Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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... very low ebb in England , when , at the period of the Nor . man invasion , in the
early part of the eleventh century , that little seed was received into her bosom ,
which has since grown into a great tree overshadowing the earth with its boughs .
... very low ebb in England , when , at the period of the Nor . man invasion , in the
early part of the eleventh century , that little seed was received into her bosom ,
which has since grown into a great tree overshadowing the earth with its boughs .
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But Chaucer was eminently what the old romances call “ a man of middle earth ; ”
and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field
better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his HISTORY OF ...
But Chaucer was eminently what the old romances call “ a man of middle earth ; ”
and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field
better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his HISTORY OF ...
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... charitable , and humble in thine estate , For worldly honour lastis but a cry , ( e )
For trouble in earth take no melancholy ; Be rich in patience , if thou in goods be
poor : Who lives merry , he lives mightily : Without gladness availis no treasure .
... charitable , and humble in thine estate , For worldly honour lastis but a cry , ( e )
For trouble in earth take no melancholy ; Be rich in patience , if thou in goods be
poor : Who lives merry , he lives mightily : Without gladness availis no treasure .
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... lights ” which , after travelling for centuries through the wide and boundless
dominions of air , revisit the earth for an instant , and again disappear ; unlike in
this , that the certain reappearance of genius can neither be calculated nor
foretold .
... lights ” which , after travelling for centuries through the wide and boundless
dominions of air , revisit the earth for an instant , and again disappear ; unlike in
this , that the certain reappearance of genius can neither be calculated nor
foretold .
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... seed , which , fastening on some Gothic ruin , will grow into a flower of beauty
surpassing its kind , dally with the wind , and mock the storm , and , with the
slightest root in earth , draw nourishment from the air , the dews , and the
sunshine .
... seed , which , fastening on some Gothic ruin , will grow into a flower of beauty
surpassing its kind , dally with the wind , and mock the storm , and , with the
slightest root in earth , draw nourishment from the air , the dews , and the
sunshine .
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| Titel | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Forfatter | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Redaktør | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Bidragyder | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 24. mar 2006 |
| Længde | 560 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |