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Page 85
The poetical annals of this reign are almost intirely filled with metrical translations
, from various parts of the Holy Scriptures . Wyatt and Surrey had translated some
of the Psalms ; but Sternhold , an enthusiast in the cause of the reformation ...
The poetical annals of this reign are almost intirely filled with metrical translations
, from various parts of the Holy Scriptures . Wyatt and Surrey had translated some
of the Psalms ; but Sternhold , an enthusiast in the cause of the reformation ...
Page 86
It certainly is not easy to discover the grand features of Hebrew poetry , through
the muddy medium of this translation ... and translated “ into English metre ; "
William Hunnis , a gentleman of the chapel , under Edward VI . afterwards chapel
...
It certainly is not easy to discover the grand features of Hebrew poetry , through
the muddy medium of this translation ... and translated “ into English metre ; "
William Hunnis , a gentleman of the chapel , under Edward VI . afterwards chapel
...
Page 147
His principal work was the “ Zodiak of Life , ” translated from Marcellus
Palingenius Stellatus ; a very moral but very tiresome satire , perfectly
unconnected with astronomy , printed in 1565 . In 1570 he translated , from
Naogeorgus , a poem on ...
His principal work was the “ Zodiak of Life , ” translated from Marcellus
Palingenius Stellatus ; a very moral but very tiresome satire , perfectly
unconnected with astronomy , printed in 1565 . In 1570 he translated , from
Naogeorgus , a poem on ...
Page 295
He translated , in 1587 , Coluthus ' s Rape of Helen , into English rhyme . He also
... Marlowe afterwards began a translation of the Loves of Hero and Leander ,
vulgarly attributed to Musæus , but the work was interrupted by his death . “ I
learn ...
He translated , in 1587 , Coluthus ' s Rape of Helen , into English rhyme . He also
... Marlowe afterwards began a translation of the Loves of Hero and Leander ,
vulgarly attributed to Musæus , but the work was interrupted by his death . “ I
learn ...
Page 344
As Pope has thus translated them , every reader is able to form his own judgment
on the truth of this opinion . His poems were printed together in one volume
duodecimo . London , 1719 . SONG , Go , and catch a falling star , Get with child
a ...
As Pope has thus translated them , every reader is able to form his own judgment
on the truth of this opinion . His poems were printed together in one volume
duodecimo . London , 1719 . SONG , Go , and catch a falling star , Get with child
a ...
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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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