A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... century . In the opening chapter of the various Eras I have ventured to add to the simple history of our Literature ยท what I believe to be a novelty in a book of this kind . Recognising the value of such pictures to the student of ...
... century . In the opening chapter of the various Eras I have ventured to add to the simple history of our Literature ยท what I believe to be a novelty in a book of this kind . Recognising the value of such pictures to the student of ...
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... Century 291 VII . David Hume ...... 825 II . James Thomson .... 301 VIII . William Robertson ....... 329 III . Samuel Richardson .. IV . Henry Fielding ..... V. Tobias Smollett .... 306 IX . Oliver Goldsmith .. 334 311 X. Samuel Johnson ...
... Century 291 VII . David Hume ...... 825 II . James Thomson .... 301 VIII . William Robertson ....... 329 III . Samuel Richardson .. IV . Henry Fielding ..... V. Tobias Smollett .... 306 IX . Oliver Goldsmith .. 334 311 X. Samuel Johnson ...
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... century . The Psalter of Cashel , the oldest existing manuscript of the Irish literature , is a collection of metrical legends , sung by the bards , which was compiled towards the end of the ninth century , by a man who seems to have ...
... century . The Psalter of Cashel , the oldest existing manuscript of the Irish literature , is a collection of metrical legends , sung by the bards , which was compiled towards the end of the ninth century , by a man who seems to have ...
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... century , still remain . The Welsh Triads , some of which are ascribed to writers of the thir- teenth century , are sets of historical events and moral proverbs , arranged in groups of three . Both in these and in the ballads of the ...
... century , still remain . The Welsh Triads , some of which are ascribed to writers of the thir- teenth century , are sets of historical events and moral proverbs , arranged in groups of three . Both in these and in the ballads of the ...
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... centuries . An Archbishop of Canterbury , named Plegmund , drawing largely from Bede , is said to have compiled the work up to 891. It was then carried on in various monasteries until 1154 , when the registers ceased to be kept . As a ...
... centuries . An Archbishop of Canterbury , named Plegmund , drawing largely from Bede , is said to have compiled the work up to 891. It was then carried on in various monasteries until 1154 , when the registers ceased to be kept . As a ...
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