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... poet than the literalness of a chronicler . Beyond his day in contempt of astrology , and otherwise very free from superstition , Barbour yet boldly gave a touch of the diabolical to the policy of King Edward II . by making him take ...
... poet than the literalness of a chronicler . Beyond his day in contempt of astrology , and otherwise very free from superstition , Barbour yet boldly gave a touch of the diabolical to the policy of King Edward II . by making him take ...
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... poet declared in three stanzas that his love was pure as his desire was great . " Desire , ' quod she , ' I nyl it not deny , So thou it ground and set in Christin wise . ' " Then at the bidding of Minerva the poet went ( 5 ) to Fortune ...
... poet declared in three stanzas that his love was pure as his desire was great . " Desire , ' quod she , ' I nyl it not deny , So thou it ground and set in Christin wise . ' " Then at the bidding of Minerva the poet went ( 5 ) to Fortune ...
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... poet under the patronage of the Earl of Pembroke's family . He began his career as an original poet , strongly influenced by the Italian writers , in 1592 , with Delia : contayning certayne Sonnets , with the Complaint of Rosamond ...
... poet under the patronage of the Earl of Pembroke's family . He began his career as an original poet , strongly influenced by the Italian writers , in 1592 , with Delia : contayning certayne Sonnets , with the Complaint of Rosamond ...
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