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XVI . s . Reign of Henry VIII . SKELTON . - William Roy . - - John Heywood . - - Sir
David Lindsay . — The Mourning Maiden . page 1 SPECIMEN S . Reign of Henry
VIII . continued . - - - 41 . Reign of Edward VI . - - - - - - 33 Reign of Queen Mary .
XVI . s . Reign of Henry VIII . SKELTON . - William Roy . - - John Heywood . - - Sir
David Lindsay . — The Mourning Maiden . page 1 SPECIMEN S . Reign of Henry
VIII . continued . - - - 41 . Reign of Edward VI . - - - - - - 33 Reign of Queen Mary .
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RICHARD EDWARDS Was born in 1523 , educated at Oxford , and , in the
beginning of Queen Elizabeth ' s reign , was appointed one of the gentlemen of
her chapel . He died in 1566 , much esteemed by his contemporaries for the
variety of ...
RICHARD EDWARDS Was born in 1523 , educated at Oxford , and , in the
beginning of Queen Elizabeth ' s reign , was appointed one of the gentlemen of
her chapel . He died in 1566 , much esteemed by his contemporaries for the
variety of ...
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Puttenham speaks of himself as having been a scholar in Oxford ; though
whether he was bred there , Wood says he could not tell . He recites an anecdote
which he remembered in the first year of Queen Mary ' s reign , and he quotes a ...
Puttenham speaks of himself as having been a scholar in Oxford ; though
whether he was bred there , Wood says he could not tell . He recites an anecdote
which he remembered in the first year of Queen Mary ' s reign , and he quotes a ...
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It was in the course of the eleven years passed in Ireland , that he composed his
Fairy Queen . * If these dates be correct , it will follow that , notwithstanding the
illiberal opposition of lord Burleigh , whose memory has been devoted to
ignominy ...
It was in the course of the eleven years passed in Ireland , that he composed his
Fairy Queen . * If these dates be correct , it will follow that , notwithstanding the
illiberal opposition of lord Burleigh , whose memory has been devoted to
ignominy ...
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Mr . Warton has offered the best excuses that can be alleged for the defects of the
Fairy Queen , ascribing the wildness and irregularity of its plan , to Spenser ' s
predilection for Ariosto . But the Orlando Furioso , though absurd and extravagant
...
Mr . Warton has offered the best excuses that can be alleged for the defects of the
Fairy Queen , ascribing the wildness and irregularity of its plan , to Spenser ' s
predilection for Ariosto . But the Orlando Furioso , though absurd and extravagant
...
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| Title | 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, Volume 2 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, English poets |
| Author | English poets |
| Editor | George Ellis |
| Published | 1801 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2007 |
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