is a model of the noble - minded soldier and ...
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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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