A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... distinct measures are met with , a shorter and a longer , both commonly mixed together in the same poem ; the former being used for the ordinary narrative , and the latter adopted when the CAEDMON , THE MONK OF WHITBY . 19 poet sought.
... distinct measures are met with , a shorter and a longer , both commonly mixed together in the same poem ; the former being used for the ordinary narrative , and the latter adopted when the CAEDMON , THE MONK OF WHITBY . 19 poet sought.
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... poet has been most foolishly grounded . It is believed that Caedmon died about 680. Some think that there were two poets of the name , the elder of whom composed those lines on the Creation , which are acknowledged to be among the ...
... poet has been most foolishly grounded . It is believed that Caedmon died about 680. Some think that there were two poets of the name , the elder of whom composed those lines on the Creation , which are acknowledged to be among the ...
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... poetic genius , something of the pliant muscle that bears Blondin along the perilous rope , and the rapid finger with which ... poet and the musician have found once more something like their fitting station in society ; but the tumbler ...
... poetic genius , something of the pliant muscle that bears Blondin along the perilous rope , and the rapid finger with which ... poet and the musician have found once more something like their fitting station in society ; but the tumbler ...
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... poet . Abroad . In the Tower . Evening of life . Character . The " Canterbury Tales . " Manner of reading Chaucer . Minor works . Illustrative extracts . CHAUCER is a star of the first magnitude . First great writer of English verse ...
... poet . Abroad . In the Tower . Evening of life . Character . The " Canterbury Tales . " Manner of reading Chaucer . Minor works . Illustrative extracts . CHAUCER is a star of the first magnitude . First great writer of English verse ...
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... poet received a pension of 20 marks ; which , as each silver mark weighed eight ounces and was worth £ 10 of our money , was equivalent to £ 200 a year . Five years later , he was sent with two others to Genoa , on an important ...
... poet received a pension of 20 marks ; which , as each silver mark weighed eight ounces and was worth £ 10 of our money , was equivalent to £ 200 a year . Five years later , he was sent with two others to Genoa , on an important ...
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