The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 12Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller University Press, 1970 - English literature |
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... Byron's regard for the classical principles of literary taste and , arising out of this , his uncritical exaltation of the poetry of Crabbe and Rogers over the great romantic ... Byron and Leigh Hunt 37 Conversations of Lord 36 [ CH . Byron.
... Byron's regard for the classical principles of literary taste and , arising out of this , his uncritical exaltation of the poetry of Crabbe and Rogers over the great romantic ... Byron and Leigh Hunt 37 Conversations of Lord 36 [ CH . Byron.
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... Byron's death , published his Recollections of the last days of Shelley and Byron ( 1858 ) . In April 1822 , a heavy blow fell upon the poet through the death of his natural daughter Allegra , whose mother was Jane Clairmont , a half ...
... Byron's death , published his Recollections of the last days of Shelley and Byron ( 1858 ) . In April 1822 , a heavy blow fell upon the poet through the death of his natural daughter Allegra , whose mother was Jane Clairmont , a half ...
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... Byron's terza rima does not lack power or sonority but it is not the terza rima of the Commedia ; for , whereas Dante almost invariably makes a distinct pause at the close of the stanza , Byron frequently runs on the sense from one ...
... Byron's terza rima does not lack power or sonority but it is not the terza rima of the Commedia ; for , whereas Dante almost invariably makes a distinct pause at the close of the stanza , Byron frequently runs on the sense from one ...
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