A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens, Volume 2Charles Griffin & Company, 1871 - English language |
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... known to have been occasionally infringed ; and there is reason to believe that after a few years it began to be pretty frequently and openly disregarded . This would appear to have been the case from a new ordinance of the Lords and ...
... known to have been occasionally infringed ; and there is reason to believe that after a few years it began to be pretty frequently and openly disregarded . This would appear to have been the case from a new ordinance of the Lords and ...
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... known by his volume of Emblems . His verses are characterized by ingenuity rather than fancy , but , although often absurd , he is seldom dull or languid . There is a good deal of spirit and coarse vigor in some of his pieces , as for ...
... known by his volume of Emblems . His verses are characterized by ingenuity rather than fancy , but , although often absurd , he is seldom dull or languid . There is a good deal of spirit and coarse vigor in some of his pieces , as for ...
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... known , his Journey into France and his ballad of The Fairies ' Farewell . His longest and most curious poem is his Iter Boreale , describing a journey which he took in company with other three university men , probably about 1620 ...
... known , his Journey into France and his ballad of The Fairies ' Farewell . His longest and most curious poem is his Iter Boreale , describing a journey which he took in company with other three university men , probably about 1620 ...
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... known in the country as well as in London . It may be supposed indeed that the town of Bosworth would be one of the first places in which this particular drama was represented out of the metropolis . As a sample of Corbet's humor , we ...
... known in the country as well as in London . It may be supposed indeed that the town of Bosworth would be one of the first places in which this particular drama was represented out of the metropolis . As a sample of Corbet's humor , we ...
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... known as a poet by his tragedy of The Sophy , on the appearance of which Waller remarked that he had broken out like the Irish rebellion , threescore thousand strong , when nobody was aware or in the least suspected it . Cooper's Hill ...
... known as a poet by his tragedy of The Sophy , on the appearance of which Waller remarked that he had broken out like the Irish rebellion , threescore thousand strong , when nobody was aware or in the least suspected it . Cooper's Hill ...
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