Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1Nicol, 1803 - 424 pages |
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... called Blind Harry ( Sc . ) , I. 409 · III . 319 I. 352 - II . · I. 354 - I. 366 Henrysoun , Robert ( Sc . ) , Herbert , Edward , Lord Herbert of Cherbury , K. B. · Herbert , Rev. George ( A. M. Camb . ) , Herbert , William , Earl of ...
... called Blind Harry ( Sc . ) , I. 409 · III . 319 I. 352 - II . · I. 354 - I. 366 Henrysoun , Robert ( Sc . ) , Herbert , Edward , Lord Herbert of Cherbury , K. B. · Herbert , Rev. George ( A. M. Camb . ) , Herbert , William , Earl of ...
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... certainly anterior even to any that can be assigned to the Runic ode , called Elgill's Ransom , which has been translated by Dr. [ 35 ] The same Subject continued -Account of Norman Poets in England -Specimen of Wace's Brut.
... certainly anterior even to any that can be assigned to the Runic ode , called Elgill's Ransom , which has been translated by Dr. [ 35 ] The same Subject continued -Account of Norman Poets in England -Specimen of Wace's Brut.
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George Ellis. called Elgill's Ransom , which has been translated by Dr. Percy in his specimens of Runic poetry , and which affords , perhaps , the earliest example of rhyme in any modern language . But on the other hand it may be fairly ...
George Ellis. called Elgill's Ransom , which has been translated by Dr. Percy in his specimens of Runic poetry , and which affords , perhaps , the earliest example of rhyme in any modern language . But on the other hand it may be fairly ...
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... called Bestiarium , a manuscript copy of which still remains in the library of Mr. Douce , F. A. S. Both these works are to be found in the British Museum . MSS . Cotton , Nero . A. v . " With res- pect to the kind of poetry which ...
... called Bestiarium , a manuscript copy of which still remains in the library of Mr. Douce , F. A. S. Both these works are to be found in the British Museum . MSS . Cotton , Nero . A. v . " With res- pect to the kind of poetry which ...
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George Ellis. from its frequent application to metrical romances , was usually called the minstrel - metre . SAMSON DE NANTEUIL translated the Proverbs of Solomon into French verse , at the instance of Adelaide de Condé , whom he calls ...
George Ellis. from its frequent application to metrical romances , was usually called the minstrel - metre . SAMSON DE NANTEUIL translated the Proverbs of Solomon into French verse , at the instance of Adelaide de Condé , whom he calls ...
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