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verning passion of Skelton . His turbulence and scurrility , which kept him
embroiled through life , drove him at last to claim the protection of the sanctuary
of Westminster ; in which the first English libeller died in merited contempt and
obscurity .
verning passion of Skelton . His turbulence and scurrility , which kept him
embroiled through life , drove him at last to claim the protection of the sanctuary
of Westminster ; in which the first English libeller died in merited contempt and
obscurity .
Page 104
often breaks out in his verses with marks of sensibility at least as authentic as
those with which he has celebrated the beauty of Geraldine , or the depth and
constancy of the passion she inspired . With the young Duke of Richmond Surrey
...
often breaks out in his verses with marks of sensibility at least as authentic as
those with which he has celebrated the beauty of Geraldine , or the depth and
constancy of the passion she inspired . With the young Duke of Richmond Surrey
...
Page 105
lebrated adept in natural magic , Cornelius Agrippa , who showed him in a mirror
the image of his beloved Geraldine reclining sick on a couch , and reading by a
taper one of his most passionate sonnets . Even Geraldine herself has been ...
lebrated adept in natural magic , Cornelius Agrippa , who showed him in a mirror
the image of his beloved Geraldine reclining sick on a couch , and reading by a
taper one of his most passionate sonnets . Even Geraldine herself has been ...
Page 108
The romance of his character , the mystery of his passion , and above all his
unjust death in the flower of his age , have thrown an interest around the verse of
Surrey which belongs rather to the man than the poet . That criticism would be
cold ...
The romance of his character , the mystery of his passion , and above all his
unjust death in the flower of his age , have thrown an interest around the verse of
Surrey which belongs rather to the man than the poet . That criticism would be
cold ...
Page 111
... surpassing him in terseness and moral vigour . Surrey ' s love - verses spring
from passion and unaffected impulse , refined by gallantry , and animated by a
WYATT . 111 Description and Praise of his Love, Geraldine SIR THOMAS
WYATT.
... surpassing him in terseness and moral vigour . Surrey ' s love - verses spring
from passion and unaffected impulse , refined by gallantry , and animated by a
WYATT . 111 Description and Praise of his Love, Geraldine SIR THOMAS
WYATT.
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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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