Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volume 21801 |
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... Reign of Edward VI . 83 Reign of Queen Mary . 103 Reign of Queen Elizabeth . 127 8 , ERRATA . Page 6 , line 20 ,
... Reign of Edward VI . 83 Reign of Queen Mary . 103 Reign of Queen Elizabeth . 127 8 , ERRATA . Page 6 , line 20 ,
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... Bornefield , read Barnefiel 343 , line 5 , for their , read do . 353 , 360 , - - 3 , for striving , read labouring . 11 , for branches , read briars . 18 , for Armagana , read Amargana , HISTORICAL SKETCH , & c . CHAPTER XVI . Reign.
... Bornefield , read Barnefiel 343 , line 5 , for their , read do . 353 , 360 , - - 3 , for striving , read labouring . 11 , for branches , read briars . 18 , for Armagana , read Amargana , HISTORICAL SKETCH , & c . CHAPTER XVI . Reign.
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... policy of his father , crowded round his person , with no higher B VOL . II . ambition than that of gaining his favour , and sharing REIGN OF HENRY SKELTON-William Roy -John Heywood -Sir David Lindsay -The Mourning Maiden page.
... policy of his father , crowded round his person , with no higher B VOL . II . ambition than that of gaining his favour , and sharing REIGN OF HENRY SKELTON-William Roy -John Heywood -Sir David Lindsay -The Mourning Maiden page.
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... reign forms a marked epocha in our poetical history . Chaucer , as we have seen , had formed his taste The following lines are , in the Nuga Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch : - The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies . What ...
... reign forms a marked epocha in our poetical history . Chaucer , as we have seen , had formed his taste The following lines are , in the Nuga Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch : - The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies . What ...
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... reign of Henry VIII . It must be confesssed , that a string of forced conceits , in which the imagination of the reader is quite bewildered ; of harsh and discordant rhymes ; and of phrases tortured into the most unnatural in- versions ...
... reign of Henry VIII . It must be confesssed , that a string of forced conceits , in which the imagination of the reader is quite bewildered ; of harsh and discordant rhymes ; and of phrases tortured into the most unnatural in- versions ...
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