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Palgrave . - note , 1 . 1 , for foregoing , read following . 30 , - - 4 , for tournay , read
Tournay . 56 , line 9 , for good - while , read Good - will . 69 , — 13 , for think ,
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Accordingly , this reign forms a marked epocha in our poetical history . · Chaucer
, as we have seen , had formed his taste 1 * The following lines are , in the Nugæ
Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch :The eagle ' s force subdues each bird that ...
Accordingly , this reign forms a marked epocha in our poetical history . · Chaucer
, as we have seen , had formed his taste 1 * The following lines are , in the Nugæ
Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch :The eagle ' s force subdues each bird that ...
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They be the lines that lead the length , How far my race was for to run : They say
my youth is fled , with strength , And how old age is well begun . The which I feel :
and you may see Upon my head such lines to be . They be the strings , of sober ...
They be the lines that lead the length , How far my race was for to run : They say
my youth is fled , with strength , And how old age is well begun . The which I feel :
and you may see Upon my head such lines to be . They be the strings , of sober ...
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[ Abridged from 56 lines . ] Give place , you ladies , and be gone , Boast not
yourselves at all ; For here at hand approacheth one Whose face will stain you all
. The virtue of her lively looks Excels the precious stone , I wish to have none
other ...
[ Abridged from 56 lines . ] Give place , you ladies , and be gone , Boast not
yourselves at all ; For here at hand approacheth one Whose face will stain you all
. The virtue of her lively looks Excels the precious stone , I wish to have none
other ...
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... though not an elegant didactic poem , being solely intended for the use of the
practical farmer . The preface “ to the buier of this book , " begins with the
following lines , in a metre afterwards adopted by ShenstoneWhat lookest thou
herein to ...
... though not an elegant didactic poem , being solely intended for the use of the
practical farmer . The preface “ to the buier of this book , " begins with the
following lines , in a metre afterwards adopted by ShenstoneWhat lookest thou
herein to ...
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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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