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French , Poets , more fond of familiar manners . than sublime fiction , II . 111 .
Furies , the antients afraid to name them , I. 67 . G. Galy Half - pence , explained ,
I. 180 . GASCOIGNE , George , account of , II . 167 . Gelli , his Circe , afforded a
hint ...
French , Poets , more fond of familiar manners . than sublime fiction , II . 111 .
Furies , the antients afraid to name them , I. 67 . G. Galy Half - pence , explained ,
I. 180 . GASCOIGNE , George , account of , II . 167 . Gelli , his Circe , afforded a
hint ...
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88 . Caxton's recommendation of them , I. 42. Much studied and admired by
Milton , I. 188. II . 33. Peculiar spe . cies of , principally copied by Spenser , 84.
New hypothefis , concerning the origin of their fictions , I. 64. 204 . Romans ,
french , II .
88 . Caxton's recommendation of them , I. 42. Much studied and admired by
Milton , I. 188. II . 33. Peculiar spe . cies of , principally copied by Spenser , 84.
New hypothefis , concerning the origin of their fictions , I. 64. 204 . Romans ,
french , II .
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For although the French critics ' universally gave the preference to Tallo , yet , in
Italy , the partisans on the fide of Ariosto were by far the most powerful , and
consequently in England : for Italy , in the age of queen Elizabeth , gave laws to
our ...
For although the French critics ' universally gave the preference to Tallo , yet , in
Italy , the partisans on the fide of Ariosto were by far the most powerful , and
consequently in England : for Italy , in the age of queen Elizabeth , gave laws to
our ...
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... de la grace du Raphael . ” L'Esprit du Loix , liv , 19. chap . 27 . The French
critics are too apt to form their general notions of English poetry , from our
fondness for Shakespeare , truth truth and fiction , to find the proper decorations
and ( 15 )
... de la grace du Raphael . ” L'Esprit du Loix , liv , 19. chap . 27 . The French
critics are too apt to form their general notions of English poetry , from our
fondness for Shakespeare , truth truth and fiction , to find the proper decorations
and ( 15 )
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This was translated into English from the French , by one Sir Thomas Maleory ,
Knight , and printed by W. Caxton , 1484 * . From this fabulous history our author
has borrowed many of his names , viz . Sir Tristram , Placidas , Pelleas ,
Pellenore ...
This was translated into English from the French , by one Sir Thomas Maleory ,
Knight , and printed by W. Caxton , 1484 * . From this fabulous history our author
has borrowed many of his names , viz . Sir Tristram , Placidas , Pelleas ,
Pellenore ...
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| Title | Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Volume 1 Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature Observations on The Fairy Queen of Spenser, Thomas Warton Observations on The Fairy Queen of Spenser: By Thomas Warton, Thomas Warton |
| Author | Thomas Warton |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | R. and J. Dodsley, 1762 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 10 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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