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Then follows a sort of satirical dirge , or lamentation , on the death of the Mass ;
and then the treatise itself , which is called a “ Brefe Dialogue between two
Preestes ' Servants , “ named Watkin and Jeffraye . ” It is in two parts , of which
the first ...
Then follows a sort of satirical dirge , or lamentation , on the death of the Mass ;
and then the treatise itself , which is called a “ Brefe Dialogue between two
Preestes ' Servants , “ named Watkin and Jeffraye . ” It is in two parts , of which
the first ...
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and the “ Dialogue between Experience and a “ Courtier , " commonly called the
Book of the Monarchy . The first of these is a vision , in which an allegorical lady ,
called Remembrance , transports the poet to the infernal regions , situated in the
...
and the “ Dialogue between Experience and a “ Courtier , " commonly called the
Book of the Monarchy . The first of these is a vision , in which an allegorical lady ,
called Remembrance , transports the poet to the infernal regions , situated in the
...
Page 87
Of such a period , it is not extraordinary that few specimens should be worth
preserving , but it is rather singular that the best of these should be a drinking
song . It is extracted from a play called Gammer Gurton ' s Needle , first printed in
1551 .
Of such a period , it is not extraordinary that few specimens should be worth
preserving , but it is rather singular that the best of these should be a drinking
song . It is extracted from a play called Gammer Gurton ' s Needle , first printed in
1551 .
Page 115
From hence he was called up to court by his patron , William lord Paget ; but , at
the end of about ten years , exchanged the life of a courtier for the profession of a
farmer , which he successively practised at Ratwood in Sussex , Ipswich ...
From hence he was called up to court by his patron , William lord Paget ; but , at
the end of about ten years , exchanged the life of a courtier for the profession of a
farmer , which he successively practised at Ratwood in Sussex , Ipswich ...
Page 131
The genius which was destined to combine this mass of materials , could not fail
to be called forth by the patronage of the court , by the incentive of general
applause , and by the hopes of raising the literary glory of our nation to a level
with that ...
The genius which was destined to combine this mass of materials , could not fail
to be called forth by the patronage of the court , by the incentive of general
applause , and by the hopes of raising the literary glory of our nation to a level
with that ...
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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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