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 123
... respect he had little to do but to imitate his predecessors . ' But the metrical part of our poetry , the learned editor conceives , was capable of more improvement , by the polishing of the measures already in use , as well as by the ...
... respect he had little to do but to imitate his predecessors . ' But the metrical part of our poetry , the learned editor conceives , was capable of more improvement , by the polishing of the measures already in use , as well as by the ...
Pagina 176
... respecting the falls of princes , translated from a Latin work of Boccaccio's : it was printed at London in the reign ... respect it is of considerable value and authority , for Wynton , besides his merits as a distinct narrator , * had ...
... respecting the falls of princes , translated from a Latin work of Boccaccio's : it was printed at London in the reign ... respect it is of considerable value and authority , for Wynton , besides his merits as a distinct narrator , * had ...
Pagina 245
... respect ? And , though they swell , with pomp of folly blown , They live ungraced , and die but in neglect . And , for my part , if only one allow The care my labouring spirits take in this , He is to me a theatre large enow , And his ...
... respect ? And , though they swell , with pomp of folly blown , They live ungraced , and die but in neglect . And , for my part , if only one allow The care my labouring spirits take in this , He is to me a theatre large enow , And his ...
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The Languages of Modern Europe | 1 |
The Celtic Languages and Literatures | 7 |
Original English commonly called Saxon or AngloSaxon | 15 |
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