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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... known to us , must be new to every successive generation ; and , therefore , that all books of selections designed for them , should contain a portion of such pieces as all of any pretensions to taste have united to admire . Milton's ...
... known to us , must be new to every successive generation ; and , therefore , that all books of selections designed for them , should contain a portion of such pieces as all of any pretensions to taste have united to admire . Milton's ...
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... known . - SIR WALTER RALEIGH . More change has been made in this author than in any other , as I was able to procure a copy of Sir E. Brydges's edition of his works . " The Nymph's Reply " is now printed correctly , and every one must ...
... known . - SIR WALTER RALEIGH . More change has been made in this author than in any other , as I was able to procure a copy of Sir E. Brydges's edition of his works . " The Nymph's Reply " is now printed correctly , and every one must ...
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... known . That he has told many ridiculous stories is no doubt true ; but such he generally prefaces with " thei seyn , " or " men seyn but I have not sene it . ” But if we charge these against him , we must also give him credit for those ...
... known . That he has told many ridiculous stories is no doubt true ; but such he generally prefaces with " thei seyn , " or " men seyn but I have not sene it . ” But if we charge these against him , we must also give him credit for those ...
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... known , but at a suitable age he entered the University of Oxford , where he soon distinguished himself , not only in the scholastic philosophy of the times , in which he surpassed all his contemporaries , but also in the study and ...
... known , but at a suitable age he entered the University of Oxford , where he soon distinguished himself , not only in the scholastic philosophy of the times , in which he surpassed all his contemporaries , but also in the study and ...
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... known of his personal history . The only work of consequence which he has left , is entitled " Bruce . " It is a metrical history of Robert the First ( 1306-1329 ) —of his exertions and achievements for the recovery of the independence ...
... known of his personal history . The only work of consequence which he has left , is entitled " Bruce . " It is a metrical history of Robert the First ( 1306-1329 ) —of his exertions and achievements for the recovery of the independence ...
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