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 21801 |
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... reign , and by some very short notices respecting the several authors . But before we close this slight Sketch , it is necessary to say a few words concerning those poets , in the reign of Henry VIII . whose composi- tions will not ...
... reign , and by some very short notices respecting the several authors . But before we close this slight Sketch , it is necessary to say a few words concerning those poets , in the reign of Henry VIII . whose composi- tions will not ...
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... reign . One of the small pieces of poetry , composed in his youth , and preserved in his works ( the merry Jest of the Serjeant and Frere ) , may possibly have suggested to the late Mr. Cowper the idea of his popular tale of John Gilpin ...
... reign . One of the small pieces of poetry , composed in his youth , and preserved in his works ( the merry Jest of the Serjeant and Frere ) , may possibly have suggested to the late Mr. Cowper the idea of his popular tale of John Gilpin ...
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... reign , Over hili and plain ; Yea , over heaven and hell , And where as spirits dwell , In purgatory's holes , With hot fire and coals , To sing for silly souls , With a supplication , And a confutation , Without replication , Having ...
... reign , Over hili and plain ; Yea , over heaven and hell , And where as spirits dwell , In purgatory's holes , With hot fire and coals , To sing for silly souls , With a supplication , And a confutation , Without replication , Having ...
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... reign were , Andrew Borde , a whimsical physician , who is mentioned by the ingenious editor of the " Muses ' Library , " with much more praise than he seems to deserve ; John Bale , the biographer ; Brian Annesley , transla- tor [ 19 ]
... reign were , Andrew Borde , a whimsical physician , who is mentioned by the ingenious editor of the " Muses ' Library , " with much more praise than he seems to deserve ; John Bale , the biographer ; Brian Annesley , transla- tor [ 19 ]
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... reign . By referring to the second volume of Percy's Reliques , ( p . 13 and 29 ) where they are inserted , the reader will perceive that the first is anterior to the accession of Henry VIII . by at least half a century , and that the ...
... reign . By referring to the second volume of Percy's Reliques , ( p . 13 and 29 ) where they are inserted , the reader will perceive that the first is anterior to the accession of Henry VIII . by at least half a century , and that the ...
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