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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Page 13
In a finer strain , a lover of the same age celebrates his mistress as the most
beautiful female between “ Lyncolne and Londe : ” and , with more natural
elegance and feeling than are found in many modern love - songs , goes on to
say , When ...
In a finer strain , a lover of the same age celebrates his mistress as the most
beautiful female between “ Lyncolne and Londe : ” and , with more natural
elegance and feeling than are found in many modern love - songs , goes on to
say , When ...
Page 61
... and before the chilling mediocre " Ancient Gower . ” The principal works of
Lydgate are , The History of Thebes , The Fall of Princes , and The Siege of Troy .
The following passage , pointed out by Gray , has great sweetness and feeling ...
... and before the chilling mediocre " Ancient Gower . ” The principal works of
Lydgate are , The History of Thebes , The Fall of Princes , and The Siege of Troy .
The following passage , pointed out by Gray , has great sweetness and feeling ...
Page 83
A Scottish poem or romance of this date , or perhaps earlier , which has been
entitled “ The Mourning Maiden , ” possesses more refinement of sentiment and
truth of feeling than we are prepared to expect . And it was a considerable time ...
A Scottish poem or romance of this date , or perhaps earlier , which has been
entitled “ The Mourning Maiden , ” possesses more refinement of sentiment and
truth of feeling than we are prepared to expect . And it was a considerable time ...
Page 90
... could in any degree feel the delicacy of this old ballad , durst profane its
intrinsic beauty . All attempts to modernize the elder poets have ever failed more
or less . Dryden has often smoothed the lines of Chaucer , while he lopped or
distorted ...
... could in any degree feel the delicacy of this old ballad , durst profane its
intrinsic beauty . All attempts to modernize the elder poets have ever failed more
or less . Dryden has often smoothed the lines of Chaucer , while he lopped or
distorted ...
Page 113
His wit in early life was as agreeable to the King as his talents for business were
afterwards useful ; yet he lived to feel and declare , “ that all is vanity and vexation
of spirit . ” His important services to the state abroad could not save him from ...
His wit in early life was as agreeable to the King as his talents for business were
afterwards useful ; yet he lived to feel and declare , “ that all is vanity and vexation
of spirit . ” His important services to the state abroad could not save him from ...
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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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