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Montgomery's criticism is as follows : - “ long as the poem appears to the eye , it
will abundantly repay the pleasure of perusal , being full of condensed and
admirable thought , as well as diversified with exuberant imagery , and
embellished ...
Montgomery's criticism is as follows : - “ long as the poem appears to the eye , it
will abundantly repay the pleasure of perusal , being full of condensed and
admirable thought , as well as diversified with exuberant imagery , and
embellished ...
Page 107
She turned from the ' squire , but nothing she said , Instead of being married she
took to her bed ; The thought of the farmer soon run in her mind , A way for to
have him she quickly did find . Coat , waistcoat , and breeches she then did put
on ...
She turned from the ' squire , but nothing she said , Instead of being married she
took to her bed ; The thought of the farmer soon run in her mind , A way for to
have him she quickly did find . Coat , waistcoat , and breeches she then did put
on ...
Page 238
For our masts being all shot away , We grappled her close to the Blanche ! Our
foremast and mizen being gone , The French thought to make us their own ! And
while Vive la Republique ! they sung , — I thought that they ne'er would have ...
For our masts being all shot away , We grappled her close to the Blanche ! Our
foremast and mizen being gone , The French thought to make us their own ! And
while Vive la Republique ! they sung , — I thought that they ne'er would have ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 17 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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