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... famous lover of old tradition and romance , gave them to the world in the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border . It is from this collection that four of the ballads here printed are chosen , and it is to this collection that every lover of ...
... famous lover of old tradition and romance , gave them to the world in the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border . It is from this collection that four of the ballads here printed are chosen , and it is to this collection that every lover of ...
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... famous poem , The Faerie Queene . Raleigh was so delighted with the work that he carried the author off to the English court , where Spenser dedicated so much of it as he had finished to " the most magnificent Empress Elizabeth . " He ...
... famous poem , The Faerie Queene . Raleigh was so delighted with the work that he carried the author off to the English court , where Spenser dedicated so much of it as he had finished to " the most magnificent Empress Elizabeth . " He ...
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... me prov'd , I never writ , nor no man ever lov'd . ΙΟ 5 5 ΙΟ AN ELIZABETHAN MISCELLANY THE age of Elizabeth is famous in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 45 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds' 444 When in the chronicle of wasted time' CXVI.
... me prov'd , I never writ , nor no man ever lov'd . ΙΟ 5 5 ΙΟ AN ELIZABETHAN MISCELLANY THE age of Elizabeth is famous in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 45 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds' 444 When in the chronicle of wasted time' CXVI.
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... famous in English literature not only for the great names of Spenser and Shakespeare , but for the number and excellence of its minor poets . England was at that time , as some one has prettily said , “ a nest of singing birds . " There ...
... famous in English literature not only for the great names of Spenser and Shakespeare , but for the number and excellence of its minor poets . England was at that time , as some one has prettily said , “ a nest of singing birds . " There ...
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... famous England stood , With his brave brother ; Clarence , in steel so bright , Though but a maiden knight , Yet in that furious fight Scarce such another . Warwick in blood did wade , Oxford the foe invade , And cruel slaughter made ...
... famous England stood , With his brave brother ; Clarence , in steel so bright , Though but a maiden knight , Yet in that furious fight Scarce such another . Warwick in blood did wade , Oxford the foe invade , And cruel slaughter made ...
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ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE ballads battle beauty bird blow brave breath bright Buccleuch called castle charm Chaucer church cloud dead dear death deep doth Douglas earth England English English poetry Excalibur eyes Faerie Queene fair fame famous father fear fell fight flowers friends grave Greek mythology hand hath hear heard heart heaven Il Penseroso King King Arthur Kinmont Willie L'Allegro land light LINE live London look loud lyric Melancholy Milton mirth moon morning never night o'er Otterbourne play pleasure poem poetry poets Queen ROBERT HERRICK rose round sail Scotch Scottish Scottish Border Shakespeare ship sigh sing Sir Bedivere sir Patrick Spens sleep smile song sonnet soul sound Spenser spirit stars sweet sword thee thine Thomas thou thought town verse Victorian voice WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR wild wind word youth ΙΟ