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Page 101
From this date the continuous stream of English poetry flows down free and
uninterrupted . It rose at once a lake ... the scanty rills and tributary streams ,
which fell into its channels in its lengthened course , it burst away in impetuous
grandeur .
From this date the continuous stream of English poetry flows down free and
uninterrupted . It rose at once a lake ... the scanty rills and tributary streams ,
which fell into its channels in its lengthened course , it burst away in impetuous
grandeur .
Page 102
But much delight is still to be gained in following the downward course of this
noble stream through many a lovely and unexplored region . Even when
confined within circumscribed limits , the exquisite neatness , grace , and finish of
its ...
But much delight is still to be gained in following the downward course of this
noble stream through many a lovely and unexplored region . Even when
confined within circumscribed limits , the exquisite neatness , grace , and finish of
its ...
Page 122
Then looking upward to the Heaven ' s leams , With Nightè ' s stars thick powder '
d every where , Whịch erst so glisten ' d with the golden streams , That cheerful
Phæbus spread down from his sphere , Beholding dark oppressing day so near ...
Then looking upward to the Heaven ' s leams , With Nightè ' s stars thick powder '
d every where , Whịch erst so glisten ' d with the golden streams , That cheerful
Phæbus spread down from his sphere , Beholding dark oppressing day so near ...
Page 127
... formed himself on the catholic taste of our elder poets , “ we wander in another
world among ideal beings . The poet takes us and lays us in the lap of a lovelier
nature , by the sound of softer streams , among greener hills and fairer valleys .
... formed himself on the catholic taste of our elder poets , “ we wander in another
world among ideal beings . The poet takes us and lays us in the lap of a lovelier
nature , by the sound of softer streams , among greener hills and fairer valleys .
Page 140
... Like empty shadowes , did afflict my brayne ) Walkt forth to ease my payne
Along the shoare of silver streaming Themmes ; Whose rutty bank , the which his
river hemmes , Was paynted all with variable flowers , And all the meades adornd
...
... Like empty shadowes , did afflict my brayne ) Walkt forth to ease my payne
Along the shoare of silver streaming Themmes ; Whose rutty bank , the which his
river hemmes , Was paynted all with variable flowers , And all the meades adornd
...
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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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