History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... respectable place in the libraries of both the devout , and those who read from motives of taste . During the period embraced by the reign of Elizabeth , poetry was cultivated in Scotland by a few individuals , who , if not so ...
... respectable place in the libraries of both the devout , and those who read from motives of taste . During the period embraced by the reign of Elizabeth , poetry was cultivated in Scotland by a few individuals , who , if not so ...
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... respectable celebrity , and may still be referred to for productions of merit . It is remarkable , however , that none of these writers , though most of them seem to have been men of good education , wrote with such pure taste as the ...
... respectable celebrity , and may still be referred to for productions of merit . It is remarkable , however , that none of these writers , though most of them seem to have been men of good education , wrote with such pure taste as the ...
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... respectable tradesman of the city of London . Its novelty consisted in the selection of the subject and characters from com- mon life . In George Barnwell , which was founded upon a popular ballad , he represented most happily the ...
... respectable tradesman of the city of London . Its novelty consisted in the selection of the subject and characters from com- mon life . In George Barnwell , which was founded upon a popular ballad , he represented most happily the ...
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... respectable share of the literary talent usually concentrated in the British metropolis . The earlier part of his life was spent chiefly in England , and in connexion with the Whig faction ; he afterwards became a Tory , and was the ...
... respectable share of the literary talent usually concentrated in the British metropolis . The earlier part of his life was spent chiefly in England , and in connexion with the Whig faction ; he afterwards became a Tory , and was the ...
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... respectable cultivators of those many inferior but useful branches of literary labour , by which the people at large are apt to be benefited . The only historical writer worthy of being mentioned was LAWRENCE ECHARD ( 1671-1730 ) , a ...
... respectable cultivators of those many inferior but useful branches of literary labour , by which the people at large are apt to be benefited . The only historical writer worthy of being mentioned was LAWRENCE ECHARD ( 1671-1730 ) , a ...
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