History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... sentiment . It differs from the generality of minstrel poems , in its bearing the appear- ance of an unaffected narration , and in its metre , which is of the kind called epic - that is , a series of rhymed coup- lets , in lines of ten ...
... sentiment . It differs from the generality of minstrel poems , in its bearing the appear- ance of an unaffected narration , and in its metre , which is of the kind called epic - that is , a series of rhymed coup- lets , in lines of ten ...
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... sentiment and spirit , a command of phraseology , and a fertility of imagination , not to be found in any English poet since Chaucer and Lydgate . Perhaps the explanation of this seeming mys- tery is , that the influences which operated ...
... sentiment and spirit , a command of phraseology , and a fertility of imagination , not to be found in any English poet since Chaucer and Lydgate . Perhaps the explanation of this seeming mys- tery is , that the influences which operated ...
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... sentiments , unknown before , and of the richest and most interesting kind . Among other circumstances favourable to literature at this period , must be reckoned the encouragement given to it by Queen Elizabeth , who was herself very ...
... sentiments , unknown before , and of the richest and most interesting kind . Among other circumstances favourable to literature at this period , must be reckoned the encouragement given to it by Queen Elizabeth , who was herself very ...
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... sentiment , as well as of information and of philo- sophy , lay ready for the use of those who possessed the gift , and was appropriated accordingly . As might be expected , where there was less rule of art than opulence of materials ...
... sentiment , as well as of information and of philo- sophy , lay ready for the use of those who possessed the gift , and was appropriated accordingly . As might be expected , where there was less rule of art than opulence of materials ...
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... sentiments and ideas , personified in the same way , the whole bearing the appearance of a chivalrous tale . The work , though upon the whole too tedious for the gene- rality of modern readers , is justly regarded as one of the greatest ...
... sentiments and ideas , personified in the same way , the whole bearing the appearance of a chivalrous tale . The work , though upon the whole too tedious for the gene- rality of modern readers , is justly regarded as one of the greatest ...
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