Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Volumes 1-2C. Stower, 1807 |
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Page 26
... common to all ancient ro- mances in general . Spenser's first book is , indeed , a regular and precise imitation of such a series of action as we frequently find in books of chivalry . For instance - a king's daughter applies to a ...
... common to all ancient ro- mances in general . Spenser's first book is , indeed , a regular and precise imitation of such a series of action as we frequently find in books of chivalry . For instance - a king's daughter applies to a ...
Page 63
... common tournament was not always strictly called so . - Non ut in hastiludio illo quod communiter et vulgariter Torneamentum dicitur , sed potius in illo ludo militari qui mensa rotunda dicitur , vires suas attemperarent . " - Matt ...
... common tournament was not always strictly called so . - Non ut in hastiludio illo quod communiter et vulgariter Torneamentum dicitur , sed potius in illo ludo militari qui mensa rotunda dicitur , vires suas attemperarent . " - Matt ...
Page 72
... common people at Christmasse dinners and brideales ; and in tavernes , and alehouses , and such places of base resort ; also they be used in carols and rounds , and such light or lasci- vious pcemnes , which are commonly more Priosta ...
... common people at Christmasse dinners and brideales ; and in tavernes , and alehouses , and such places of base resort ; also they be used in carols and rounds , and such light or lasci- vious pcemnes , which are commonly more Priosta ...
Page 81
... common . Chaucer , in his Rime of Sir Thopas , mentions her , together with a fairy land and Shak- speare , the poet of popular superstition , has introduced her in the Midsummer - night's Dream . She was supposed to have held her court ...
... common . Chaucer , in his Rime of Sir Thopas , mentions her , together with a fairy land and Shak- speare , the poet of popular superstition , has introduced her in the Midsummer - night's Dream . She was supposed to have held her court ...
Page 129
... common tradition of antiquity , though not commonly recorded , is still further mani- fested by what Antoninus continues to relate from the same Nicander.- " The inhabitants to this day sacrifice to Hylas on the banks of his fountain ...
... common tradition of antiquity , though not commonly recorded , is still further mani- fested by what Antoninus continues to relate from the same Nicander.- " The inhabitants to this day sacrifice to Hylas on the banks of his fountain ...
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