British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader withtheir distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background. |
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... friendship with Addison's friend and schoolfellow Richard Steele . He aided Steele in the creation of the Tatler and wrote pieces for it . Ambrose Philips and Matthew Prior were other friends of this period , and he had met many other ...
... friendship with Addison's friend and schoolfellow Richard Steele . He aided Steele in the creation of the Tatler and wrote pieces for it . Ambrose Philips and Matthew Prior were other friends of this period , and he had met many other ...
Page 161
... friends declared , was his longing to " partake of the dissipation and gaiety " of London . " The Manners , " the most autobiographical of Collins ' poems , which he was now writing , not only corroborates the evidence of his friends ...
... friends declared , was his longing to " partake of the dissipation and gaiety " of London . " The Manners , " the most autobiographical of Collins ' poems , which he was now writing , not only corroborates the evidence of his friends ...
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... friend . Another friend , John Ragsdale , similarly describing him at this time , added a significant comment : " In this manner he lived , with and upon his friends . " Then for the next fourteen months the mists close in again ...
... friend . Another friend , John Ragsdale , similarly describing him at this time , added a significant comment : " In this manner he lived , with and upon his friends . " Then for the next fourteen months the mists close in again ...
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