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... king . Dryden * revived poetry in England , after its ana- thema by the Puritans , and its corruption by the French taste of Charles II . and his court . He was the first who tried the powers of the language in satire to any striking ...
... king . Dryden * revived poetry in England , after its ana- thema by the Puritans , and its corruption by the French taste of Charles II . and his court . He was the first who tried the powers of the language in satire to any striking ...
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... Kings of Thrace and India SPENCER . The Cave of Despair The Cave of Mammon Description of Prince Arthur The Cave of Merlin SHAKESPEARE . PAGE 1 9 == 18 19 21 Solitude 23 Music 24 Human Life 25 Mercy 27 Moonlight 27 Henry IV . and ...
... Kings of Thrace and India SPENCER . The Cave of Despair The Cave of Mammon Description of Prince Arthur The Cave of Merlin SHAKESPEARE . PAGE 1 9 == 18 19 21 Solitude 23 Music 24 Human Life 25 Mercy 27 Moonlight 27 Henry IV . and ...
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... King 217 Meditation 219 The Vale of Covadongo 221 Poverty 224 Slavery 225 Inscription 226 COLERIDGE . The Nightingale 227 ยท WORDSWORTH . The Old Cumberland Beggar 231 The French Army in Russia 238 Lucy - 240 To a Lady 242 SCOTT . The ...
... King 217 Meditation 219 The Vale of Covadongo 221 Poverty 224 Slavery 225 Inscription 226 COLERIDGE . The Nightingale 227 ยท WORDSWORTH . The Old Cumberland Beggar 231 The French Army in Russia 238 Lucy - 240 To a Lady 242 SCOTT . The ...
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... waited after neither pomp ne reverence , Nor maked him no spiced conscience , But Christ's lore and his Apostles twelve He taught , but first he followed it himselve . DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGS OF THRACE AND INDIA . There 8 Chaucer .
... waited after neither pomp ne reverence , Nor maked him no spiced conscience , But Christ's lore and his Apostles twelve He taught , but first he followed it himselve . DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGS OF THRACE AND INDIA . There 8 Chaucer .
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With a Few Introductory Observations George Croly. DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGS OF THRACE AND INDIA . There mightst thou see , coming with Palamon , The great Lycurgus , sovrein king of Thrace : Black was his beard , and manly was his face ...
With a Few Introductory Observations George Croly. DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGS OF THRACE AND INDIA . There mightst thou see , coming with Palamon , The great Lycurgus , sovrein king of Thrace : Black was his beard , and manly was his face ...
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