The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year ..., Volume 12G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1792 - English poetry |
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The character , in short , which the poet professes to pourtray , is “ the image of a
brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues . ” In establishing one
hero , who should exemplify the grand character which the author had in view ,
he ...
The character , in short , which the poet professes to pourtray , is “ the image of a
brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues . ” In establishing one
hero , who should exemplify the grand character which the author had in view ,
he ...
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