A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 էջ |
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... century . In the opening chapter of the various Eras I have ventured to add to the simple history of our Literature what I believe to be a novelty in a book of this kind . Recognising the value of such pictures to the student of ...
... century . In the opening chapter of the various Eras I have ventured to add to the simple history of our Literature what I believe to be a novelty in a book of this kind . Recognising the value of such pictures to the student of ...
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... ...... IN 1784 A.D. 294 Century II . James Thomson ..... ............................................. . 301 III . Samuel Richardson ................... 306 IV . Henry Fielding ... 311 316 V. Tobias Smollett ... VI . Thomas ...
... ...... IN 1784 A.D. 294 Century II . James Thomson ..... ............................................. . 301 III . Samuel Richardson ................... 306 IV . Henry Fielding ... 311 316 V. Tobias Smollett ... VI . Thomas ...
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... century . The Psalter of Cashel , the oldest existing manuscript of the Irish literature , is a collection of metrical legends , sung by the bards , which was compiled towards the end of the ninth century , by a man who seems to have ...
... century . The Psalter of Cashel , the oldest existing manuscript of the Irish literature , is a collection of metrical legends , sung by the bards , which was compiled towards the end of the ninth century , by a man who seems to have ...
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... century , still remain . The Welsh Triads , some of which are ascribed to writers of the thir- teenth century , are sets of historical events and moral proverbs , arranged in groups of three . Both in these and in the ballads of the ...
... century , still remain . The Welsh Triads , some of which are ascribed to writers of the thir- teenth century , are sets of historical events and moral proverbs , arranged in groups of three . Both in these and in the ballads of the ...
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... centuries . Archbishop of Canterbury , named Plegmund , drawing largely from Bede , is said to have compiled the work up to 891. It was then carried on in various monasteries until 1154 , when the registers ceased to be kept . As a work ...
... centuries . Archbishop of Canterbury , named Plegmund , drawing largely from Bede , is said to have compiled the work up to 891. It was then carried on in various monasteries until 1154 , when the registers ceased to be kept . As a work ...
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A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1866 |
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