A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... DEATH OF MILTON IN 1674 A.D. IV . Edward Hyde , Earl of Claren- I Puritans and Cavaliers - their in- fluence upon English Literature 176 II . Thomas Fuller .............. .............................. 181 III . Jeremy Taylor ...
... DEATH OF MILTON IN 1674 A.D. IV . Edward Hyde , Earl of Claren- I Puritans and Cavaliers - their in- fluence upon English Literature 176 II . Thomas Fuller .............. .............................. 181 III . Jeremy Taylor ...
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... DEATH OF JOHNSON IN 1784 A.D. I. Literary Life in the Eighteenth VI . Thomas Gray ........... 321 Century 291 VII ... DEATH OF JOHNSON IN 1784 A.D. TO THE DEATH OF SCOTT IN 1832 A.D. I. Some Notes on Poetry and Criti- cism ..... 358 II ...
... DEATH OF JOHNSON IN 1784 A.D. I. Literary Life in the Eighteenth VI . Thomas Gray ........... 321 Century 291 VII ... DEATH OF JOHNSON IN 1784 A.D. TO THE DEATH OF SCOTT IN 1832 A.D. I. Some Notes on Poetry and Criti- cism ..... 358 II ...
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... death of our Saviour . From the similarity of subject , a likeness has been traced between him and Milton , upon which a charge of plagiarism against our great epic poet has been most foolishly grounded . It is believed that Caedmon ...
... death of our Saviour . From the similarity of subject , a likeness has been traced between him and Milton , upon which a charge of plagiarism against our great epic poet has been most foolishly grounded . It is believed that Caedmon ...
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... death . The names of Merlin the enchanter , the false knight Lancelot , and others , familiar to the thousands who have read the " Idylls of the King , " constantly occur in the romances of Arthur . As has been already stated , the ...
... death . The names of Merlin the enchanter , the false knight Lancelot , and others , familiar to the thousands who have read the " Idylls of the King , " constantly occur in the romances of Arthur . As has been already stated , the ...
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... death . His bones burned . His rapid rise . The Mendicant Friars . Begins to lecture . Envoy at Bruges . His sickness . The Poor Priests . Life at Lutterworth . The English Bible . Character of his prose . Illustrative extract . On a ...
... death . His bones burned . His rapid rise . The Mendicant Friars . Begins to lecture . Envoy at Bruges . His sickness . The Poor Priests . Life at Lutterworth . The English Bible . Character of his prose . Illustrative extract . On a ...
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