Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1Nicol, 1803 - 424 pages |
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... reign of Henry VIII . the extracts are generally chosen with a view to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second divi- sion of the work is meant to exhibit the best models that could be ...
... reign of Henry VIII . the extracts are generally chosen with a view to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second divi- sion of the work is meant to exhibit the best models that could be ...
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... REIGN OF HENRY II . and RICHARD I. exemplified by an Extract from Layamon's Translation of Wace.- Conjectures concerning the Period at which the Anglo - Norman or English Language began to be formed . - Early Specimen of English Poetry ...
... REIGN OF HENRY II . and RICHARD I. exemplified by an Extract from Layamon's Translation of Wace.- Conjectures concerning the Period at which the Anglo - Norman or English Language began to be formed . - Early Specimen of English Poetry ...
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... REIGN OF EDWARD II . - Change in the Language produced by frequent Trans- lations from the French . - Minstrels . Sources of Romance . - Adam Davie - Specimens of his Life of Alexander . - Robert Baston . CHAP . VI . REIGN OF EDWARD III ...
... REIGN OF EDWARD II . - Change in the Language produced by frequent Trans- lations from the French . - Minstrels . Sources of Romance . - Adam Davie - Specimens of his Life of Alexander . - Robert Baston . CHAP . VI . REIGN OF EDWARD III ...
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... REIGN OF HENRY IV . Andrew of Wyntown - Extracts from his Chronicle of Scotland . - Thomas Hoccleve.- Anonymous English Poetry . CHAP . XI . REIGN OF HENRY V. 249 Life of Lydgate - Character of his Writings- Specimen of his Troy Book ...
... REIGN OF HENRY IV . Andrew of Wyntown - Extracts from his Chronicle of Scotland . - Thomas Hoccleve.- Anonymous English Poetry . CHAP . XI . REIGN OF HENRY V. 249 Life of Lydgate - Character of his Writings- Specimen of his Troy Book ...
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... REIGN OF HENRY VII . 350 William Dunbar -Extracts.- Gawin Douglas- - Account of his Works , and Extracts from the Prologues to his Virgil . - Minor Poets of this Reign . - Alexander Barclay . - Stephen Hawes- Specimens . 377 Additional ...
... REIGN OF HENRY VII . 350 William Dunbar -Extracts.- Gawin Douglas- - Account of his Works , and Extracts from the Prologues to his Virgil . - Minor Poets of this Reign . - Alexander Barclay . - Stephen Hawes- Specimens . 377 Additional ...
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