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... written late in 1596. It was a time in his life of disappointment and trouble , when he was only a rare visitor to London . In the poem he imagines himself on the banks of London's great river , and the bridal procession arriving at ...
... written late in 1596. It was a time in his life of disappointment and trouble , when he was only a rare visitor to London . In the poem he imagines himself on the banks of London's great river , and the bridal procession arriving at ...
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... written Latin Bucolics , as he had written a Latin Epic , his Africa . He was followed in the next century by Baptista Mantuanus ( 1448—1516 ) , the " old Mantuan , " of Holofernes in Love's Labour's Lost , whose Latin " Eglogues ...
... written Latin Bucolics , as he had written a Latin Epic , his Africa . He was followed in the next century by Baptista Mantuanus ( 1448—1516 ) , the " old Mantuan , " of Holofernes in Love's Labour's Lost , whose Latin " Eglogues ...
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... written poetry , to teach the world moral virtue and political wis- dom . He attempted to propitiate Lord Burghley , who hated him and his verses , by setting before him in a dedi- cation sonnet , the true intent of his- Idle rimes ...
... written poetry , to teach the world moral virtue and political wis- dom . He attempted to propitiate Lord Burghley , who hated him and his verses , by setting before him in a dedi- cation sonnet , the true intent of his- Idle rimes ...
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