Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices,Oliver & Boyd, 1828 - 560 pages |
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... soon merged in that of the priest ; and devo- tional invocations , versified legends , and histories of saints , displaced the heroic ballads and battle- hymns of their northern ancestors , though the ancient Gothic imagery long ...
... soon merged in that of the priest ; and devo- tional invocations , versified legends , and histories of saints , displaced the heroic ballads and battle- hymns of their northern ancestors , though the ancient Gothic imagery long ...
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... what the old romances call " a man of middle earth ; " and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his 8 HISTORY OF EARLY.
... what the old romances call " a man of middle earth ; " and nature soon reclaimed his genius from the regions of pure fancy to a field better worthy of his energetic powers . Before the full vigour of his 8 HISTORY OF EARLY.
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... soon made so im- portant a part of polite literature , had now been natu- ralized by the numerous translations of the Norman and French minstrels ; and the GESTE OF KING HORN OF HORNE CHILDE , said to be the first original romance in ...
... soon made so im- portant a part of polite literature , had now been natu- ralized by the numerous translations of the Norman and French minstrels ; and the GESTE OF KING HORN OF HORNE CHILDE , said to be the first original romance in ...
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... soon have accomplished . During his long captivity at Windsor , James saw and loved the ' Lady Jane Beaufort , the grand - daughter of John of Gaunt . This passion was his inspiration ; and his poem of the King's Quair celebrates his ...
... soon have accomplished . During his long captivity at Windsor , James saw and loved the ' Lady Jane Beaufort , the grand - daughter of John of Gaunt . This passion was his inspiration ; and his poem of the King's Quair celebrates his ...
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... impetuous grandeur . In following its track , we must soon indeed lose sight of the bold , broad , rush- ing wave which swept forward on its swell the bark of Shakspeare through all the quick - changing and luxuriant ENGLISH POETRY . 101.
... impetuous grandeur . In following its track , we must soon indeed lose sight of the bold , broad , rush- ing wave which swept forward on its swell the bark of Shakspeare through all the quick - changing and luxuriant ENGLISH POETRY . 101.
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