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... than is likely to appear in all the periodical volumes that shall be published in
Britain for the next hundred years . There are many living , or recent writers , from
which it would have been agreeable to select much more iv ADVERTISEMENT .
... than is likely to appear in all the periodical volumes that shall be published in
Britain for the next hundred years . There are many living , or recent writers , from
which it would have been agreeable to select much more iv ADVERTISEMENT .
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SPECIMENS OF LYRICAL , NARRATIVE , AND DESCRIPTIVE POETRY , FROM
LIVING AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . ib . . . . . . . . . . . ib . Lines prefixed to the White Doe of Rylstone .
SPECIMENS OF LYRICAL , NARRATIVE , AND DESCRIPTIVE POETRY , FROM
LIVING AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . ib . . . . . . . . . . . ib . Lines prefixed to the White Doe of Rylstone .
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The first productions of Chaucer were allegories ; for such was the taste of the
period in which he lived ; and his “ Flower and the Leaf ” will survive while the
language endures as the fairy dream of a youthful poet . But Chaucer was
eminently ...
The first productions of Chaucer were allegories ; for such was the taste of the
period in which he lived ; and his “ Flower and the Leaf ” will survive while the
language endures as the fairy dream of a youthful poet . But Chaucer was
eminently ...
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... it may be proper to glance at the progress of society and literature before the
birth , and during the previous ( a ) Swoon . ( 6 ) Then awaked . ( c ) Sighed .
lifetime of Chaucer , who had now lived sixtythree years ENGLISH POETRY . 11.
... it may be proper to glance at the progress of society and literature before the
birth , and during the previous ( a ) Swoon . ( 6 ) Then awaked . ( c ) Sighed .
lifetime of Chaucer , who had now lived sixtythree years ENGLISH POETRY . 11.
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lifetime of Chaucer , who had now lived sixtythree years , and been known as an
author for more than half of that time . The birth of Chaucer , about the year 1328 ,
is not much below the period when the complete amalgamation of the Norman ...
lifetime of Chaucer , who had now lived sixtythree years , and been known as an
author for more than half of that time . The birth of Chaucer , about the year 1328 ,
is not much below the period when the complete amalgamation of the Norman ...
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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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