Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Том 1Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807 - 449 страница "These volumes are intended to accompany Mr. Ellis's ... Specimens of the early English poets. That series concludes with reign of Charles II, this begins with that of James his successor."-- Preface. |
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... verse of some kind or other is found also . Wherever any of the Gothick , or any of the Romance languages was spoken ; that is , in every country of modern Europe , except the Slavonick con- fines of barbarism which have never yet been ...
... verse of some kind or other is found also . Wherever any of the Gothick , or any of the Romance languages was spoken ; that is , in every country of modern Europe , except the Slavonick con- fines of barbarism which have never yet been ...
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... all times preserved in both , a costume and character of our own . The poems anteriour to Chaucer , are , without exception all , of those kinds which are , indigenous everywhere ; legends , hymns , verse- chronicles and xiii.
... all times preserved in both , a costume and character of our own . The poems anteriour to Chaucer , are , without exception all , of those kinds which are , indigenous everywhere ; legends , hymns , verse- chronicles and xiii.
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... verse was useful ; but it is impossible not to regret , that the time bestowed upon this long and wearying rigmarole , had not been employed upon the Canterbury Tales . Most of the poems before his time were composed in short lines , as ...
... verse was useful ; but it is impossible not to regret , that the time bestowed upon this long and wearying rigmarole , had not been employed upon the Canterbury Tales . Most of the poems before his time were composed in short lines , as ...
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... verses should consist of a certain number of feet , or like the modern Improvisatori was satisfied , so they were me- lodious , without restricting himself to any laws , either of length or cadence . I am inclined to think that this was ...
... verses should consist of a certain number of feet , or like the modern Improvisatori was satisfied , so they were me- lodious , without restricting himself to any laws , either of length or cadence . I am inclined to think that this was ...
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... verses of Stephen Hawes are as full of barbarous ses- quipedalian Latinisms , as the prose of the Rambler ; but the mixture was too maccaronick for English ears , and never became fashionable . It succeeded better in Scotland ; there it ...
... verses of Stephen Hawes are as full of barbarous ses- quipedalian Latinisms , as the prose of the Rambler ; but the mixture was too maccaronick for English ears , and never became fashionable . It succeeded better in Scotland ; there it ...
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bards beauteous beauty blest bliss breast breath bright Charles charms CONSTANTIA GRIERSON CURSTY dear death delight despair divine dost Dryden dull e'er eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame fond fools George GEORGE SEWELL GEORGE STEPNEY give glory grace grave grief happy heart Heaven honour hopes inspire James JANE BRERETON John JOHN OLDMIXON John Vanbrugh JOSIAH RELPH joys king labour live Lord lover MARY BARBER mighty mind mourn Muse ne'er never NICHOLAS AMHURST night numbers nymph o'er pain passion pleasure poems poetry Poets praise pride rage reign RICHARDSON PACK rise SAMUEL WESLEY sense shade shew shine sighs sing smile soft SONG soul strain sweet taste tears thee things Thomas THOMAS D'URFEY THOMAS YALDEN thou thought thro tongue trembling Twas verse vex'd virtue Whilst William winds wise wretched youth
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