Lectures on English Poetry: To the Time of MiltonWhittaker, 1837 - 118 էջ |
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... writing were general accomplishments , and man was dependant on his memory , the convenience of retaining verse in the recollection rendered it popular . Neither was its influence forgotten . As it has more nerve and power than prose ...
... writing were general accomplishments , and man was dependant on his memory , the convenience of retaining verse in the recollection rendered it popular . Neither was its influence forgotten . As it has more nerve and power than prose ...
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... books that issued from the press in the early days of typo- graphy , that the merit of the author was well appreciated , and that writings which had passed through so many editions must have been popularly read , and as generally ...
... books that issued from the press in the early days of typo- graphy , that the merit of the author was well appreciated , and that writings which had passed through so many editions must have been popularly read , and as generally ...
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... writings are not regarded in the present day with the favor lavished on them by the author's contemporaries . QUARLES , the puritan , wrote with much nerve and intensity , but with the gloom and spirit of his sect . His verses were ...
... writings are not regarded in the present day with the favor lavished on them by the author's contemporaries . QUARLES , the puritan , wrote with much nerve and intensity , but with the gloom and spirit of his sect . His verses were ...
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... poetry was written with greater system and design , the ruggedness of Quarles ' compositions caused them to fall into disrepute ; but they have survived this temporary neglect , and his ... writings present a mass of wire - drawn 45.
... poetry was written with greater system and design , the ruggedness of Quarles ' compositions caused them to fall into disrepute ; but they have survived this temporary neglect , and his ... writings present a mass of wire - drawn 45.
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To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. WITHERS ' writings present a mass of wire - drawn lines , redeemed by an occasional burst of inspiration , a sensibility , and poetical dreaminess , that tended somewhat to sustain an elegant but ...
To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. WITHERS ' writings present a mass of wire - drawn lines , redeemed by an occasional burst of inspiration , a sensibility , and poetical dreaminess , that tended somewhat to sustain an elegant but ...
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Æneid allusion amidst angels appear battle beautiful Ben Johnson bird bold breath bright Canterbury Tales celebrated characters Chaucer composed composition Comus conceit court dark deep delight dignity doth eloquence English English poetry eternal expression fair fancy feelings flowers fugitive verses gallantry genius Geoffrey Chaucer GILES FLETCHER gloomy glowing gold happy heart heaven heroes hire human images imagination Inner Temple inspiration John of Gaunt King language learning legends light literature lived lofty looked Lord mankind mighty Milton mind minstrels moral muse narration nature night Paradise Lost passions Petrarch poem poet poetical poetry popular proud quaint refined reign religious rendered rhymes rise romance rose rude Saint Brandon sang Satan Saxon sentiment Shakspeare shew songs sonnets soul Spenser spirit stream sublime sustained sweet Temple thee tree truth unto verse virtues wanting wife of Bath wild wings Wynkyn de Worde zeal