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Page 20
... picture drawn in distant Ireland , of the brilliant but disappointing court of Eliza- beth . And from Ireland , in 1586 , was addressed to Har- vey by his " devoted friend during life , " the following fine sonnet , which , whatever may ...
... picture drawn in distant Ireland , of the brilliant but disappointing court of Eliza- beth . And from Ireland , in 1586 , was addressed to Har- vey by his " devoted friend during life , " the following fine sonnet , which , whatever may ...
Page 34
... picture of English poetry of which , though there are gleams of a better hope , and praise is specially bestowed on a " new poet , " the general character is feeble- ness , fantastic absurdity , affectation , and bad taste . Force , and ...
... picture of English poetry of which , though there are gleams of a better hope , and praise is specially bestowed on a " new poet , " the general character is feeble- ness , fantastic absurdity , affectation , and bad taste . Force , and ...
Page 36
... pictures , and bound- less license to vagueness and to fancy , was on one side ; and on the other , the drama , with its prima facie and su- perficially prosaic aspects , and its kinship to what was cus- tomary and commonplace and ...
... pictures , and bound- less license to vagueness and to fancy , was on one side ; and on the other , the drama , with its prima facie and su- perficially prosaic aspects , and its kinship to what was cus- tomary and commonplace and ...
Page 42
... picture before our eyes , " for the warning of " disdainful younkers , " is a first - fruit , and promise of Spenser's skill in vivid narrative . The fa- ble of the Fox and the Kid , a curious illustration of the popular discontent at ...
... picture before our eyes , " for the warning of " disdainful younkers , " is a first - fruit , and promise of Spenser's skill in vivid narrative . The fa- ble of the Fox and the Kid , a curious illustration of the popular discontent at ...
Page 45
... pictures they use to blaze and por- trait not only the dainty lineaments of beauty , but also round about it to shadow the rude thickets and craggy cliffs , that by the base- ness of such parts , more excellency may accrue to the ...
... pictures they use to blaze and por- trait not only the dainty lineaments of beauty , but also round about it to shadow the rude thickets and craggy cliffs , that by the base- ness of such parts , more excellency may accrue to the ...
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