History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... JOHN GOWER , who wrote moral poetry of considerable merit . The same age produced the two first writers of English prose , SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE , a celebrated traveller , and JOHN WICLIFFE , who distinguished himself by his attempts to ...
... JOHN GOWER , who wrote moral poetry of considerable merit . The same age produced the two first writers of English prose , SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE , a celebrated traveller , and JOHN WICLIFFE , who distinguished himself by his attempts to ...
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... JOHN BARBOUR , archdeacon in the cathe- dral of Aberdeen , and a man of considerable learning . He , about the year 1371 , composed a long poem in eight- syllabled measure , commemorating the adventures of King Robert Bruce . Though ...
... JOHN BARBOUR , archdeacon in the cathe- dral of Aberdeen , and a man of considerable learning . He , about the year 1371 , composed a long poem in eight- syllabled measure , commemorating the adventures of King Robert Bruce . Though ...
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... JOHN LYDGATE , a monk of Bury , was well known for his poetical compositions , which ranged over a great variety of styles . His muse , ' says Warton , in his History of English Poetry , was of universal access ; and he was not only the ...
... JOHN LYDGATE , a monk of Bury , was well known for his poetical compositions , which ranged over a great variety of styles . His muse , ' says Warton , in his History of English Poetry , was of universal access ; and he was not only the ...
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... JOHN FORTESCUE , Chief Justice of the King's Bench under Henry VI . , and a constant adherent of the fortunes of that monarch . Besides several Latin tracts , Chief Jus- tice Fortescue wrote one in the common language , entitled , The ...
... JOHN FORTESCUE , Chief Justice of the King's Bench under Henry VI . , and a constant adherent of the fortunes of that monarch . Besides several Latin tracts , Chief Jus- tice Fortescue wrote one in the common language , entitled , The ...
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... JOHN LELAND , a Protestant clergyman , who , having devoted many years to the study of the antiquities of his native country , wrote a large and valuable work on that subject , entitled an Itinerary , which was not printed till the year ...
... JOHN LELAND , a Protestant clergyman , who , having devoted many years to the study of the antiquities of his native country , wrote a large and valuable work on that subject , entitled an Itinerary , which was not printed till the year ...
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