English Literature and History from the 15th to the 18th Century, Part 1Maggs Bros., 1931 - 716 pages |
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... verse in all language . 64 The Steele Glas " is a clever satire written in blank verse , and presents us with a sensible and sarcastic picture of the manners , habits , and vices of the age . It is much praised by Chalmers , who says ...
... verse in all language . 64 The Steele Glas " is a clever satire written in blank verse , and presents us with a sensible and sarcastic picture of the manners , habits , and vices of the age . It is much praised by Chalmers , who says ...
Page 399
... verse , and meetely currant style , as the time affoorded comparable with Chawcer . " - Webbe . " I do not pretend to set him on a level with his master , Chaucer , but he certainly comes the nearest to him of any contemporary writer ...
... verse , and meetely currant style , as the time affoorded comparable with Chawcer . " - Webbe . " I do not pretend to set him on a level with his master , Chaucer , but he certainly comes the nearest to him of any contemporary writer ...
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... verses . Quoting from the manuscript the first verse reads : — Silence ! thou primitive parent even to thought , They work ere Nature's was begun was wrought Behind , and just behind , thy Eden Brother Nought . " The parallel verse from ...
... verses . Quoting from the manuscript the first verse reads : — Silence ! thou primitive parent even to thought , They work ere Nature's was begun was wrought Behind , and just behind , thy Eden Brother Nought . " The parallel verse from ...
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Containing the Narrative of | 7 |
UNCUT COPY | 32 |
CAVALLO Tiberius THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF AEROSTATION | 111 |
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