Lectures on English Poetry: To the Time of MiltonWhittaker, 1837 - 118 páginas |
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... lost much of their poetic character , their minstrels sang moral rhapsodies or scriptural histories instead of their former wild and warlike fictions , and their allusions to the Scaldic fables and heroes became few and occa- sional ...
... lost much of their poetic character , their minstrels sang moral rhapsodies or scriptural histories instead of their former wild and warlike fictions , and their allusions to the Scaldic fables and heroes became few and occa- sional ...
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... lost their sturdy superstition , and became little better than tame imitators , pouring forth long poems , the incidents of which they collected from such historical legends as fell within their reach . The prevalence of the French ...
... lost their sturdy superstition , and became little better than tame imitators , pouring forth long poems , the incidents of which they collected from such historical legends as fell within their reach . The prevalence of the French ...
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... Lost . * Contemporary with Silvester were WEBSTER , DEKKAR , BEN JOHNSON , SIR JOHN DAVIS , DRAYTON , SOUTHWELL , and the contributors to England's Helicon , GREEN , BRITTON , BAR , Young , and others . In this age lived SHAKSPEARE ...
... Lost . * Contemporary with Silvester were WEBSTER , DEKKAR , BEN JOHNSON , SIR JOHN DAVIS , DRAYTON , SOUTHWELL , and the contributors to England's Helicon , GREEN , BRITTON , BAR , Young , and others . In this age lived SHAKSPEARE ...
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... lost without a murmur , and the proud authority to which their ancestors had submitted was now looked upon with coldness and distrust . The court was filled with the generous and devoted admirers of princely dignity and splendor - men ...
... lost without a murmur , and the proud authority to which their ancestors had submitted was now looked upon with coldness and distrust . The court was filled with the generous and devoted admirers of princely dignity and splendor - men ...
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... lost in the depths of a forest amidst the shades of night is beguiled into the haunts of Comus , the son of Circe , a spirit who lures his victims into his realm of pleasures , and offers them ' orient liquor from a crystal cup ...
... lost in the depths of a forest amidst the shades of night is beguiled into the haunts of Comus , the son of Circe , a spirit who lures his victims into his realm of pleasures , and offers them ' orient liquor from a crystal cup ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Æneid allusion amidst angels appear battle beautiful Ben Johnson bird bold breath bright Canterbury Tales celebrated characters Chaucer composed composition Comus conceit court dark deep delight dignity doth eloquence English English poetry eternal expression fair fancy feelings flowers fugitive verses gallantry genius Geoffrey Chaucer GILES FLETCHER gloomy glowing gold happy heart heaven heroes hire human images imagination Inner Temple inspiration John of Gaunt King language learning legends light literature lived lofty looked Lord mankind mighty Milton mind minstrels moral muse narration nature night Paradise Lost passions Petrarch poem poet poetical poetry popular proud quaint refined reign religious rendered rhymes rise romance rose rude Saint Brandon sang Satan Saxon sentiment Shakspeare shew songs sonnets soul Spenser spirit stream sublime sustained sweet Temple thee tree truth unto verse virtues wanting wife of Bath wild wings Wynkyn de Worde zeal