A Compendium of English Literature, chronologically arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper ... Stereotype editionE. C. & J. Biddle, 1850 - 776 pages |
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... educated . His great genius early attracted the notice of the reigning sovereign , Edward III . , and he soon became the most popular personage in the brilliant court of that monarch . It was in this circle of royalty that he became ...
... educated . His great genius early attracted the notice of the reigning sovereign , Edward III . , and he soon became the most popular personage in the brilliant court of that monarch . It was in this circle of royalty that he became ...
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... educated at the court of his ally , Charles VI . , of France ; and he em- barked for that country with a numerous train of attendants in 1405. But the ship was stopped by an English squadron , and the passengers were , by order of Henry ...
... educated at the court of his ally , Charles VI . , of France ; and he em- barked for that country with a numerous train of attendants in 1405. But the ship was stopped by an English squadron , and the passengers were , by order of Henry ...
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... educated , and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy , and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education exposed them , 1 For want of a better , I give the following version : Of Christ's body you said ...
... educated , and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy , and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education exposed them , 1 For want of a better , I give the following version : Of Christ's body you said ...
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... educated at Cam- bridge . He was early distinguished as a polite and elegant scholar , and was remarkable alike for his uncommon beauty of person , for his dexterity and address in arms , and for his superior attainments in all the ...
... educated at Cam- bridge . He was early distinguished as a polite and elegant scholar , and was remarkable alike for his uncommon beauty of person , for his dexterity and address in arms , and for his superior attainments in all the ...
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... educated at Cambridge : little , how- ever , is known of his life . He survived his coadjutor nine years , dying of the plague in 1625 . The plays of Beaumont and Fletcher consist of tragedies , comedies , and mixed pieces . That they ...
... educated at Cambridge : little , how- ever , is known of his life . He survived his coadjutor nine years , dying of the plague in 1625 . The plays of Beaumont and Fletcher consist of tragedies , comedies , and mixed pieces . That they ...
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