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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... golden treasury of exquisite models , of graceful fancies , of fine inventions , of beautiful diction , this one little volume would have formed to such a youth as Robert Burns , in the days when at home and afield , in labour and at ...
... golden treasury of exquisite models , of graceful fancies , of fine inventions , of beautiful diction , this one little volume would have formed to such a youth as Robert Burns , in the days when at home and afield , in labour and at ...
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... Golden Le . ... 151 ib . gacy ..... ROBERT SOUTHWELL ...... Love's Servile Lot 152 ... 153 ib . ... 154 CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ............ The Passionate Shepherd to his Mistress ............. 155 JOSEPH HALL ... A Travelled Gentleman ...
... Golden Le . ... 151 ib . gacy ..... ROBERT SOUTHWELL ...... Love's Servile Lot 152 ... 153 ib . ... 154 CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ............ The Passionate Shepherd to his Mistress ............. 155 JOSEPH HALL ... A Travelled Gentleman ...
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... golden cups . There were three hundred and sixty - three adorned with chains of gold ; but of those who , filled with wine , rushed on to the fight , only three escaped , who hewed their way with the sword ; the warrior of Acna , Conan ...
... golden cups . There were three hundred and sixty - three adorned with chains of gold ; but of those who , filled with wine , rushed on to the fight , only three escaped , who hewed their way with the sword ; the warrior of Acna , Conan ...
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... golden chain which links Chaucer to modern times , was John Lydgate , who is supposed to have been born about 1375. He was a monk , and lived in the Abbey of Bury ; a scholar accóm- plished in all the learning of his time , and familiar ...
... golden chain which links Chaucer to modern times , was John Lydgate , who is supposed to have been born about 1375. He was a monk , and lived in the Abbey of Bury ; a scholar accóm- plished in all the learning of his time , and familiar ...
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... golden hair and rich attire , In fret - wise couched with pearlis white , And greate balas ( a ) lemyng ( b ) as the fire , With many an emerald and fair saphire , And , on her head a chaplet fresh of hue , Of plumis , parted red , and ...
... golden hair and rich attire , In fret - wise couched with pearlis white , And greate balas ( a ) lemyng ( b ) as the fire , With many an emerald and fair saphire , And , on her head a chaplet fresh of hue , Of plumis , parted red , and ...
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