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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... fantastic imagery of oriental fiction with the wilder spells and incantations of the
north ; and that it may have been largely indebted to every known source , save
the classic poetry of Greece and Rome , to which , till a comparatively late period
...
... fantastic imagery of oriental fiction with the wilder spells and incantations of the
north ; and that it may have been largely indebted to every known source , save
the classic poetry of Greece and Rome , to which , till a comparatively late period
...
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... attached to the court of the Conqueror and his successors enriched the
literature of the period with some original productions , and many romances and
lays from the minstrelsy of Provence , England could boast of no native poetry till ,
in the ...
... attached to the court of the Conqueror and his successors enriched the
literature of the period with some original productions , and many romances and
lays from the minstrelsy of Provence , England could boast of no native poetry till ,
in the ...
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Troilus and Creseide , which Chaucer calls a Litel Tragedy , is said to have been
the favourite poem of Sir Philip Sydney ; and “ was probably , ” says Mr Campbell
, “ next to the Canterbury Tales , the most popular poem in England till the reign ...
Troilus and Creseide , which Chaucer calls a Litel Tragedy , is said to have been
the favourite poem of Sir Philip Sydney ; and “ was probably , ” says Mr Campbell
, “ next to the Canterbury Tales , the most popular poem in England till the reign ...
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... till Jesu Crist him hent , ( g ) He had a crois of laton ( h ) ful of stones , And in a
glas he haddè piggès bones . But with these relikes , wbanne that he fond A
pourè persone dwelling up on lond , Upon a day he gat him more moneie Than
that ...
... till Jesu Crist him hent , ( g ) He had a crois of laton ( h ) ful of stones , And in a
glas he haddè piggès bones . But with these relikes , wbanne that he fond A
pourè persone dwelling up on lond , Upon a day he gat him more moneie Than
that ...
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Cupid leads on another group , with Bacchus , the gladder of the table ; and this
brilliant assemblage dance under the trees , and sing love - ditties to the harp
and lute , till , incited by Venus , they attack the poet , who is defended by Reason
...
Cupid leads on another group , with Bacchus , the gladder of the table ; and this
brilliant assemblage dance under the trees , and sing love - ditties to the harp
and lute , till , incited by Venus , they attack the poet , who is defended by Reason
...
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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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