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 179
... poet who arose after the fame of Chaucer had passed the border would seek , or . even if he did not seek , would still inevitably catch , some inspiration from that great example . If it could in any cir- cumstances have happened that ...
... poet who arose after the fame of Chaucer had passed the border would seek , or . even if he did not seek , would still inevitably catch , some inspiration from that great example . If it could in any cir- cumstances have happened that ...
Pagina 327
... poet blind , yet bold which have throughout almost the dignity , and in parts more than the strength , of Waller . OTHER MINOR POETS . Of the other minor poets of this date we shall only mention the names of a few of the most ...
... poet blind , yet bold which have throughout almost the dignity , and in parts more than the strength , of Waller . OTHER MINOR POETS . Of the other minor poets of this date we shall only mention the names of a few of the most ...
Pagina 429
... poet opens another . Notwith- standing his obligations both to Churchill and Pope , a main characteristic of Cowper's poetry is its originality . Compared with almost any one of his predecessors , he was what we may call a natural poet ...
... poet opens another . Notwith- standing his obligations both to Churchill and Pope , a main characteristic of Cowper's poetry is its originality . Compared with almost any one of his predecessors , he was what we may call a natural poet ...
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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