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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... Italy arose ; And tedious years of Gothic darkness past , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last : Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , And show far off their shining plumes again . It is not surprising that no great genius ...
... Italy arose ; And tedious years of Gothic darkness past , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last : Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , And show far off their shining plumes again . It is not surprising that no great genius ...
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... Italy , and their cultivation of Italian literature - which , under the fostering patronage of the family of Medici , had flourished , while that of France and England stood still , if it did not retro- grade - were important ...
... Italy , and their cultivation of Italian literature - which , under the fostering patronage of the family of Medici , had flourished , while that of France and England stood still , if it did not retro- grade - were important ...
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... Italy , and it is presumed became acquainted with Tasso . On his return he was imme- diately taken into favour by Queen Elizabeth , who sent him as ambassador to Vienna , with a secret mission to unite the Protestant states of the ...
... Italy , and it is presumed became acquainted with Tasso . On his return he was imme- diately taken into favour by Queen Elizabeth , who sent him as ambassador to Vienna , with a secret mission to unite the Protestant states of the ...
Page 145
... Italian conceits , and the false taste of his models . He dealt in real existences , and into the inventions of the poet carried the spirit of the man and the soldier . Many evidences of his natural good taste remain in his Defence of ...
... Italian conceits , and the false taste of his models . He dealt in real existences , and into the inventions of the poet carried the spirit of the man and the soldier . Many evidences of his natural good taste remain in his Defence of ...
Page 347
... Italy , Germany , and Switzerland , mostly on foot , and with very slender means . From Switzerland he transmitted the outline of THE TRAVELLER to his brother Henry . While abroad , Goldsmith lost his uncle and benefactor , Mr Contarine ...
... Italy , Germany , and Switzerland , mostly on foot , and with very slender means . From Switzerland he transmitted the outline of THE TRAVELLER to his brother Henry . While abroad , Goldsmith lost his uncle and benefactor , Mr Contarine ...
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