A Manual of English Literature: And of the History of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest. With Numerous SpecimensGriffin, 1867 - 536 pagina's |
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Pagina 133
... passages pointed out by Tyrwhitt in his notes to Chaucer's poem , as translated or imitated from that of Boc- caccio , are few and insignificant , and the resemblances they present would be sufficiently accounted for on the supposition ...
... passages pointed out by Tyrwhitt in his notes to Chaucer's poem , as translated or imitated from that of Boc- caccio , are few and insignificant , and the resemblances they present would be sufficiently accounted for on the supposition ...
Pagina 240
... passages , in it may still be read with pleasure . It is also in the highest degree curious both as a repository of ... passage from the Third Book , being the con- clusion of the 17th Chapter , is a specimen of Warner's very . neatest ...
... passages , in it may still be read with pleasure . It is also in the highest degree curious both as a repository of ... passage from the Third Book , being the con- clusion of the 17th Chapter , is a specimen of Warner's very . neatest ...
Pagina 250
... passages ; for he had no taste or judgment , and , provided the stream of sound and the jingle of the rhyme were kept up , all was right in his notion . His poetry consists chiefly of transla- tions from the French ; but he is also the ...
... passages ; for he had no taste or judgment , and , provided the stream of sound and the jingle of the rhyme were kept up , all was right in his notion . His poetry consists chiefly of transla- tions from the French ; but he is also the ...
Inhoudsopgave
The Languages of Modern Europe | 1 |
The Celtic Languages and Literatures | 7 |
Original English commonly called Saxon or AngloSaxon | 15 |
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