Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Volumes 1-2C. Stower, 1807 |
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Page 13
... tale for- merly begun and left imperfect . But as numberless interruptions necessarily inter- vene , this proceeding often occasions infinite perplexity to the reader . And it seems to be for the same reason , that after one of the ...
... tale for- merly begun and left imperfect . But as numberless interruptions necessarily inter- vene , this proceeding often occasions infinite perplexity to the reader . And it seems to be for the same reason , that after one of the ...
Page 19
... , and his attention harrassed , amidst the multiplicity of tales , in the relation of which the poet is at the same instant equally engaged . To remedy this inconvenience , the compassi- onate expositors have affixed c 2 19.
... , and his attention harrassed , amidst the multiplicity of tales , in the relation of which the poet is at the same instant equally engaged . To remedy this inconvenience , the compassi- onate expositors have affixed c 2 19.
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... tales , which though all somewhere finished , yet are at present so mutually complicated , that the incidents of one are perpetually clashing with those of another . The judicious Abbe du Bos ob- serves , happily enough , that " Homer ...
... tales , which though all somewhere finished , yet are at present so mutually complicated , that the incidents of one are perpetually clashing with those of another . The judicious Abbe du Bos ob- serves , happily enough , that " Homer ...
Page 55
... Afterwards , in b . 32. Tristram makes a great figure . From this romance is also borrowed Ariosto's tale † of the enchanted cup , which * C. 4. S. 22 . + B. 2. c . 34 . in Caxton's old translation is as follows →→ " By 55.
... Afterwards , in b . 32. Tristram makes a great figure . From this romance is also borrowed Ariosto's tale † of the enchanted cup , which * C. 4. S. 22 . + B. 2. c . 34 . in Caxton's old translation is as follows →→ " By 55.
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... Tale of Sir Topas , the Reportes of Bevis of Southampton , Guy of Warwicke , Adam Bell , and Clymme of the Clough , and such other old romances or historical rhymes , made purposely for recreation of the common people at Christmasse ...
... Tale of Sir Topas , the Reportes of Bevis of Southampton , Guy of Warwicke , Adam Bell , and Clymme of the Clough , and such other old romances or historical rhymes , made purposely for recreation of the common people at Christmasse ...
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