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 379
... wrote two trage- dies , Boadicea , which was brought out in 1753 ; Medea , which appeared in 1761 : they have the reputation of being cold and declamatory , and have both been long ago consigned to oblivion He is best remembered for his ...
... wrote two trage- dies , Boadicea , which was brought out in 1753 ; Medea , which appeared in 1761 : they have the reputation of being cold and declamatory , and have both been long ago consigned to oblivion He is best remembered for his ...
Pagina 489
... wrote in two styles the first , a sort of imitation , as we have already observed , of the rude vigour of Churchill , though marked from the begin- ning by a very distinguishing quaintness and raciness of its own , but comparatively ...
... wrote in two styles the first , a sort of imitation , as we have already observed , of the rude vigour of Churchill , though marked from the begin- ning by a very distinguishing quaintness and raciness of its own , but comparatively ...
Pagina 498
... wrote in his maturer years , was probably the richest promise that was ever given at so early an age of poetic power , the fullest assurance that the writer was born a poet . From the date of his Alastor , or The Spirit of Solitude ...
... wrote in his maturer years , was probably the richest promise that was ever given at so early an age of poetic power , the fullest assurance that the writer was born a poet . From the date of his Alastor , or The Spirit of Solitude ...
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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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