History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... latter country was of course a little later in exhibiting native writers of all the various orders . Thus the time of Chau- cer and of genuine poetry in England , was that in which Scotland first produced rhyming chroniclers ; while the ...
... latter country was of course a little later in exhibiting native writers of all the various orders . Thus the time of Chau- cer and of genuine poetry in England , was that in which Scotland first produced rhyming chroniclers ; while the ...
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... latter is a metaphorical view of the pro- gress of human life . It is worthy of notice , that there is a remarkable resemblance between the former of these allegories and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , which was written about a century ...
... latter is a metaphorical view of the pro- gress of human life . It is worthy of notice , that there is a remarkable resemblance between the former of these allegories and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , which was written about a century ...
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... latter subject , was published in 1553 , by THOMAS WILSON of Cam- bridge , under the title of The Art of Rhetoric ; it was a work of some merit . Another distinguished instructive writer of this age , was ROGER ASCHAM , preceptor to ...
... latter subject , was published in 1553 , by THOMAS WILSON of Cam- bridge , under the title of The Art of Rhetoric ; it was a work of some merit . Another distinguished instructive writer of this age , was ROGER ASCHAM , preceptor to ...
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... latter part of the reign of Elizabeth , and contain some lyrical poetry of the greatest merit , without any author's name . As a specimen of one of the forms DANIEL . 29 of composition , and one of the 28 FROM 1558 TO 1649 .
... latter part of the reign of Elizabeth , and contain some lyrical poetry of the greatest merit , without any author's name . As a specimen of one of the forms DANIEL . 29 of composition , and one of the 28 FROM 1558 TO 1649 .
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... latter country . An acquaintance with the writings of the Elizabethan poets guided the style , if it did not prompt the genius , of WILLIAM DRUMMOND of Hawthornden ( 1585-1649 ) , who , at his pleasant and retired seat near Edinburgh ...
... latter country . An acquaintance with the writings of the Elizabethan poets guided the style , if it did not prompt the genius , of WILLIAM DRUMMOND of Hawthornden ( 1585-1649 ) , who , at his pleasant and retired seat near Edinburgh ...
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