Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Band 21801 |
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... court . The press , which had already produced complete and sumptuous editions of our best early poets , furnished an abundant supply of metrical romances , Christmas carols , and other popular compositions . Henry himself is known to ...
... court . The press , which had already produced complete and sumptuous editions of our best early poets , furnished an abundant supply of metrical romances , Christmas carols , and other popular compositions . Henry himself is known to ...
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... court poets of the reign of Henry VIII . It must be confesssed , that a string of forced conceits , in which the imagination of the reader is quite bewildered ; of harsh and discordant rhymes ; and of phrases tortured into the most ...
... court poets of the reign of Henry VIII . It must be confesssed , that a string of forced conceits , in which the imagination of the reader is quite bewildered ; of harsh and discordant rhymes ; and of phrases tortured into the most ...
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... as they say , in time of rain , Four of his gentlemen are fain To hold over it a canopy . Cul . Fr. • Purchased at the court of Rome . As angel is a well - known coin . Beside this , to tell thee more news , He [ 13 ]
... as they say , in time of rain , Four of his gentlemen are fain To hold over it a canopy . Cul . Fr. • Purchased at the court of Rome . As angel is a well - known coin . Beside this , to tell thee more news , He [ 13 ]
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... court . His " Spider and Flie " is utterly contemptible ; a less tiresome work is his " Dialogue , containing the number of the effec- " tual proverbs in the English tongue , compact in 66 a matter concerning two manner of marriages ...
... court . His " Spider and Flie " is utterly contemptible ; a less tiresome work is his " Dialogue , containing the number of the effec- " tual proverbs in the English tongue , compact in 66 a matter concerning two manner of marriages ...
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... court , was the post of lion king at arms ; an office of more honour than emolument . After the death of James V. in 1542 , he is said to have enjoyed a degree of favour with the earl of Arran ; but having been deprived of this by means ...
... court , was the post of lion king at arms ; an office of more honour than emolument . After the death of James V. in 1542 , he is said to have enjoyed a degree of favour with the earl of Arran ; but having been deprived of this by means ...
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