The literature of society, by Grace Wharton, Том 1 |
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... owes the Classical Drama to Jonson . - Quarrels of Jonson and Inigo Jones . - Shakespeare and Jonson . - The Club in the Devil Tavern.— The Tone of Literature in the Time of Elizabeth and Charles II . CHAPTER X. • p . 187 Samuel Butler ...
... owes the Classical Drama to Jonson . - Quarrels of Jonson and Inigo Jones . - Shakespeare and Jonson . - The Club in the Devil Tavern.— The Tone of Literature in the Time of Elizabeth and Charles II . CHAPTER X. • p . 187 Samuel Butler ...
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... owe to him and Pepys as Diarists . - Evelyn's lighter Works . — Tyrannus , or the Mode ; ' extracts from that Work . - Scarcity of Books . - Evelyn's Strictures upon the Deficiencies of Public Libraries.— The Golden Book of St ...
... owe to him and Pepys as Diarists . - Evelyn's lighter Works . — Tyrannus , or the Mode ; ' extracts from that Work . - Scarcity of Books . - Evelyn's Strictures upon the Deficiencies of Public Libraries.— The Golden Book of St ...
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... owed this mine of entertainment , through the Bretons , to the far - off Arabians or Saracens . It is true the materials which composed the ancient Armorican romance were compositions such as modern readers would repudiate with horror ...
... owed this mine of entertainment , through the Bretons , to the far - off Arabians or Saracens . It is true the materials which composed the ancient Armorican romance were compositions such as modern readers would repudiate with horror ...
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... of Henry the Eighth turned over a mass of homilies and Psalters in old monastic libraries , there fell out ' Sir Tristram , ' ' Guy de Burgoyne , ' or Meun's ' Roman de la Rose , ' the precious WHAT WE OWE TO CONVENTS . 17 recreation of ...
... of Henry the Eighth turned over a mass of homilies and Psalters in old monastic libraries , there fell out ' Sir Tristram , ' ' Guy de Burgoyne , ' or Meun's ' Roman de la Rose , ' the precious WHAT WE OWE TO CONVENTS . 17 recreation of ...
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Katherine Thomson. WHAT WE OWE TO CONVENTS . 17 recreation of the saintly fathers in their long and pensive leisure hours ... owed the preservation of the most popular romances . Among the most fashionable works of the day was the Anglo ...
Katherine Thomson. WHAT WE OWE TO CONVENTS . 17 recreation of the saintly fathers in their long and pensive leisure hours ... owed the preservation of the most popular romances . Among the most fashionable works of the day was the Anglo ...
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ancient appeared beauty Butler called Castle character Charles Chaucer Church College composed court Cowley death delight Duke Earl early Elizabeth England English eyes face fair fashion father France French give Gower hall hand head heart Henry honour Hudibras introduced Italy James John Jonson King knight Lady language learned less letters light lines literature lived look Lord manner masque Master mind nature never noble observes origin Overbury owed Oxford passed Pepys persons play poem poet poetry poor present Prince prison Queen remarks Richard says Second seems Sidney Society speak Spenser spirit supposed Surrey tale tell termed things Thomas thought true turned verses Warton whilst whole wife writing written wrote Wyatt young youth
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Страница 42 - Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in his age. Not a single character has escaped him. All his pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons.
Страница 249 - I went out to Charing Cross to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered ; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.