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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... forth to expatiate in so wide a field of observation . It is stated by Warton , the
historian of English poetry , that at the marriage of Violante , the daughter of the
Duke of Milan , with the Duke of Clarence , Chaucer was introduced to Petrarch .
... forth to expatiate in so wide a field of observation . It is stated by Warton , the
historian of English poetry , that at the marriage of Violante , the daughter of the
Duke of Milan , with the Duke of Clarence , Chaucer was introduced to Petrarch .
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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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confessing her love amidst a scene of felicity has been pointed out in succession
by Warton , and all his followers through the fields of English poetry :And as the
newe abashid nightingale , That stinteth ( a ) first when she beginneth sing ...
confessing her love amidst a scene of felicity has been pointed out in succession
by Warton , and all his followers through the fields of English poetry :And as the
newe abashid nightingale , That stinteth ( a ) first when she beginneth sing ...
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... they abuse the Dominicans , but promise him sal . vation without the creed for
money . He leaves them with indignation , and finds an honest poor ploughman
in the field , and tells him how he had been disappointed by the four orders .
... they abuse the Dominicans , but promise him sal . vation without the creed for
money . He leaves them with indignation , and finds an honest poor ploughman
in the field , and tells him how he had been disappointed by the four orders .
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... lycht of deliverance , Reid of his cullour as the ruby glance , In field of gold he
stude full mychtely With floure de lucis sirculit ( 6 ) lustely . He is appointed by
Nature King of the Beasts , and counselled not to let the stronger animals trample
on ...
... lycht of deliverance , Reid of his cullour as the ruby glance , In field of gold he
stude full mychtely With floure de lucis sirculit ( 6 ) lustely . He is appointed by
Nature King of the Beasts , and counselled not to let the stronger animals trample
on ...
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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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